FEI CANADA 2011 ANNUAL REPORT

FEI CANADA 2011 ANNUAL REPORT
MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE &
THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FEI Canada members are inherently at the top of their game, career-wise. Just to qualify for
membership, executives in our organization must already be seasoned veterans who have been
successful in their chosen careers.
But even established veterans need to renew and transform themselves professionally on an
ongoing basis, for instance by connecting with like-minded peers and gleaning valuable insights
through professional development.
FEI Canada is always looking for ways to grow and improve our services, as our members do in
organizations where they work. One way to accomplish this is to ask members what we’re doing
well, and whether we can do it even better.
We seek input in different ways – for instance, we canvass you, our members, through membership
surveys and we harness the expertise of our technical committees to learn where you stand on
current issues. Your valuable feedback makes this organization better than ever.
We learned more about what our members think this year during the production of FEI Canada’s
first video, designed to educate current and prospective members alike about our association.
We interviewed active members of FEI Canada to find out how and why they joined, and what
they enjoyed the most about the organization. Several common themes emerged:
• MEMBERS LIKE TO NETWORK: FEI Canada networking is more than a mere exchange of
business cards. While there is always the possibility of making a connection with someone
at a company you’d like to do business with in the future, it is also about exchanging ideas
and even making friends. “Personally, it’s been a great organization just from a networking
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