Annual General Meeting

June 27, 2013

A bit of chapter history…

• 2005 Kristen Sukalac

• 2006 Laura Peterson-Eurin

• 2007 Laura Peterson-Eurin

• 2008 Kristen Sukalac

• 2009 Kristen Sukalac

• 2010 Neasa Ni Liathain-Hapiak

• 2011 Tom X. Scott

• 2012 Bob Simpson

• 2013 Claudia Vaccarone

Agenda

• 2012-2013: a year in review

• Presenting the new board

• IABC Rapido!

2012-2013: a year in review

OBJECTIVE

Increase the membership value proposition

awareness among the IABC France

membership and community

9 networking

2012-2013: a year in review

11 PD events10 board members

15 volunteers

2 scholarships

8 nationalities

1 new logo

16 speakers

2012 EME Leadership Institute

“Being Exceptional!”

Photo courtesy of Salvo Photo & Video www.salvophoto.com

Oct 22, 2012 EME

Leadership Institute

• Successful partnership : IABC France & IABC EME

• Sharing best practices for chapter growth & excellence

• 30+ leaders present, all 9 regional chapters represented

• Attended by IABC International Vice Chair

• Maximised opportunities for local members to liaise with

international visiting leaders (networking, event, etc.)

• Feedback on content shared: 6+ out of 7

• Strong financial performance & profit making

• Profit reinvested locally in 2 EuroComm scholarships

EuroComm 2013

Photo courtesy of Salvo Photo & Video www.salvophoto.com

Michael Ambjorn @michaelambjorn

EuroComm 2013

• 5 chapter representatives

• 3 scholarships winners

• 3 presenters at IABC Rapido!

2012/2013 Boardhttp://europe.iabc.com

Membership NumbersIABC EMENA Membership (June 2013)

3rd chapter in size within the region

Professional Development

& Events: You Told Us

• Member Survey Oct-Nov 2012: 29% participation

– 80%+ with 12+ years experience

– 50% 3+ years membership

– Main source of info: emails & LinkedIn group

• Preferences:

– 70+% talks & panels, case studies

– International speakers

– 50+% evening sessions

• Interests:

– Top themes: trends, social media, thought leadership,

content, multi-cultural, ethics & IPR

– 60+% in being a speaker

– webinar & workshops

Professional Development

& Events: We Listened

• 11 organized events with mixed

formats: from inspirational to practical

• Rating: 4+ out of 5

• International speakers: 6 out-of-town

• New this year:

– 2-hour interactive skills workshops run by

members; THANK YOU Antonio & Kasha

– Post-event evaluations; THANK YOU for

your feedback

– Rapido-format; THANK YOU CLAUDIA

• 9 free-for-all networking gatherings

• Budget spend: small net gain

Successful partnership

• Global Communications Program (Graduate & Undergraduate)

• Campus: 2 central locations in Paris

• Reciprocal added value:

• AUP hosts IABC events

• IABC welcomes at events registered students & faculty

• Faculty members available to speak and moderate panels

• Promotional support

Communications

• Aligned branding across all platforms

• Regular mailings to members and prospects:

promotion of events & chapter news

• New contributors= regular postings on blog

• Growth of traffic on social media platforms:

– Twitter: from 150 to 500 followers

– Facebook page less perfomant

A unified branding!

A unified branding!

Logo: Sophia Zandotti Photo: Benh Lieu Song

69% growth on the

Linkedin Group!

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Career Development

• New this year: Career Development Plan 2012-2013

– Regular posting of job offers in IABC France

website and the “Jobs” section of the IABC France

LinkedIn Group.

– Organization of the seminar “Polishing Your

Personal Brand: Build & Promote It at Every Stage

of Your Career” (December 2012).

– Build and strengthen relationships with key

recruiters.

Hidden Job Market

http://france.iabc.com/jobs

IABC France Finances

Monies received for Chapter-held activities (including Weezevent)

€ 2,674

Membership rebates rec'd from IABC International€ 989 € 3,663

Payments to vendors/reimbursements to Board Members (expenses reimbursed for activities and meetings)

€ 2,482

Payments made to speakers and their related expenses € 433

Grants and scholarships (IABC EuroComm 2013)€ 300

Advertising Expenses (American Club, Pullup, new logo)

€ 446

Charges for bank account € 84 € 3,745

Balance June 1, 2011€ 10,935.73Balance June 1, 2012€ 9,043.02Balance June 1, 2013€ 8,961.33

A stable budget despite decline in membership

Income June 1, 2012 to June 1, 2013

3,663 euros

Expenses

3,745 euros

2012 -2013

Board Members

• Claudia Vaccarone - President

• Lise Bissonnette Janody -Vice President

• Bob Simpson - Past President

• Kristen Sukalac - Secretary

• Thomas X. Scott - Treasurer

2012-2013

Extended Leadership

• Andrew Hennigan - Director of Communications

• Eileen Lee Lavergne - Director of Prof. Dev. & Events

• Marie-Laure Blanc - Director of Membership Relations

• Maureen Jenkins - Co-Director of Career Development

• Tatiana Orozco - Co-Director of Career Development

• Kristen Sukalac - Director of Awards & Accreditation

2012-2013 Board

2013 -2014

Board Members

• Lise Bissonnette Janody -President

• Eileen Lee Lavergne - Vice President

• Claudia Vaccarone - Past President

• Kristen Sukalac - Secretary

• Thomas X. Scott - Treasurer

• Sean Ryan - PD & Events Director

• Anna Zgadzaj - Communications Director • Andrew Hennigan, Associate Director

• Kasha Dougall

• Gillian Tweles Denawit

• Sumner Hargrove - Membership Director• Marie Laure Blanc-Amiel

• Danielle Savage - Career Development Director

• Kristen Sukalac - Director of Accreditations & Awards

2013 -2014

Extended Leadership

MERCI!

@IABC_France