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| | A PowerPoint presentation of the ASHRAE Region VIII Research Report - East Texas Chapter for the 2006-2007 ASHRAE year may be downloaded here. I just returned from ASHRAE Research Promotion training and would like to share Region VIII goals for East Texas. In addition, I am asking for your help to support those goals and communicate my plan for 2007-08 East Texas Research Promotion. The attachments support my reasons and excitement why 2008 should be our best year ever. Let me bring each of you up to date with what East Texas Chapter did last year. As you know, our one event was a golf outing, which was very successful. Our final published Society PAOE points and total contributions follow. PAOE points: 2,370 (our chapter ranked 3rd in our Region)
Research Contributions: $9,273 (our goal was $6,500 and yielded a new high of 161.7%. This amount exceeds our Challenge [High Five + 5%] of $8,300). Congratulations to all Chapter members!!
Our chapter exceeded $117/member contributions for 2007. The Regional average was just under $100/member.
Our chapter will receive a High Five award at the Spring CRC
As you might suspect, our new Research Promotion (RP) contributions have a higher goal in 2008. The new goal is set at $8500. I would like to see our chapter break the 5-digit contribution. Interacting with RP Chairs from 3 other Western regions, I gained several good ideas we might implement that can help exceed these goals. These ideas follow: Pre-meeting slide projected showing realtime contribution amounts and the contributors.
Pre-meeting slide projected showing Region VIII research projects, research faciliator, and dollars invested.
Recruit sponsors for meeting meals.
Set a member goal and encourage every registered member to contribute a minimum of $25.
Allow 10 minutes for RP Chair at the beginning of each meeting to encourage contributions through research mini-factoids and progress reports.
Chapter Officers obtain Full Circle by contributing $100 each.
Chapter BOG goal that every member contribute $100 each. To meet this goal means those members that are on the BOG and are a Chapter Officer are committing to contribute $200. That is difficult. I know, I am one of those individuals. Therefore, to fulfill that challenge, each member can solicite $25 from 4 members to meet part of that goal. That contribution is in addition to a member contribution. Otherwise, select more members to contribute smaller amounts with accumulated contribution of $100. Vendors and businesses are fair game also.
Offer and facilitate a Technical course before May 2008 or coordinate a local vendor display allowing them to present mini-tech sessions. I will organize if a minimum of 50% of the proceeds are dedicated to RP.
Offer black-bean drawing at each meeting. One dollar for each chance to win. Accumalitive money until a winner is named. Encourage the winner to donate winnings to Society as their donation and recognized as a Society donor.
Trane Commercial Sales and American Standard supposedly match Research dollars based on employee donations. I am checking to see how our Chapter can leverage this opportunity. I am not aware of a similar program within Residential Systems. I am checking with leadership and Human Resources.
Offer a Spring 2007 Casino Family Night for members and the general public with the proceeds going to Society RP.
It is not the intent of this blurb to elaborate on the details. My goal is to inform each Officer and BOG member about the plans for East Texas Chapter RP challenges and define a logical path to obtain our goals. Your acceptance and support is mandatory for our Chapter's success. Please offer suggestions and comments. Rhamy Morrison
ET ASHRAE Chapter
Research Promotions Chair
903.581.9101
903.581.3482 (fax)
rhamy.morrison@trane.com
http://www.ashrae-etex.org |
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