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Tuesday, January 24, 2012Tuesday, January 24, 20129:15 am – 11:30 am9:15 am – 11:30 am

State of the UTRA UnionState of the UTRA UnionIn 2011:• Continued quarterly meetings, three in-

person, one each in Buffalo, Rochester and Batavia; one webinar

• Successfully introduced networking breakfast to in-person meetings in October

• Averaged 26 people per in-person meeting (27 in 2010

State of the UTRA UnionState of the UTRA UnionIn 2011:• We have 46 official members (increase

from 2010); 89 additional are on our mailing list (increase from 2010); represents 69 companies (increase from 2010)

• Continued relationship with University of Buffalo

• Recognized as a WorldatWork Local Network of the Year Nominee

State of the UTRA UnionState of the UTRA UnionIn 2011:• Sponsored two WorldatWork certification

courses; 13 attended May course (1 external to UTRA); 8 attended September course (1 external to UTRA)

• Sponsored Sales Compensation Design seminar in October; 14 attended (3 external to UTRA)

State of the UTRA UnionState of the UTRA UnionIn 2011:• Continued partnership with

Buffalo/Niagara Human Resources Association; formed partnership with Genesee Valley SHRM Chapter

• Partnership resulted in successful joint meeting among the three groups; over 70 in attendance

• Continued development of a three year strategic plan

State of the UTRA UnionState of the UTRA UnionIn 2011:• Developed cancellation policy for

meetings• Reviewed membership policy;

membership by individual to be continued• Developed host proposition• Determining credit card/Pay Pal

acceptance

State of the UTRA UnionState of the UTRA UnionFor 2012 and Beyond (under consideration):• Continue to partner with WorldatWork for

educational and revenue-generating opportunities

• Develop partnership with Genesee Valley SHRM and Greater Toronto Rewards Association; leverage partnerships with Buffalo/Niagara and Genesee Valley groups

• Raise profile of the group• Formalize non-profit paperwork

State of the UTRA UnionState of the UTRA Union

For 2012 and Beyond (under consideration):• Use job posting database as an additional

revenue source• Develop a members only section on our

website to foster increased networking opportunities

• Hold joint meeting with the Greater Toronto Rewards Association

• Develop succession plan for officer positions

State of the UTRA UnionState of the UTRA Union

For 2012 and Beyond (under consideration):• Continue utilization of WorldatWork

Speakers Bureau• Develop relationship with Rochester

Institute of Technology and possibly Canisius College; further relationship with University of Buffalo

• Implement Audit Committee

Executive Committee Executive Committee UpdateUpdate

• Elections for 2012 held in December (26 votes, 47 eligible):• President – Bob Lampka, 25 votes• Vice President – Rose Sweeney, 26

votes• Treasurer – Lisa McLaughlin, 26 votes• Secretary – Chuck Brown, 26 votes

• By-law changes approved, 26 votes

Executive Committee Executive Committee UpdateUpdate

Congratulations

Rose SweeneyNamed to Local Network Advisory Board

Events Committee Events Committee UpdateUpdate

Co-Chairs Bob Lampka, HSBC

robert.w.lampka@us.hsbc.com 716-841-7648

Jack Kennedy, Seneca Niagara GamingJkennedy@SenecaCasinos.com 716-501-

4025

Events Committee Events Committee UpdateUpdate• Sponsoring two certification courses in

2012 at The Sheraton at The Falls

• T1 - Total Rewards Management, May 11th – 12th

• C2 - Job Analysis, Documentation and Evaluation, September 21st – 22nd

• 5% discount offered UTRA members

Events Committee Events Committee UpdateUpdate• 2012 Meeting Schedule:

• May 31 – David Wise and Tony Wu from HayGroup on Latest Trends in Executive Compensation at Terry Hills Country Club in Batavia, preceded by breakfast

• August 3 – Peter Hearl from Dinosaur BarBQue on Employee Engagement at Caremark Health in Rochester, followed by lunch

Events Committee Events Committee UpdateUpdate• 2012 Meeting Schedule:

• October – David Cichelli of The Alexander Group to speak on Sales Compensation; location, date and format (whether joint with SHRM or Toronto) to be determined

• We are looking for:• Companies willing to serve as meeting host• Contacts you have that are willing to speak at

a future meeting

Membership/Treasury Membership/Treasury Committee UpdateCommittee Update

Co-Chairs Veronica Gorski, FedEx

Veronica_Gorski@ftn.fedex.com, 716-879-1048

Lisa McLaughlin, ESLlmclaughlin@esl.org, 585-336-1354

Membership/Treasury Membership/Treasury Committee UpdateCommittee Update

Membership Statistics (memory lane):

