CESSE - The Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives : Mid-Winter CEO Meeting

Mid-Winter CEO Meeting

2006 Mid-Winter CEO Meeting Agenda

Sunday Morning, 2/26/06

8:00 am - 8:30 am:

CESSE Board of Directors Continental Breakfast

8:30 am - 3:30 pm:

CESSE Board of Directors Meeting

Mid-morning Break Sponsored by JDG Associates

Lunch Sponsored by Seattle's Convention & Visitors Bureau

Sunday Afternoon, 2/26/06

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm:

Registration

Sponsored by AR Systems

Sunday Evening, 2/26/06

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm:

Welcome Reception, Dinner and Motown Entertainment

Sponsored by Detroit Metro CVB

Monday Morning, 2/27/06

7:30 am - 8:30 am:

Breakfast with Companions

Sponsored by Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Registration

8:30 am - 10:30 am:

Key Note Address: Best Practices for Associations

Use of the term "best practices" has become a standard practice of many associations and consulting firms. This session will look at various methods used to substantiate the term and then develop five functions that appear to be critical in achieving best practices: customer feedback, performance metrics, intelligence, process-orientation and a strategy-making process that ties all these elements together.

Speaker: Jim Dalton

10:30 am - 11:00 am:

Mid-Morning Break

Sponsored by Halifax World Trade & Convention and Canadian Tourism Commission

11:00 am - 12:30 pm:

Lessons from Risk-Taking Leaders on Driving Associations in Difficult Times

All CESSE CEO's face problems and challenges in their professional lives, but seldom do we discuss them in terms of the personal risk sometimes involved. Three of our colleagues, each of whom faced a major risk in leading organizational change, will discuss the situation they confronted, how they sized up the risks, why they chose to take them and the lessons they learned from the experience.

Panelists:
Roque Calvo, The Electrochemical Society
Katherine McCarter, ESA
Robert D. Wolff, SAME
Chair: William Davis, AAA

Monday Afternoon, 2/27/06

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm:

Lunch with Companions

Sponsored by Pasadena CVB

After a brief update on ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership, the presentation will feature several industry and societal trends and conditions that impact the world of voluntary organizations. In addition, Karl Albrecht's Eight Super Trends from the Environmental Scan Report, "Mapping the Future of Your Association" will be presented.

Speaker: John Graham

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm:

Opening Roundtable

Topics Collected from CESSE Members

Chair: Frank Huband, ASEE

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm:

Mid-Afternoon Break

Sponsored by Portland Oregon Visitors Association

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm:

Creating Balance Between Professional and Personal Life (Spouses, Sponsors and Guests Invited)

Creating a balance between professional and personal life is a challenge for us all. CESSE is providing an opportunity for spouses to discuss, explore, and create work-life balance that provides high-quality personal and professional time. Spouses will use Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) results to determine an approach that is mutually effective and supportive.

Speaker: Brian Fitch
Chair: Scott Hunt,
The Endocrine Society

Monday Evening, 2/27/06

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm:

Reception and Dinner with Companions

Sponsored by Marriott Hotel and Resorts

Tuesday Morning, 2/28/06

7:30 am - 8:30 am:

Breakfast with Companions

Sponsored by Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau

Topic Discussions at Tables

8:30 am - 10:00 am:

What is the Balanced Scorecard and How Can It Make Your Association Thrive?

Learn directly from the "master" about one of the most successful and proven approaches to translating strategy into measurable, defined objectives. Developed in the early 1990's by Drs. Robert Kaplan (Harvard Business School) and David Norton, the BSC is used globally by thousands of organizations in the public, private, and not for profit sectors. This first session will be taught via live video link by David Norton. David will present the full model of the BSC to help us understand and apply it, and provide the opportunity to discuss and challenge the concepts. Ted Jackson, member of the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, will facilitate the discussion and help field questions from the attendees.

Co-Chairs: Greg Balestrero, PMI, and Virgil Carter, ASME

10:00 am - 10:30 am:

Mid-Morning Break

Sponsored by HelmsBriscoe

10:30 am - 12:00 pm:

Roundtable Discussion (Large)

Chair: Al Gray, NSPE

10:30 am - 12:00 am:

Roundtable Discussion (Small)

Chair: Melissa Moore, ASABE

Tuesday Afternoon, 2/28/06

12:00 pm - 1:25 pm:

Lunch with Companions

Sponsored by Salt Lake City CVB

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm:

Golf

Sponsored by Phoenix CVB

Shuttle will depart immediately following luncheon to Brookside Golf Course. Suggested play is a "shotgun" format where each four-some will simultaneously start at different holes, but play a regular game. Dress code is slacks, trousers, Bermuda-length shorts, collared shirts with sleeves. (No jeans, cut-offs, gym short, short shorts, tank tops, or sweat suits are permitted.)

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm:

Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens - $17 pp

An option for non-golfers. Regarded as one of the world's foremost cultural centers, the Huntington is situated on 150 acres of breathtaking gardens and landscaped grounds.

7:30 pm - 11:30 pm:

Optional Dine-Around - $50 pp

Wednesday Morning, 3/1/06

7:30 am - 8:30 am:

Breakfast with Companions

Sponsored by Quebec City Convention Centre and Quebec City Loews Hotel

8:30 am - 10:00 am:

Applications of the Balanced Scorecard

Co-Chairs: Greg Balestrero, PMI
Virgil Carter, ASME

10:00 am - 10:30 am:

Mid-Morning Break

Sponsored by Nashville CVB

10:30 am - 11:15 am:

Continue Discussion on the Applications of the Balanced Scorecard

Co-Chairs: Greg Balestrero, PMI
Virgil Carter, ASME

11:15 am - 11:45 am:

Business Meeting

Wednesday Afternoon, 3/1/06

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm:

Lunch with Companions

Sponsored by Virginia Beach CVB

1:15 pm - 2:30 pm:

Creating a Shared Organizational Vision

Beyond traditional strategic planning. Maintaining, nourishing and renewing a shared organizational vision that can drive new initiatives, programs and services for members is a major challenge. Volunteer leaders constantly turn over and staff are focused on day to day operational issues. This session will focus on getting a shared vision established, bringing it to life in your association and using it to get powerful results.

Speaker: Pamela Hemann, Association Management Services, Inc.
Chair: Marc Brodsky, AIP

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Mid-Afternoon Break

Sponsored by Tourism Vancouver

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm:

Final Roundtable Discussion (All)

Chair: John Sofranko, AIChE

4:00 pm - 5:45 pm:

Personal Time