Group 2: Meeting Format

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Group 2 Meeting Format

• Meeting Format, Current Process
• -Cross Country East, West, Quebec, Ontario.
• -4 Times per year
• -1-Day meetings

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Location/Rotation   Advantages Growing
Attendance National Perspective Variety of
Participants Quality of Participants Identify
Local Issues Local participants get to hear
about National Issues. Cost of attending (for
local attendees) Involve Local
Associations Can link with other work Annual
Schedule Travel Stay in Canada Local
Champions in Surrey, Fredericton, St.Johns,
Winnipeg, etc.
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Disadvantages Travel Expense Time
Investment Committee Mandates do not match Local
Issues Administrative Logistics Cost /
Benefit Redundancy / Content Similarities
Meeting Notices on rotating basis No
Structured Meeting locations
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Ideas Consider Linking to other Industry Events
outside of Canada, such as NACE Resort
Destinations Offer additional Activities
(Related to Meetings) Fixed Locations
(4) Location Specific Attendees (Students,
etc) Televise (CARS) the event Virtual Meetings
again CARS televised
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Frequency   Advantages Momentum (Issues dont
go stale) Commitment Those that cant attend
one meeting can stay in the loop. Networking
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Disadvantages Cost Time Weak /Repetitive
Inconsistent Output
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Alternative Better Communication Fewer
Meetings 3 Meetings Annually East, West,
Central 1 Major 2-Day, 2 Regular 1-Day
Meetings  
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Alternative Better Communication Fewer
Meetings 3 Meetings Annually East, West,
Central 1 Major 2-Day, 2 Regular 1-Day
Meetings  
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Locations Status Quo (5)  Fixed Locations
(City) (3)  Semi Fixed (2 Fixed, 2 Float)
(10)  One-off Tie-in with NACE Yes (13) No
(4)