2008 - 1st meeting in October, 36 attended2009 - Mailing list of 108 representing 58 companies 2010 - 43 professional members, 60 + companies2011 - 46 professional members, 69 + companies2012 - In progress, will update at next meeting

Membership/Treasury Membership/Treasury Committee UpdateCommittee Update

• 2012 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES (January – December):• $50 Professional Member• $25 Student Member

• 2012 MEETING FEES:• $10 Professional Member• $ 5 Student Member• $25 Professional Non-Member• $15 Student Non-Member

• Membership follows the person, not the company

• No increase for the last 2 years!

Membership/Treasury Membership/Treasury Committee UpdateCommittee Update

•If you are attending meeting today and are a 2011 UTRA member, you must renew today for 2012 to receive discounted rates.• If a current member, need to renew by Jan 31st to continue your 2012 membership.•To become a member, send your application and check payable to Upstate Total Rewards Association, Inc. Mail to Veronica Gorski, UTRA, PMB #427, 3840 E. Robinson Road, Amherst, NY 14228

Membership/Treasury Membership/Treasury Committee UpdateCommittee Update

Advantages of UTRA membership:•Opportunity to be part of a local network •Formal and informal networking opportunities with other professionals•Meetings and other events at rates below non-members•Professional development opportunities•WorldatWork certification credits for attending locally-sponsored courses

Membership/Treasury Membership/Treasury Committee UpdateCommittee Update

Advantages of UTRA membership:•WorldatWork re-certification credits for attending our events and/or volunteering•Discounted price to locally-sponsored WorldatWork courses/seminars •Access to our member directory and contacts in the total rewards profession•Access to additional Human Resources events

Membership/Treasury Membership/Treasury Committee UpdateCommittee Update

Treasury Statistics: Balance 09/30/11 $18,470.68

12/31/11 $24,473.20

Difference due to payment from WorldatWork courses.

Membership/Treasury Membership/Treasury Committee UpdateCommittee Update

Treasury Statistics: Balance 09/30/11 $18,470.68

12/31/11 $24,473.20

Difference due to payment from WorldatWork courses.

Communications/Web Communications/Web Design Committee Design Committee

UpdateUpdateCo-Chairs

Chuck Brown, Gibraltar cbrown@gibraltar1.com, 716-826-6500

x3282Rose Sweeney, Rich Products

rsweeney@rich.com, 716-878-8065

Our primary method of Our primary method of communication with members is our communication with members is our website …website …

Who can tell me UTRA’s web address?Who can tell me UTRA’s web address?

Communications/Web Communications/Web Design Committee Design Committee

UpdateUpdate

www.upstatetotalrewards.orwww.upstatetotalrewards.orgg

Communications/Web Communications/Web Design Committee Design Committee

UpdateUpdate

Our website launched in February Our website launched in February 2009…2009…

Can anyone tell me how many hits Can anyone tell me how many hits we’ve had to our site during this time?we’ve had to our site during this time?

Communications/Web Communications/Web Design Committee Design Committee

UpdateUpdate

Communications/Web Communications/Web Design Committee Design Committee

UpdateUpdate

To date, we have approximately

38003800 hits

Communications/Web Communications/Web Design Committee Design Committee

UpdateUpdateOther Website facts:

– Our Events page is the most frequently visited section (587587 views)

– The second most viewed page involves Job Postings (519519 views)• Currently we have 88 positions posted• Posting a position is free!!!

Communications/Web Communications/Web Design Committee Design Committee

UpdateUpdate• We created a Member News Member News section

of the website in mid-2011.

• If you have stories which you would like to share with our group, we want to hear from you!– Company News – Member News (promotions, job changes,

professional recognition, etc.)

Communications/Web Communications/Web Design Committee Design Committee

UpdateUpdateFor Member NewsMember News, Job Postings Job Postings or

other web-related stories and inquiries you can contact us at:

nys.utra@yahoo.com

Communications/Web Communications/Web Design Committee Design Committee

UpdateUpdate

• Remember you can follow us on-line through:

– Linked InLinked In

– Our Upstate Total Rewards Group Upstate Total Rewards Group on WorldatWork’s social network

Guest SpeakerGuest Speaker

Patrick Connell PrincipalMcLagan

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