Annual General Meeting Minutes

Date: June 19, 2007
Location: Rose & Crown
Chair: Shakti Bhushan
Secretary: Kevin Falenda
Present: Kevin Falenda, Dan Nowak, Brent Snider, Vijay Virmani, Shakti Bhushan
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1) Meeting Called to Order (Kevin Falenda - 6:20PM)

a) Board member & member/guest introductions

2) Review of Previous AGM Meeting Minutes (Kevin Falenda - 6:35PM)

a) Last year’s meeting minutes were reviewed.
i) Minutes accepted by all members present.

3) President/VP Report (Kevin Falenda – 6:50PM)

a) Dedicated board with 8 elected position, 1 past President, and 1 Student Chapter President
b) Great strides towards developing a Student Chapter at the U of C. Should be finalized in the new year/term.
c) Working in developing a strategic partnership with Human Resources Association of Calgary (HRAC)
d) Had representation at the Western Canada Student Conference on Operations (SCOPE)
e) Won the Bronze C-Bar Benchmarking award
f) Sent out a membership survey. Of the 125 members, only 3 replied

4) Financial Report (Dan Nowak - 7:10PM)

a) Total cash in bank is ~$11,131.23 (fluctuates dependant on exchange rate)
b) Net profit/loss was at -$1,790.88 for the year

5) Communications Report (Kevin Falenda - 7:30PM)

a) One newsletter was sent out in the spring of 2007.
b) Website continues to be kept in a current status with regards to activities of the Chapter.

6) Education Report (Brent Snider – 7:40PM)

a) Partnership with the University of Calgary going well and has increased enrolment by 50%.
i) 14 new members have been attributed as a result from the Education program.
b) CPIM course fees were raised from $395.00 to $475.00 to match National average.
c) Three CPIM courses were ran from Jan. – June.
d) Calgary ran the CSCP course (one of only 2 chapters in Canada to do so)
i) Calgary was added a 1 of 3 testing sites for the CSCP exams (Toronto & Montreal are the other 2).
e) Looking to resurrect the Fundamentals courses in the next term.

7) Membership Report (Kevin Falenda – 7:50PM)

a) Total membership as of June 14, 2007 was 131. An increase of 14 from the previous year.

8) Events Report (Shakti Bhushan – 7:55PM)

a) 2 PDMs and 2 Workshops were held in the past year.
b) Discussions and relationships established with the following organizations:
i) CORS
ii) SME
iii) Calgary Chamber of Commerce

9) Elections (Kevin Falenda – 8:05PM)

a) The following slate of nominees were presented for the voting board of director positions and subsequently voted in unanimously:
i) Shakti Bhushan – President
ii) Vacant – Vice President/President Elect
iii) Dan Nowak – Treasurer
iv) Kathey Crispens - Secretary
v) Kevin Falenda – VP Communications & Past President
vi) Brent Snider – VP Education
vii) Vijay Virmani – VP Events
viii) Jaydeep Balakrishnan – VP Membership
b) The following nominees members volunteered for “Director-At-Large” positions on the board:
i) Van Enns – Director-At-Large

10) Adjournment (Kevin Falenda – 8:15PM)

a) Meeting was adjourned at 8:15PM.