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2008-9 PROGRESS REPORT
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
APRIL 17, 2009
HOUSTON
CONFERENCE BEST EVER IN BOTH
ATTENDANCE AND NET REVENUES
1600
MEMBERS - AN ALL-TIME HIGH!!
ENDED
THE YEAR WITH AN OPERATING
SURPLUS
STRONG
TALENT
BOARD AND CHAPTER PRESIDENT
INFLUENCE
ENERGY POLICY
BUILD
THE PIPELINE OF FUTURE ENERGY
LEADERS
BUILD
THE AABE BRAND
STRENGTHEN
OUR NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
AABE
POLICY PRINCIPLES
WORKING TEAMS OF AABE EXPERTS
PRESENTATIONS AT CHAPTER ENERGY FORUMS
BRIEFINGS AT INDUSTRY MEETINGS
MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL &
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS
CBC RETREAT IN TUNICA, MS
CBC ENERGY BRAIN TRUST
OBAMA DOE TRANSITION TEAM
MAJORITY WHIP CLYBURN
EPA ADMINISTRATOR JACKSON
CONGRESSIONAL
BLACK CAUCUS
EPA’S NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE ENERGY
OFFICIALS
COMMISSION TO ENGAGE AFRICAN AMERICANS
ON CLIMATE CHANGE
THE MARATHON CLUB & NATIONAL ASSN OF
INVESTMENT COUNSELORS
138
LOCAL, REGIONAL & NATIONAL
SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $ 183,000
MAJOR
PUSH TO SUPPORT MINORITY ENERGY
ENTREPRENEURS
INTERNSHIPS
STRONG
FOR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES IN
COMMUNITIES
NEW,
MORE FUNCTIONAL AABE WEB SITE
QUARTERLY
AABE
RECRUITING VIDEOS & AABE-TV LAUNCH
EDITORIALS
AABE
AABE NEWSLETTER
& OP ED PIECES
FACEBOOK, TWITTER & LINKED IN
PAGES
ONLINE
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL &
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
NEW OFFICE LOCATION & UPGRADED
COMPUTER SYSTEM
2008 BUDGET SURPLUS
DOE CONTRACT TO HOST ENERGY CAREER
FAIR IN WESTERN REGION
NEW COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
AABE PRESIDENT/CEO ADVISORY COUNCIL
DIDN’T
DIVERSIFY THE FUNDING BASE AS
MUCH AS WE HAD HOPED
COULDN’T
HONOR OUR COMMITMENT TO
HOLD 2010 CONFERENCE IN SEATTLE
DIDN’T
RESPOND TO ALL CHAPTER & MEMBER
REQUESTS AS QUICKLY AS WE WOULD LIKE
CONTINUE
BRIEFINGS WITH CONGRESS &
AGENCIES
EMPOWER CHAPTERS & REGIONS
FIND ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCES
STIMULUS PACKAGE
GRANTS
NEW CORPORATE PARTNERS
DEVELOP
MORE PARTNERSHIPS
ENABLE MORE ENTREPRENEURS
REACH 2000 MEMBERS
THE
ECONOMY IS AFFECTING OUR MEMBERS
LOWER CONFERENC ATTENDANCE & REVENUES
DOWNTURN COULD LAST THROUGH 2010
EXERCISING
NATIONAL STAFF BUDGET HAS BEEN CUT
MONTHLY MONITORING OF REVENUES
MEETING
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
OUR MEMBERS’ NEEDS
DOING MORE WITH LESS
GROWING LARGER SUPPORT BASE
SPEAKING
FOR THE VOICELESS
OUR ORGANIZATION IS STRONG
OUR MESSAGE IS COMPELLING