CHAPTER: Hartford                   VISITOR: Dr. DeHaemer

 

ASM INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER VISIT REPORT

 

CHAPTER MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP

1.)     How does your chapter recruit or encourage participation in chapter activities?
(eg. announcements, letters, phone calls, etc.)

 

 

2.)     Has a new individual been brought on as a chapter officer in the past year?

 

 

3.)     How many of the current officers have already served as chairmen?

 

 

4.)      Has your chapter sent a representative to the ASM Leadership Days seminar in the past two
years?

 

 

 

TECHNICAL AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING

 

1.)     How does your chapter determine the type of program topics to offer? (eg. member surveys)

 

 

2.)      Where does your chapter find speakers?

 

 

3.)     Other than the usual monthly meetings, what type of networking opportunities does-your chapter
offer its members? (eg. seminars/workshops, roundtable discussions, mini-conferences, etc.)

 

 

4.)      Does your chapter offer MEI education courses?

 

 

5.)      What topics are of interest to your members?

 

 

 

STUDENT RELATIONS

 

1.)      Is your chapter active in Student Outreach activities?

 

 

2.)      Is there a position on the executive committee for this activity?

 

 

3.)      What types of programs are run?

 

 

4.)    What activities does your chapter have with area universities and student chapters?

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT/INVOLVEMENT

 

1.)      Does your chapter have a membership recruitment program?

 

 

2.)      Does your chapter do anything unique to improve member participation at monthly meetings?
(eg. raffles, door prizes, promotionals, etc.)

 

 

3.)      Does your chapter produce a monthly newsletter?

 

 

4.)    If "yes" to question three, how is it produced and distributed?

 

 

5.)      Does your chapter produce a membership yearbook or directory?

 

 

6.)      If "yes" to question five, how is it produced and distributed?

 

 

 

LOCAL INDUSTRY RELATIONS

 

1.)      Are the major companies in your area Sustaining Members for your chapter?

 

 

2.)      Does your chapter have a program designed to reach the smaller companies in your area and
inform them of the benefits and services offered by your chapter?

 

 

3.)      What type of benefits does your chapter provide for Sustaining Members?
(eg. discounted advertisements, discounts on education courses, etc.)

 

 

 

CHAPTER FINANCES

 

I.)     Does your chapter have adequate financial resources?

 

 

2.)      How does your chapter utilize its membership rebates?

 

 

3.)      What fund-raising programs have been the most successful for your chapter?

 

 

 

COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS

 

Please use the space below to list any additional items/topics you would like discussed during the
trustee/staff visit.

 

 

 

Please return this form to:
Christopher J. Wargo
ASM International, Chapter Relations
Materials Park, OH 44073
Fax: (440) 33811634
Email: Cwargo@po.asm-intl.org