Welcome to the Local Sections Committee (LSC) Meeting

Monday – March 21, 2010 11:45 AM to 1:15 PM – Republic C San Antonio, TX

Meeting Agenda

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LSC Introductions LSC Mission Working Session to Discuss How to Improve Local Sections LSC 2010 Goals 2010 Leadership Development Conference Program Planning Grants John J. McKetta ProjectConnect Grants “My AIChE” 2010 Shining Star - Volunteer Recognition Awards Question and Answer Session

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Position Chair

LSC Executive Officers Spring 2010-Spring 2011

Name/Affiliation Todd Willman (South Texas) TBD Email Address [email protected]

Vice-Chair

Phone 281-398-9400 *811 (803) 952-4597 Past Chair Secretary Local Section/Staff Rep Staff Director Volunteer & Member Activities CEOC Liaison David Jacobs, Central Sav River (CSR)

[email protected]

Shannon Brown (Chicago) Lowell Aplebaum, AIChE Felicia Gugliemi, AIChE [email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Diane Spencer [email protected]

847- 391-1157 646-495-1332 646-495-1330 713-419-2278 YP Rep /YPAB Young Professionals ESC Rep Executive Student Committee Brian Daly Miranda Grey [email protected]

650-543-3390 Craig Wildemuth (Nor Cal/Rocky Mnt) [email protected]

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LSC Executive Officers Spring 2010-Spring 2011

Email Address Position Division/Forum Rep Global Rep ProjectConnect Grants Rep Name/Affiliation Available Available Karen Bard [email protected]

Phone 845-892-3211 Program Planning Grants Rep Student Chapter TBD Available LS In Need Rep/ Section Liaison TBD TBD James Klein (CSR) Mac Qadir David R. (Dave) Eckhardt [email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

803-725-4203 508-835-4584 Thank-you Dave Jacobs for a job well done as Chair of the LSC in 2009-2010!

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LSC Mission

To strengthen AIChE’s Local Sections through:

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ProjectConnect/Program Planning Grants

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Support Leadership Development Conference

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Resource development

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Networking

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Opportunities for sharing information

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Long-term support focusing on Local Sections

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Providing Volunteer Recognition Representation of all Local Sections and Regions (new goal for 2010)

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Available Resources

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http://www.aiche.org/LocalSections/Resources/index.aspx

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How to start a Young Professional Group

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Local Section Officers' Resource Guide (updated Spring 2009)

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Local Section Annual Report 2009 Summary

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Local Section Officer Description

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Top Ten Ways to Involve Students in Your Section Flyer

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more ….. Please review the Spring 2008/9 LSC Luncheon presentations for more complete listing of additional benefits of AIChE membership

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Working Session (WS)

Presented By:

Todd J. Willman, PE, MBA

Chair, Local Sections Committee

2009 Final

Professional members

30,336

Students Members

12,759 2010 Membership

on track for 3% loss Membership Trends 15 Year View

Total Membership

1995 54,090 -2.8

1996 54,162 0.1

1997 1998 53,350 48,754 -1.5

-8.6

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 48,517 48,620 48,222 45,002 42,635 39,228 37,295 37,722 39,702 2008 2009 43,633 43,095 2010 B 43,290 -0.5

0.2

-0.8

-6.7

-5.3

-8.0

-4.9

1.1

5.2

10.0

1% 5%

Professional Membership

46,040 -2.0

48,054 4.4

47,333 44,173 -1.5

-6.7

43,354 44,946 44,870 42,068 39,943 36,298 34,344 32,705 32,279 30,962 30,336 B 29,430 -1.9

3.7

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-6.2

-5.1

-9.1

-5.4

-4.8

-1.3

-4.0

-2.2

-3.0

Students

8,050 6,108 -24% 6,017 4,581 -1.5% -24% 5,163 3,674 3,352 2,934 2,692 2,930 2,951 5,017 7,423 12,671 12,759 13,860 13% -29% -9% -12% -8% 1.1% 1% 70% 48% 70% 1 % 8.60%

LSs by Region/State

Working Session

     What do Local Sections Need?

