Central Massachusetts ASTD Annual Report 2005-2006

The Central Massachusetts Chapter of ASTD, or CMASTD, had a very successful year in 2006.  We met our planned goals and were very pleased with the attendance at our seasonal events, our new members and high percentage of renewal memberships, as well as the very favorable reaction to our programming for the year.

Our Goals during 2006 Included:

• Increasing our membership by at least 10% and reaching a broad range of geographic and industry attendees / members
• Identifying and securing at least one new Educational Partnership for the chapter
• Offer our members a mix of events which would include: evening meetings, half-day workshops and one full-day developmental workshop event
• Joint-Sponsorship of at least one CMASTD event
• Concluding the 2005 – 2006 season with a well-known industry presenter that would offer the community a current and impactful learning experience

Attainment of Goals / Successes:

• Membership was increased by over 10%

• Attendees represented both members and non-members from a wide range of industries and geographic locations

• A new Educational Partner was added: The University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute at Shrewsbury, MA

• We offered five well-attended events, including:

• October 2005:
  • “The Latest Trends in Employee Training and Employee Assessment Tools” (Co-Sponsor: CMEA)

• November 2005:
  • “What Blogs and Wikis Bring to Business; Successful Examples from Practitioners” (Co-Sponsor: ISPI)

• January 2006: Cancelled due to Inclement Weather which prevented our presenter from arriving

• March 2006
  • The Changing Workforce and Its Impact on Learning”

• May 2006: Dr. Judith Hale, Presenter
  • Evening Event:
    • “Performance Improvement Consulting: What It Is and Why It Matters”
  • Full Day Workshop:
    • “ROI: Measuring Training’s Impact”

Financial Status

• We began and ended our season in the “black”
• We did incur a higher level of expenditures than income, due in part to a the unavoidable cancellation of our January event

Membership Statistics

• We began the Season in October 2005 with 71 members

• We ended the season in May of 2006 with 65 members
• We determined that multiple factors may have contributed to the decrease

Chapter Elections Held: May 2006

• New Chapter Officers Elected:
  • President: Christine Gatti
  • Secretary: Russ Sabia

• Chapter Officers Re-Elected:
  • Patti McKone, Vice President
  • Ricky Gaudette, Treasurer

Respectfully submitted by:

Christine R. Gatti, President 2006 – 2007

Debbie Bercume, Past President 2005 - 2006