BOD Meeting and State Chapters
The AMDA Board of Directors held its interim board meeting in Chicago, October 30-31, 2004. State chapter
needs were high on the list of issues discussed. As promised, as a follow up to discussions at the State Chapter
Presidents Council meeting at the 2004 Annual Symposium, the staff undertook a comprehensive needs
assessment survey to get broader feedback on state chapter needs.
Staff had each chapter identify two people who could respond on behalf of each state chapter. In spite of an intense
effort via mail, email and phone only a 1% response rate (27 responses, 25 chapters) were received.
The good news is there was broad consensus about key issues--76% do not want unified national and state dues closing the
book on that open discussion item. States want help from national putting on CME meetings and promoting
membership. States report budgets that vary widely from $2,000 to $200,000!
Board members discussed how to improve the House of Delegates process and increase communications with
state chapters during the year.
Two important decisions were reached:
- Staff will proceed with a business plan for a
for-profit entity that would offer meeting services to state chapters
at affordable prices, with profit sharing, including provision of CME
via direct AMDA sponsorship, eliminating the need for joint sponsorship
application. A detailed business plan will be discussed at the March
2005 meeting.
- A series of Listening Posts will be held in
conjunction with AMDA meetings during 2005. AMDA staff and leadership
will attend and all state presidents will be invited to discuss issues,
train on resolution development, and ultimately create a list of
priorities for the national leadership.
More details will be made available at the March state chapter meetings.
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