Local Section Annual Report 2009  Local Section Contact Campaign  In-Need  Trends/ Succession Planning Suggestions Dues/Finances/Fundraising Grants Representation in LSC

WS – State of the Local Sections

     Only 59 of 112 sections are considered active (filing reports) Sections classified as ‘in-need’ have doubled from 2008 to 2009 (25-46) Chemical engineering graduates are increasing while AIChE membership is declining Decreasing grant applications while increasing grant availability to Local Sections Local Sections are the grass-roots of AIChE – a new approach as a ‘farm’ system in major league baseball is needed to turn this around by AIChE National – strong ownership, recruitment, and investment

WS – Priorities for 2010-2011

  Develop strong connection between Local Sections and LSC committee Appoint regional representatives to the LSC    Quarterly online meeting to address the needs of Local Sections Include the newly appointed Chief Information Officer as a National Representative for their Local Section on the LSC Develop and vote on the top priorities/needs of Local Sections to be communicated to AIChE Leadership.

WS – Ideas for 2010-2011

     PE/FE Exam Review options for young professionals to attract the future membership of AIChE Sharing of meeting content of larger Local Sections with smaller ones within a region Combine some regions to strengthen them   West as Pacific Coast and Mountain (now 15 sections) Plains merges with Midwest (only 3 in Plains) Encourage the largest sections in each region to cultivate the smaller sections Promote ‘Regional’ activities to further sustain and grow Local Sections

WS – LS Annual Rpt 2009

 Annual Report  Total Sections 111  59 Submitted Annual Rpt  52 No Annual Rpt  30 Sections lack leadership/organization  Potential 83 active LSs total

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WS – LS Annual Rpt 2009

Goals  Boost Meeting Attendance  Outreach  Restart  Budget  Slight Increase in Income  Fundraising  Corporate Sponsorship

WS – LS Annual Rpt 2009

 Meetings/Attendance  5-10/yr  0-5/yr  0-2/yr  Avg # of years since graduation  Leadership mtgs 1-3/yr  Leadership mtgs 0/yr 24 LSs 28 LSs 17 LSs 15-30 35 15

WS – LS Annual Rpt 2009

 Young Professional Groups  14 in 2009 vs 9 in 2008 (55% increase)  12 expressed interest  Recruiting/New Members  Focus on student chapters  Support of local companies  Long-term volunteer burnout

WS – LS Annual Rpt 2009

 Tools  Continual AIChE national contact  Benefits for dues paid  Shining Star Recognition

WS – LS Annual Rpt 2009

 Communications  Email  10 with paper newsletters  Only 6 cite their website  Majority of sections seldom visit AIChE.org

 3 Sections use Groups  Benefits  Networking  LS Committee Help

LSs “In-Need”

    No Annual Report No National AIChE Member(s) in key leadership positions     Chair Vice-Chair Treasurer Secretary No contact with LSC

If you think you are In-Need or will be – Contact the LSC!!

Reasons for Becoming Inactive

 Job Relocation/Market Shift  Loss of a Significant Leader  Retirement/Low Recruitment  Low Attendance/Low Volunteerism  Leader Burnout

Trends-Why are Sections Struggling?

 Volunteer  Lack of volunteers leading to burnout  Apathy of leaders  Charismatic leader loss  Members not feeling able to contribute any longer  Competition from alternative, more focused professional organizations  “What’s in it for me?” attitude  Competing interests social/family/retirement  Changing, more demanding work environment that does not allow (time) for supporting volunteer professional organizations during working hours  Some members able to contribute more in summer vs academic year, but sections usually off then 22

Trends-Why are Sections Struggling? (cont)

   Local Section  Geographical spread of section  Decreasing membership dues Industry  General decline in the economy, folks are more focused on their immediate needs  Shifting industrial base  Few industries pay for memberships as a perk National  Decreasing grant applications/Increasing grant availability  Young Professional  Student Sections 23

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Ways to Restart/Prevent Becoming Inactive

Start Small – Kickoff Meeting + 1  Contact your members personally  Gauge Interest  Recruit Young Professionals  Delegate to Retirees  Reach out to a Professional Society / Local Section near you  Contact the LSC  Delaware/Balcones Fault have restarted!

Succession Planning

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“No organization plans to fail, it just fails to plan!”

Prepare for leadership transition    Define goals, roles and responsibilities Keep a record of all member information, accounts, contracts and passwords Have at least two people on bank accounts Communication Strategies    Consider using free email services (Google, etc) AIChE Web Hosting – “manage content not tech” Newsletter/Social Networking Volunteer time is $ - maximize its impact and their success

LS Dues/Finance Questions

        Where are you?

How much of your annual budget is based on dues? Fundraising? Corporate Sponsorship?

What is your spend out each year? Carryover?

How many of your LS members are National members only? LS only? Both?

Do you recruit National only members to be LS members and vice versa? Recruiting doesn’t stop with Young Professionals or new to the area.

What value does the LS provide for the dues? What’s In It For Me (WIIFM)! Networking, Tours, Technical Talks, etc.

Do you apply for Grants?

Do you use off the shelf financial software (Quicken, Microsoft Money) or Excel? (Treasurer’s Rpt Item?)

Fundraising

 Fundraising  Corporate Support for Mtg/Newsletter  Budget Control Strategies  Meeting Rooms without fees  Combine with other professional societies

LSC Goals for 2009-2010

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Contact all Local Sections Assist Local Sections “In Need” Support Host Section for 2010 LDC Award Program Planning Grants

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Have at least two applications for Programming Grants Award up to $7,200 in ProjectConnect Grants

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Award full $1800 per quarter for 2 nd ProjectConnect Grants and 3 rd Quarter 2009 Award Shining Star Volunteer Recognition Awards Solicit nominations and recommend host for 2011 LDC conference Facilitate Information Sharing between Local Sections Have at least one instructional Webinar for local section topic

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LS Goals for 2009-2010

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Recruiting

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Young Professionals Senior Members Tools

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Leadership Development Conference June 4-6, 2010

Presented By:

Noah McMillan & RC Ramaswamy

East Tennessee Section Kingsport, TN

Where is Kingsport, TN?

Map and pictures courtesy of Kingsport Convention and Visitors Bureau

Informative full weekend program includes:

Brian Ferguson

Chemical Industry Leadership Challenges

Tom Connelly

Leadership in Chemical Innovation • Effective communication skills • Innovation and addressing change • Leadership skills assessment • Educating future leaders

Engaging break-out sessions:

• Engaging the community through outreach • Promoting the value of AIChE to millennials • Marketing your organization via communication channels • Team leadership • National AIChE resources • How to plan an LDC

Plus…

• Eastman plant tour • Networking opportunities • Whitewater rafting excursion • Saturday night entertainment

What Can You Do?

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Personally attend the 2010 LDC Send someone from your local section

Sponsor

someone from your local section or student section Registration is open

now

at: http://www.aiche.org/leadershipconference.aspx

AIChE Program Planning Grants

Presented By:

Todd Willman Chair, Local Sections Committee

Program Planning Grants

 Assist local sections with their membership outreach efforts by encouraging development of a program plan that involved more than a single event.

 Supports outreach to broader section membership   Encouraged to think "outside the box"  Grants awarded twice per calendar year with maximum value of $1000 

2010 Deadline – March 31 st

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John J. McKetta ProjectConnect Grants Reprentative

Presented By:

Karen Bard ProjectConnect Grants

Project Connect

 Assists local sections with their efforts to reach out to students, and increase membership and participation of recent chemical engineer graduates and new engineers.

 Supports outreach to new and young engineers and students  Typically single event programs  Evaluated on Innovativeness and ability to become "best practice"  Grants awarded quarterly with maximum value of $600  Attempt to award $1800 per quarter 39

Project Connect

18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 In Response, Award Value Increased 2 0 S ep -0 1 M ar -0 2 S ep -0 2 M ar -0 3 S ep -0 3 M ar -0 4 S ep -0 4 M ar -0 5 S ep -0 5 M ar -0 6 S ep -0 6 M ar -0 7 S ep -0 7 M ar -0 8 S ep -0 8 M ar -0 9 S ep -0 9

Quarter Ending

Applications Awards 40

AIChE ON DEMAND

An On Demand Strategy bringing value and relevancy to AIChE membership

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Content +

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Connection +

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Conversation =

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Convert

• Generate steady stream of valuable

Content

- Control cost of production by enabling volunteers to generate content - Sustain participation by fostering connections & communication • Execute initiatives to

Connect

the audience - With AIChE - With each other (geographically, topically) - With the world • Leverage connection to sustain

Conversations

- Mere consumption is not brand-sustainable - Conversation on the “web” by Participating & Contributing - In context of Connections - In context of Content generation (causes, projects) •

Convert

(to member) and Retain.

Webinars Meeting Sessions Local Section Speakers Division Webcasts

ChE-cast

CEP Other Journals/ Magazines

ChE-articles ChEnected

Blogs ( YP, Career, Technical ) Speakers Corner Directories ( Member, Consultant ) Member Center

AICHE CHEME ON DEMAND ChE compute

Knovel e library

Coming Soon

Apps for :

T CA Polymath T K SOLVER AICHE Handbook

ChE elearn

Pilot e-learning courses Biofuels (CCPS) SACHE Modules

Content

over 1000 0riginal content offerings

Live Webinars archived in ChemE on Demand =

88

Archived Meeting Presentations =

297

CEP Articles/other magazines links =

661

LIVE Webinars

YP Author Series Technical Series Leadership and Management Series Career Development Executive Book Series  88 live webinars since launch  4 a month currently  Attendance ranges from 30 – 250 per event  Attendees mostly member and senior member grades  20 non-members

