Are You Ready

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Are You Ready

• Maynard G. Yates, II
• Region III Charter/Membership Chair
• Regional Leadership Conference
• August 12, 2006

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About Me

• Computer Science major
• I attend Florida AM University
• Graduating Senior
• I am originally from Dallas, Texas
• A part of the Unbreakable Dynasty
• Florida AM/Florida State Chapter

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NSBE and Beyond

• 4th year as a NSBE Member
• NSBE Experience
• Chapter Senator 2004-2006
• FAMU Recruitment Chair 2005-2006
• Other Organizations
• Progressive Black Men, Inc.
• FAMU Chapter
• Thomas D. Tucker Leadership Institute
• FAMU Strike Team
• IT Stars Alliance

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About Me

• A.A.S Electronics and B.S. Telecommunications
  Management from DeVry Institute of Technology
• MBA and MPM from Keller Graduate School of
  Management
• NSBE Related DeVry Atlanta NSBE Chapter
  Founder, Chapter President, R3 SRC Chair/R3 REB
  Vice Chair, R3 REB Chair, National Finance Chair
• Employment EMC Engineer/Project Manager (4yrs,
  1yr)
• Entrepreneur Business Development Consultant
• Faculty Instructor University of Phoenix (UBAM)
• Independent Research Technology and Economic
  Development in underdeveloped countries
• Hobbies Self-development/improvement
• Overall Life Goal Leave a lasting legacy

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Now that you know about me
LETS FIND OUT ABOUT YOU!!!!!!

• Your Name
• Your School
• Why you wanted this position?
• What you hope to achieve this year?

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Powerhouse Membership

• 2006-2007

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Organizational Structure
NO!
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The NSBE Structure
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Domestic
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Renewed Members
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2006-07 Membership GoalsRegional

• 4,200 members
• 100 members renewed from 2005-2006 school year
• Includes graduating collegiate members to alumni
  and graduating NSBE Jr. to collegiate
• 450 members using Achiever's Plus
• Skillsoft is no longer being used

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2006-07 Membership GoalsPersonal

• Monthly Contact with Chapter Membership Chairs
• Implement Professional Development Program
  (Program Membership Chair)
• Increase of confirmed GPAs to 50 of overall
  membership
• But my overall goal is to

To Enhance the Region III Product
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International
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2006-2007 Objectives Region III International

• Chapter Revitalization
• International Chapter Expansion
• International Visibility
• International Engagement (Ambassador, Chapter
  Buddy, Pen-Pal)
• Program Development
• Global Engineering Initiative

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NSBE International Committee Purpose

• Coordinate and facilitate global expansion
  efforts
• Work with NSBE counterparts to organize
  international expansion
• Integration of international chapters and members
• Establish and organize international programs
• Secure funding for programs
• Implement systems to sustain chapter growth and
  development

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Region III Affinity

• South America
• Brazil
• Guyana
• Chile
• Caribbean
• Jamaica
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Barbados
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Bahamas
• U.S. Virgin Islands
• Haiti

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What are my responsibilities?
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Responsibilities of Region 3 International Chair

• Oversee international growth and development in
  the Caribbean and South America
• Manage the overall regional expansion efforts
• Make position appointments as necessary
• Facilitate programs and activities
• Identify strategic opportunities to support
  annual goals and objectives
• Liaison between the REB and International Chair /
  R3 international community and the REB
• Monthly reporting to REB
• End-of-year transition report
• Strategic Plan outline goals and objectives
• Deliver international presentations at
  conferences

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• There are two types of duties that a chapter
  membership chair has
• Expressed
• Implied

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Expressed Duties

• Coordinate All Membership Related Activities
• Membership Drives
• Chapter Charter Issues
• Chapter Statistics Maintenance
• Are membership trends the same?
• What can be changed?

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Implied Duties

• Whatever deemed necessary by your board manager

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You can please some of the people some of the
time
But you cant please all of the people all of the
time.
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Strategies for the upcoming year
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Strategies

• Recruitment/Committees
• Communication
• Programmatic
• International Relationships

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Recruitment/Committees

• National 25,000 members
• Regional 4,200 members
• Personal all active members
• Develop a Membership Committees
• Makes life a lot easier on you
• Back to School Kickoff

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Programmatic

• CDP Chapter Development Program
• You are 2nd in the CDP Chain of Command
• Mandatory or chapter will lose charter for the
  remainder of the year
• Even after chapter loses charter, the CDP is
  still required as a criteria for reinstatement
• Professional Development
• Work with your professional development or
  programs chair on developing a PD program

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International-How Can My Chapter Assist?

• Recommend potential Ambassadors
• Assist in international chapter chartering
• Establish and chapter buddy system with an
  international chapter for best practices
• Programs assistance
• Membership development assistance
• Funding ideas
• Assist with international activities (i.e.
  International Mini Conference)

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Success is not final, failure is not fatal it is
the courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill