Membership Commission
March 5, 2011
10:00am – 1:00pm
March/Winter Cluster
Troy Hilton Garden Inn (Hoffman Conf. Room)
ATTEND: Mark Josefski, MD Chair; Ray Ebarb, MD Vice-Chair; Marianne LaBarbera, MD Advisor; Charles Francis, MD; Donna Denley: Staff
EXCUSED:Joseph Caruana, MD; Ben Friedell, MD
ABSENT:Stephen Offord, MD; Parth Shah, MD Resident
Also joined by:
Karl Stewart; James Greenwald, MD President; Vito Grasso, EVP
The meeting was called to order at 10:15 am.
Minutes from the 23 September 2010 and 26 January 2011 meetings were approved
We reviewed national and state membership reports and trends.
ACTION: Remove commission member email addresses from website.
RESPONSIBLE: Donna Denley to discuss with Webmaster
Review of membership affinity programs as discussed in detail during recent conference call
Recommend starting with a few basic programs; send out updates when more are offered.
Reviewed possible risks Academy
Benefits to Academy:
Revenue sharing; increased potential benefit to members
Approved Affinity package: Term Life, travel discounts, Dental; AFLAC & Pet insurance to be added;
ACTION: To Board for approval
MPV program
Not recommending at this time
Need to know revenue sharing information
Suggest staff explore possible offerings from office support vendors:
Payroll
Office supplies
Group purchasing
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ACTION: NEED: Disclaimer on website page with these programs
NEED: Mechanism for feedback on website
RESPONSIBLE: Donna Denley to discuss with Webmaster
Introduction of Karl Stewart, Director of Marketing
Acceptable advertising / endorsement / tie-in standards discussed; products to be consistent & appropriate to the message &/or mission of NYSAFP & its members
Increasing non-dues revenue
Advertising
Newsletter
Public Health; obesity
Free app
Charge the vendors listed
Congress of Delegates / Town Hall
Topic: Meaningful Use / Health Information Technology
Discuss structure of panel / topics with Neil Calman
National perspective
Regional / state perspective
Third party/Health plan perspective
Schedule
- Saturday
a.i.8:00 – 8:30 start business
a.i.1.Annual meeting 10 min
a.i.2.Start of congress
a.i.3.Announcements from floor
a.i.4.Late resolutions
a.i.5.Nominations from the floor
a.ii.8:30 – 9:45 1st Reference committees
a.iii.9:45 – 10:00 break
a.iv.10:00 – 11:15 2nd reference Committee
a.v.11:15 – 12:15 Vendors (ref committees sequestered)
a.vi.12:15- 1:15 Lunch
a.vii.1:30 – 3:00 Town Hall (vendors invited to back of room)
a.viii.3:00 – 3:30 Break / Vendors
a.ix.3:30 – 5:00 Elections (low vendor traffic)
a.x.6:30 – 7:30 cocktails
a.xi.7:30 – 10:00 Dinner
a.xii.10:00 – 11:00 President’s Reception
- Sunday
b.i. 8:00-8:15 Roll / Introduction of Guests
b.ii.8:15-9:00 President’s Address
b.iii.9:00-12 noon Reference committee reports
b.iv.Noon New Board meeting (select chair)
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Reviewed membership tri-fold flyer with feedback provided
Make suggested edits before making available as handout
Winter Weekend: need outreach to residents
Josefski to reach out to Drs Mitnick, Cohrrson to strategize approach / increase number of residency chapters; helps to meet ACGME requirement to establish leadership training for residents.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 pm.
Respectfully,
Mark Josefski, MD