Archived Webinars

Recordings of Live Webinars Recordings Of Annual and Spring Papers Coming Soon * Recordings from other sources : Corporate/ Gov’t Coming Soon: * Archive only Webinars Coming Soon: Video content made for CHEME on DEMANDv

 88 Archived Webinars  297 archived meeting presentations  Recordings from LDC  Recordings from Divisions  Coming Soon: recordings from regional meetings

CIO’s

Getting AIChE Benefits and Services Information to members through Local sections    

Collect

ideas for webinar topics from Local Section members

Serve

as a reminder of deadlines for discounted registration for AIChE meetings

Share

opportunities for recognition through the expanded Institute Awards program

Take

feedback from your community on what additional resources could improve your programming   

Provide

additional material for programs specifically designed for the Local Sections  Speakers Corner,   Leadership Development Conference Project Connect Grants

Communicate

with the AIChE staff on how the Institute could tailor career services to better serve members in your area

Inform

the AIChE leadership if there is an important public policy issue impacting chemical engineers in your community

Chenected

Http:chenected.com

Where Chemical Engineers mix it up      ChEnected is Reactive ChEnected is Interactive ChEnected is Multimedia ChEnected is Connected ChEnected is Young CHEME’s

ChENEcted

Where Chemical Engineers Mix it Up  ChEnected Components  Blog posts  Utube videos  Comments/discussions on posts  Connected to Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Flickr and Slideshare  YP of the Month

CHEnected

Where Chemical Engineers Mix it Up  Soft Launch date – Saturday, March 20, 2009    Over 20 blogs ready to go Advisory Panel ready to seed comments Process in place for gathering/changing videos, jokes, jobs, articles etc  Hard Launch – End April/May 1 st   Marketing launch with lots of exposure Roll out plan to develop Widget    Universities Corporations Other blogs and CHEME Sites

www.chenected.aiche.org

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Content

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Connection

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Conversation

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Conversion

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Leveraging all sources Our members are our content

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Repurposing

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Partnerships

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Licensing Building platforms rather than one-offs: 2009

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ChemE On Demand: Platform for Video Content

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ChemE CMS: Platform for LS/DIV/Forum websites 2010

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ChEnected: Platform for community-content (blogs)

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ChemEdu: Platform for E-Learning content Future

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ChemEarticles: Consolidate links to all AIChE publications

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ChEmpute: Platform for computational content (2010 pilots: Sustainability, AIChE Handbook)

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Global Search: Become the Google for all ChemE content (2010 pilots: IfS Literature Search System, Biotech News Aggregation & Curation system)

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Re-design & Re-brand AIChE website (the “circles and spokes” vision)

Member Benefits

 ChE On-Demand       Knovel Library Employment Services Networking Professional Community Continuing Professional Training CEP 52

ChemE On Demand

 http://apps.aiche.org/chemeondemand/  Credit for 6 FREE downloads per year  Credits each year, good for all webinars (live and archived) as well as other content.

 Real ‘deliverables’ for those considering membership in AIChE  Increases the return on investment needed to attract Young Professionals in the 25-35 age bracket now not members of AIChE in a significant way 53

AIChE Web Hosting

 Web Hosting Progress  South Texas, Puget Sound, Akron, Norcal and more on the way!

   Capacity for 400 Sections Nominally 8 hrs per website Benefits from the South Texas Section web site     Now that the system has been set-up, it will form a solid foundation for all other sections since all requirements for the largest section of AIChE (greater Houston area) has been met with this content management web site Young Professionals are now involved in running the site without any need for a professional web developer Speed and efficiency of posting time sensitive materials has greatly increased Overall improvement in web communications!!!

Sample Web Page

AIChE Volunteer Recognition Awards

Improved and Expanded by:

David Jacobs Past Chair, Local Sections Committee

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Shining Star - Volunteer Recognition Awards

What are the Shining Star Awards?

