Committees
Education & Events
Purpose: Plan, coordinate and produce engaging educational programs, activities and events.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain confidentiality about deliberations on committee work.
- Execute the responsibilities and annual charge(s) of the committee to fulfil the committee’s purpose and the association’s strategic plan.
- Attend committee meetings and complete assigned tasks.
- Provide support during the ESRA Conference and other events.
- Secure speakers, ensuring that a well-balanced, high-quality program is organized and presented at the conference and other events.
- Gathers, maintains, and utilizes lists of media contacts and past and potential attendees for targeted outreach; and assists staff in promoting the conference and other events.
- Secures sponsors.
- Handles speaker introductions.
- Acts in an advisory capacity to provide feedback and recommendations to the ESRA Board and Staff on the following:
- Venue Selection
- Budget Setting
- Fee Setting
- Facilities Coordination
Marketing & Communications
Purpose: To create brand awareness and drive membership growth by overseeing ESRA’s marketing and messaging efforts.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain confidentiality about deliberations on committee work
- Execute the responsibilities and annual charge(s) of the committee to fulfill the committee’s purpose and the association’s strategic plan
- Strive to maintain committee diversity across business types (end-users, providers and consultants).
- Make ESRA, its mission statement and value well known and accepted amongst key publics.
- Ensure consistent branding.
- Ensure consistent messaging.
Membership
Purpose: Recruit, retain and engage ESRA membership, in collaboration with other committees.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain confidentiality about deliberations on committee work
- Execute the responsibilities and annual charge(s) of the committee to fulfil the committee’s purpose and the association’s strategic plan
- Strive to maintain committee diversity across business types (end-users, providers and consultants).
- Execute membership related activities
- Identify current membership trends
- Work with staff on issues related to membership
- Continually monitor and analyze member services and value proposition
- Solicit member feedback through current member and exit surveys
Public Policy
Purpose: Develop and implement policy initiatives in support of ESRA’s core mission.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain confidentiality about deliberations on committee work
- Execute the responsibilities and annual charge(s) of the committee to fulfill the committee’s purpose and the association’s strategic plan
- Strive to maintain committee diversity across business types (end-users, providers and consultants).
- Make recommendations on advocacy issues to the ESRA Board of Directors
- Draft policy comments in support of ESRA positions.
- Solicits inputs from ESRA workgroups.
