ACDM General Membership MeetingACDM General Membership Meeting16th Annual Conference16th Annual Conference

Reno/Tahoe, NevadaReno/Tahoe, Nevada23 March, 201123 March, 2011

AgendaAgenda

• StatusStatus• ChallengesChallenges• Future Plans Future Plans

ACDM General MembershipACDM General MembershipBusiness Meeting – The BoardBusiness Meeting – The Board

• President – Cynthia Hauer• Vice President for Services – Joe Roman • Vice President for Education – Vacant• Secretary – Vacant• Treasurer – Ram White• CM Chair – Brian Roeder• DM Chair – Rachel Verdugo• Board of Governors

– Pete Nance– Steve Easterbrook– Thad Henry (incoming)– Donett Murphy (incoming)– Vacant

Trends Trends

• Average age on the EB is ~56• Tenure ranges from <1 year to >20 years • Most of us are paying for our participation

ourselves • Conferences are attracting about 10 - 15% of

the ACDM membership• …others to add, Joe and Ram?

ACDM General MembershipACDM General MembershipBusiness Meeting – Treasurer's ReportBusiness Meeting – Treasurer's Report

• (Ram, need your $ and associated numbers – and do you want to do the treasurer’s report yourself or have it in these slides?)

ChallengesChallenges• Membership numbers are static

– We would expect to see them growing, and we are looking hard at why they are not• $40 is a reasonable membership fee• Some members will not pay that, themselves, and their organizations will not pay

it, either, it seems

• The organization is being hurt by the state of the economy – Conference attendance– BOG participation

• ACDM can flourish if it serves the needs of the target community– We are looking at additional and different ways to do that

• We may streamline the BOG by considering downsizing and re-organizing resources and responsibilities – We have operating funds, and they are very closely managed

Some challenges are plain – others are complex –Some challenges are plain – others are complex –and some are in tension with others. and some are in tension with others.

Forward PathForward Path• Maintain plans for the next 3 conferences

– Hotel contracts are in place for Sandestin, FL (2012), Walt Disney World, FL (2013), and Savannah, GA (2014)

– We will not do a look-ahead for 3 years’ advance planning until 2013, and then only if we see growth and thus reduced risk

• Selective presentations that support carefully chosen themes and activities (roundtables, workshops, and other approaches that yield positive feedback)

• Becoming more proactive in soliciting new members – Devoting a BOG position to membership

• Reviewing the cost structure of membership and conference attendance • Expanding the concept of regional symposia • New website is debuting in April to better serve the membership

WE BELIEVE THERE IS A PLACE IN THE CDM COMMUNITY FOR ACDM!WE BELIEVE THERE IS A PLACE IN THE CDM COMMUNITY FOR ACDM!

What we do is crucial to the organizations we support!What we do is crucial to the organizations we support!

WE BELIEVE THERE IS A PLACE IN THE CDM COMMUNITY FOR ACDM!WE BELIEVE THERE IS A PLACE IN THE CDM COMMUNITY FOR ACDM!

Discussion Discussion

• Questions?• Comments?• Suggestions?• Volunteers?