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• Foster connections between chapters within each region and between regions
• RCs and regional committees heavily engaged in fostering and marketing collaborative activities.
• Several excellent regional conferences, chapter programming events and consortium events
were conducted.
• Utilized e-mail, chapter leader conference calls, listserves, webinars, regional websites,
newsletters, STTIconnect Regional News, Facebook and STTI’s new social networking platform,
The Circle, to offer ample, diversified communications.
• Inform each other and the board about local and regional activities and issues
• RCCC held 11 planning/business conference calls throughout the biennium.
• RCs completed quarterly reports to the RCCC Chair highlighting chapter and regional events,
accomplishments and challenges.
• RCCC formed six RCCC task forces to specifically discuss and address special projects. Task
force chairs reported to RCCC at each RCCC conference call and via the quarterly reports.
• Nine RCs voluntarily participated on various STTI Advisory Councils, Task Forces and
Committees as RCCC Liaison to learn about other initiatives of STTI. RCCC Liaisons made
reports to the RCCC at each RCCC conference call and via the quarterly reports.
• RCCC Chair served as STTI Board Liaison.
• One RC served as RCCC Liaison to the STTI Governance Committee.
• RCs utilized e-mail, chapter leader conference calls, listserves, webinars, regional websites,
newsletters, STTIconnect Regional News, Facebook and STTI’s new social networking platform,
The Circle, for timely communication regarding local and regional activities and initiatives to
chapters.
• Promoted the use of The Circle and technologies to support communication.
• Solicit chapter input regarding criteria for and use of a Speaker’s Bureau
• Developed a survey and sent it to approximately 75 chapter leaders regarding the characteristics
and intent to use a Speaker’s Bureau.
• A final report was completed and forwarded to President Morin.
• Proposal for Speaker’s Bureau reviewed and approved by the STTI Board of Directors
• Identify and implement chapter strategies to support the 2010 International Year of the Nurse
• RCs and Regional Committees encouraged chapters to engage in IYN activities.
• IYN initiatives included newsletter articles, programs, consortium events and a national event in
April 2010 at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
• Explore strategies to assist developing honor societies
• RCs responded to requests within the regions needed and referred groups to the appropriate
chapter development staff.
• Global outreach was reported within several regions.
• Work with chapters to identify exemplars of welcoming environment activities
• RCs encouraged chapters to engage in and share best practices to promote welcoming
environments for members.
• Membership Ambassador initiatives were developed to promote welcoming environments and
engage new members. Initiatives to be shared with regions and chapters in next biennium.
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