Membership Promotion (MP)PAOE & AWARDS (Recognition Programs)

• PAOE – Presidential Award of Excellence• Blue & Red Ribbon• Green Ribbon• Lincoln Bouillon Award

Programs What awards and recognition programs do we have?

• A points system for goal setting• Set by the Society president• An awards competition between chapters• In many ways, a job description!• All PAOE details are on ASHRAE.org –

requires login

Staying active with PAOE ensures your chapter stays on track.

PAOE changes each year, so be sure you are looking at PAOE for the current Society year.

PAOEWhat is PAOE?

• 300 points if annual chapter goal (as assigned by RVC) is met (50 additional points for each percent increase in area assigned member growth beyond annual goal)

• 200 points if Society membership delinquencies in chapter are 2% or less of total Chapter Area Assigned Members

• 50 points if committee size is 5 or 3% of chapter members (whichever is less)

• 50 points for Membership Promotion event at chapter meeting for specific organized MP event (i.e., member bring a member, etc) (100 points maximum)

2013-14 PAOESet by President Bill Bahnfleth

• 25 points for retention of each new member (dues paid second and third year) 300 points maximum

• 10 points for each upgrade from associate to member

• 5 points for recognition of new members and advancements at each chapter meeting (50 points maximum)

2013-14 PAOESet by President Bill Bahnfleth

YEA Activities:• 50 points for each YEA event at chapter meeting for specific organized YEA

event (100 points maximum)• 25 points for each new member in Young Engineers in ASHRAE (YEA) category

(300 points maximum)• 25 points for each YEA activity outside of chapter meeting providing flyer or

brochure of activity (100 points maximum)

RVC Assigns:• 100 points for the incoming Chapter Membership Promotion committee chair

attending centralized training• 100 points for the incoming chapter Membership Promotion Committee Chair

attending the MP CRC workshop• 100 points for an MP Chair holding the position for a 2nd or 3rd year• 75 points for planning/goal setting session with RVC (points assigned by RVC by

October 1)• 0 to 50 points for achieving goals established in goal-setting session with RVC

(points assigned by RVC by June 30)

2013-14 PAOESet by President Bill Bahnfleth

• ASHRAE.org: under Society Groups tab select Chapters• Scroll down and click on the link for the PAOE page• Login with your email address and personal password• Select ‘Update PAOE Chapter Totals (Authorized Users

Only)’• Select year 2013-14 and enter your chapter’s logon and

password– All lower case, no spacing, the last three characters of

the password are numeric• Select the PAOE category to enter points• If needed, detailed instructions with screenshots are

located towards the bottom of the PAOE page• For assistance, contact Vickie Grant at vgrant@ashrae.org

How to Enter PAOEWhere do I enter PAOE for my chapter?

• The Blue & Red Ribbons recognize the membership successes of individual chapters

• To qualify, chapters must reach par in the membership growth column of the PAOE

• First-place is awarded to the chapter in each region that obtains the highest points in the MP category of PAOE – Award consists of a blue ribbon and is accompanied by a

certificate and handed out at CRC• Second-place is awarded to the chapter in each region

that obtains the second highest points in the MP category of PAOE– Award consists of a red ribbon and is accompanied by a

certificate and handed out at CRC

Blue & Red RibbonWhat are these and how can I attain them?

• Established in 2009• Recognizes and supports online membership

transactions (applications and renewals) in honor of sustainability

• The chapter in each region with the highest percentage (based on total number of members) of online transactions receives the award

• Presentation and recognition for award is held at the CRC (Chapter Regional Conference)

Green RibbonWhat is it and how can I attain it?

• Established in 1967 in memory of President Lincoln Bouillon• Given each year to the Society member who has performed

the most outstanding job in supporting the membership of the Society

• Criteria include:– Increasing chapter membership– Reducing the number of delinquent members– Increasing the number of members who advance

• The recipient is determined by majority vote of the Society MP Committee and confirmed by the Board of Directors

• Chapters should consider top membership performers from previous year and submit names as recommendations to RVC for MP by September 15

Lincoln Bouillon AwardWhat is it and how can I attain it?

Group Discussion

PAOE & AwardsAll of the MP training materials can be found at: www.mptraining.weebly.com

Staff SupportYou have two staff contacts at ASHRAE Headquarters in Atlanta, GA, USA. They are:

Daniel B. Gurley, Manager of Membership

Email address: dgurley@ashrae.org

Phone: (678) 539-1127

Rhiannon Loomis, Asst Manager of Membership

Email address: rloomis@ashrae.org

Phone: (678) 539-1178

What questions do you have?