  Initiated in 2009 to recognize AIChE volunteers nation wide for their tireless efforts Support volunteers in attending national AIChE meetings throughout the year    Aid Local Sections in helping their volunteers to continue to volunteer Recognize those that go above and beyond in their service to AIChE Free registration and expenses paid (up to $1000) to any National Meeting (Annual or Spring Meeting or LDC) 57

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Shining Star - Volunteer Recognition Awards

Shining Star Awards Recommendations

  Two nominations per Local Section per year Independent of the ProjectConnect or Program Planning Grants  Examples of service recognized:       Dedication and personal commitment to AIChE and the Local Section Willingness to take on a daunting task Set an example for others Willingness to step up and help the section when it needed it the most A long history of service to the section Infusion of new ideas / energy into the section 58

Shining Star - Volunteer Recognition Awards 2010

Member Volunteer Local Section Description of Contribution Timothy Nolen East Tennessee Central Savannah River (GA/SC) Dan Lambert Azita Ahmadzedeh Chicago Lawrence Latta Veera Boddu Alessandra Carreon Central Ohio Central Illinios Pudget Sound 59

Shining Star - Volunteer Recognition Awards 2010

Member Volunteer Jim Miller Joe Mallon Carol Schmidt Local Section Pittsburgh Section Kansa City Section South Texas Section Description of Contribution 60

THANK YOU!

For participating in the Spring 2010 LSC Luncheon.

Contact me at [email protected]

to join our monthly web meetings!

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Question & Answer Session

Q&A Session

    What is the single biggest problem facing your section?

 Getting volunteers to help run the Section?

  Meeting attendance Finances What is your biggest Success?

Grants?

Other?

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LSC Contact Campaign

  XX of 111/113 Sections Contacted 2009 LS Annual Report Summary of Sections 59 "Active", 52/54 "Inactive" (definition: Active = filed LS report) 16 Inactive 1 year 4 Inactive 2 years 6 Inactive 3 years 5 Inactive 4 years 4 Inactive 5 years 3 Inactive 6 years 1 Inactive 7 years 13 Inactive > 7 years  Lowell Aplebaum visiting LSs along with student chapters

Who’s In Need? (2004-2009)

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Improving Local Sections

Who considers their section “in need” or struggling?

2004

Texas Panhandle Toledo Twin Tiers Wichita

2005

San Diego Saudi Arabia Tallahassee Terre Haute Texas Panhandle Toledo Twin Tiers Wichita Wilmington Wisconsin

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San Diego Tallahassee Terre Haute Texas Panhandle Toledo Twin Tiers Wisconsin

2008

San Diego Syracuse Tallahassee Terre Haute Texas Panhandle Toledo Triad Tristate?

Twin Tiers W. Kentucky W. Michigan Witchita

2009

Alberta Central OK Central VA Chattanooga Mid-Hudson Penisular FL Pensacola Rio Grande San Diego Tallahassee Terre Haute Texas Panhandle Toledo Wisconsin El Dorado Iowa Nebraska Balcones Fault

Considered "on-the mend" in 2005

Improving LSs (cont)

2004

Guadalupe Iowa

2005

Great Salt Lake City Guadalupe Iowa Low country Mojave Desert Nashville Palmetto Peninsular Florida Pensacola Permian Basin Rio Grande Lehigh Valley Low country Mobile Nashville Nebraska Oregon Palmetto Peninsular Florida Pensacola Permian Basin Rhode Island Rio Grande

2006

Great Salt Lake Guadalupe Iowa Mobile Nashville Nebraska Oregon Palmetto Peninsular Florida Pensacola Permian Basin Rhode Island Rio Grande

2008

Guadalupe Iowa Las Vegas (they are not in Timms)

2009

Las Vegas Oregon Singapore Baton Rouge Lowcountry Nashville Palmetto – has a chair, but no activity Peninsular FL Pensacola Permian Basin Rio Grande Nashville Low Country – no activity Saudi Arabia Tappan Zee Tulsa Alabama-Piedmont Netherland/Belgium Palmetto – organizing kickoff Southwest LA Syracuse Triad Columbia Pacific Fairfiled County

Improving LSs (cont)

2004

Alberta Central Arkansas Central Illinois Central Pennsylvania Chattanooga Detroit Eastern NC El Dorado Fairfield County

2005

Alberta Alaska Balcones Fault Central Arkansas Central Illinois Central Pennsylvania Chattanooga Dallas Dayton Detroit Eastern North Carolina El Dorado Fairfield County

2006

Akron Alberta Alaska Balcones Fault Central Arkansas Central Illinois Chattanooga Dayton El Dorado Fairfield County

2008

Akron Alabama-Piedmont Alberta Balcones Fault Central OK Chattanooga Coastal Carolinas El Dorado

2009

Akron Ichthyologists Western SC Central AR Central IL Central Sav River Columbia Valley Dallas Great Salt lake Louisville Mid-Michigan Mobile New Jersey Orange County Pittsburgh Southern CA Tide Water VA