Western Canada Chapter Offers Webinar Chapter Meeting In September

A webinar chapter meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 19 at 2:00 p.m. EST (11:00 a.m. PST) for Western Canada Chapter members.

NAFA Member Jim Perkins, CAFM, Superintendent of Fleet Services for Metro Vancouver will be leading the webinar with NAFA Member Jim Laverty, CAFM, Vice Chair and Fleet Manager for University of Alberta, moderating. A PowerPoint presentation will be featured within the webinar, and regional locations are expected to be setup so groups in individual cities can be together in a central location for the event.

Earlier this year, the Western Canada Chapter took the first step into the future of the NAFA chapter meeting structure, conducting an online educational session as part of their chapter. The need for looking into new technology was evident in the chapter's base. The Western Canada Chapter has a broad territory of members, spanning across Manitoba west to Victoria, British Columbia, and both Northern territories and includes three time zones.

Challenged by geography, the chapter leadership brainstormed different options to reach out to their member base. One option that rose to the top was offering a webinar based communication tool. The presentation, which was offered in March was informative but, just as importantly, provided the means to gather the Western Canada Chapter together at one time, fulfilling the goals of educational enrichment through the chapter meeting structure. For chapters that have been struggling to maintain their member base across expansive territories, distance, and inflexible times, this webinar meeting was seen as a highly successful trial in an ever-changing chapter system.

Laverty said of the program, "Receiving positive feedback from our attendees lets us know we're on the right track. We will continue to pursue more webinar based options to continue to reach out to our broad territory."

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