AGM 2009AGM 2009Ottawa Professional ChapterOttawa Professional Chapter

AgendaAgenda

• Welcome• Past Year in Review• Stories about overseas• EWB Values discussion• Upcoming Year• Elections• Closing

WelcomeWelcome

• 3rd full year of the chapters existence!

• AGM is to reflect on the past year

• Make important decisions

• Welcome New Exec Members!

Year in Review - EWBYear in Review - EWB

• External Events:• Tied Aid Dropped• CIDA shifts bilateral aid• Fair Trade getting more

popular• Internal:

• Burning of Mission Statement (creative destruction)

• Work in Good Governance• National Office Grows! ….

then shrinks

Year in Review - OPCYear in Review - OPC

• Statistics on the first 6 months of 2008 and 2009• based on CHAMP1st 6 months of 2008 1st 6 months of 2009General Member Events Number General Member Events Number

Member Learning 4 Member Learning 6Development Drinks 3 Development Drinks 4Public Outreach 1 Public Outreach 5Total 8 Total 15

Professional Outreach Events Number Professional Outreach Events Number

WPO 2 WPO 1Professional Association Outreach 0 Professional Association Outreach 3Total 2 Total 4

Year in Review - OPCYear in Review - OPC

• Successes: • Conference• CC/United Way Campaign• Retreats• Ottawa Race Day• Professional JF Fundraising• Professional Engagement• Dev Drinks – Series• Partnerships with other

orgs• Consistent General

Member Events

Year in Review - OPCYear in Review - OPC

• Lessons Learned• Membership Drive• Collaboration with University Chapters• Fundraising • EWB Day• Social Events• Executive Meetings

Stories from BrynStories from BrynBryn will tell you stories about his Junior Fellowship in Ghana

Food Aid UnloadingFood Aid Unloading

Food Aid PileFood Aid Pile

EWB ValuesEWB Values

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFL2Rl60v2I

Upcoming/Next YearUpcoming/Next Year

• New Initiatives:• Launch New Website• More task based roles (task forces)• …?

• Build on past successes• Tri- Chapter collaboration• Charitable Campaign : Promote! • Professional and Public Outreach• Send another professional overseas volunteer?• Social events• Maintain accountability in decisions• Member focused events 2x per month

Upcoming/ Next YearUpcoming/ Next Year

• Financial Update• Proposed Improvements?

• Amendments to our constitution• Year Plan

Launch of New SiteLaunch of New Site

• The biggest priorities:- content refresh - add new topics (ie Fair Trade, CSR) and archive old content (Bill c293)- New look- integration from myEWB- history of current and past events with photo links and feedback- Donation button on the front page

• Wishlist:- Automatic Updates and dynamic front page- Links for people that are new to Ottawa/ Links for people that are newly graduated - hot posts from myEWB- some pages in French- Link to our chapter annual report (in progress)- Link to the EWB Annual Report- Better Exec Contact page- social internet site integration (facebook,twitter,RSS,iCAL)- links to merchandise - tshirts, calendars, chocolate- feedback portal - general use, all events, no login required- ability to add current vacant positions.

Launch of New SiteLaunch of New Site

Elections of Co-PresidentElections of Co-President

• This is a one-year term that overlaps with the remaining co-President by six months to facilitate a smooth transition. This also means that the incoming co-president gets to job shadow for a period of six months before taking the lead for the last half of their term.

• The co-Presidents work with the leadership team to design and run Chapter programs. They also maintain the relationship with the National Office staff and report on the achievements and overall health of the Chapter.

ClosingClosing

• Thanks! • Feedback?