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Craig Kersemier started the meeting by explaining the idea “had just
come up” on a trip to Florida to scout hotels for upcoming conventions.
March 24, Discuss with other Reps and get approval to move ahead.
The PowerPoint presentation was shown with slides being pulled very
quickly while Craig did a high-speed talk of benefits of the planned
arrangement.
- IAQA was going to move beyond air quality issues and become a
national cleaning organization. No specifics.
- RIA is a threat, but Larry then said that they were in “disarray” and
weren’t really a threat. He had talked to Don Manger, RIA executive,
who told him that the RIA had no interest in working with Connections.
The “Charter Member” would be anyone that signed up the first year,
and would get their membership for free – subsidized using
Connections money.
each have a rep on the new association Board, the current regional
association would dissolve, and they would give their members and
funds to the new national group.
Larry: I’m negotiating with Tom Hill at the IICRC as to how the new
IICRC Board would look without regional association reps.
QUESTIONS
TG: What is the timeline for an answer to this proposal? Answer, Craig:
Between now and May. Get info from your Board and vote in May.
JO: Who will run this organization? Have you looked into hiring an
accredited association manager?
Answer, Craig: Larry will run it, since he’s volunteered and is already in
place.
RD: Who manages the new regionals? Answer, Craig: We will provide
education that regional groups aren’t providing now.
Larry: We’ll present seminars that will cross the country. We’ll handle
all the logistics and collect the money for you. We’ll be able to
negotiate the best prices.
Answer, Larry: I’ve been working “behind the scenes” with the IICRC
to work around the rules. Hello – any alarm bells going off ??
RT: IICRC registrants are already confused and think they belong to an
association. How are you going to explain that their membership
doesn’t get them anything at IICRC or vice-versa?
Answer, Craig: Benefits are the key. If I call a carpet mill representing
the 60 members of the AWCC, they don’t come to the phone. If I call
as the President of a 3,500 member association, they’ll answer. We can
big deal the big players.
Jane: These members don’t care about “national” issues and events.
Answer, Larry: We’ll work state by state to get legislation passed and
stop things that will hurt members. We already have done a great deal
in Colorado with insurance companies and mold regulations. But this is
not an easy task.
Answer, Larry: That’s the reason for this call; getting everyone working
together.
MO: What’s the next step? Answer, Craig: Continue the conversation in
your group. I don’t know and don’t have any answers. Larry:
Conference calls. Craig: Any of the Connections group will travel to
attend regional Board meetings to talk to your Board members and
explain the advantages.
MO: Are there more meetings scheduled? What are the dates? Answer,
Craig: I have no answers. I don’t take any questions about this
personally. If no one wants to do this we don’t.
Jim Holland: A slower timeline would make good business sense in
normal times, but you have to move fast because there is danger of
competition and other groups taking over. RIA is run by a Belfor guy.
IAQA is now run by a Belfor guy. Larry: BNP Media. We didn’t want to
do this in secret. Craig: We don’t have answers on purpose. We
needed to start a discussion.
RM: We’ll need some more concrete answers or no one will get on
board. No answer.
Answer, Larry: I have a meeting set up with BNP on the 28th. I have
already threatened them with a boycott.
Answer, Larry: Do you want me to put this thing together and just tell
you what to do?
JO: I think we’d be better off working with our members to get them
to join a national rather than force them to join by dissolving the
regional association that they originally chose to join. Members of
regional groups have an emotional attachment to their group, and
want to be part of great organizations. You’ve mentioned taking in all
of the Certified Firms and Connections attendees using low initial
pricing, but strong members will only stay with the right group.
Answer, Craig: Just need the right benefits.
GG: The Connections group has proven what can be done and how
good Connections is run. Offering free memberships is the key. We can
use Connections money to make this happen.
Answer, Craig: Talked for several minutes about many things, but did
not address the question.
Larry: Any other questions? No? Then we should wrap this up.
END