PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Roles and Responsibilities:

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Structure. The following positions shall be established / filled to work with the President/CEO and World Headquarters (WHQ) staff in providing IAAM member-driven professional development support: (1) Chair – responsible for overall coordination of committee strategy and agenda(s) [serves on LSC and ex-officio on FDN, BOR, BOG], (2) Vice Chair and, (3) include the Vice Chair(s) – Programming, of each of the facility specific conferences, [Arenas, Stadiums, Performing Arts, Convention Centers, Crowd Management and University Venue Management Conferences]. Additionally, committee shall consist of a minimum of six (6) members at-large and, to facilitate empowerment of committee resource development. Chair may appoint other sub-committees where applicable. [see ‘Leadership Structure’ for support detail]. Vacancies should be filled no later than July 1, annually and assume role at conclusion of Annual Conference. Composition of committee shall include association members that demonstrate an interest in enhancing the professionalism of the industry through educational and professional development training tools.

2. Liaison Roles: The Professional Development Committee, represented by the Chair, or Chair designee, will provide a liaison role to the following committees: Board of Education, Life Safety Council, AVSS Curriculum Committee, Board of Trustees, Board of Regents and Board of Governors.

3. Works / Objectives: Embrace and disseminate information relative to Board of Education curriculum and policy guidelines as they relate to facility specific seminar/conferences and district meetings. Provide leadership to include, but not be limited to:
 
a. Needs Assessment: Work with IAAM staff to develop and implement techniques for
assessing IAAM member needs in the areas of education and professional
development, i.e., member surveys, focus groups, evaluations, etc.

b. Annual Conference Programming: Identify relevant topics/issues and speakers that
will proactively provide tangible enhancement to the venue management work place
and value to IAAM members.

c. Specialty Meetings: Encourage implementation of educational priorities, as
established by the Board of Education, at facility specific meetings and District
meetings.

d. Program / Product Quality: Assess and provide recommendations related to
improving the quality of professional development presentations at all IAAM meetings,
specialty meetings and district meetings. Create a long term mechanism for
monitoring, historical comparison and analysis for all programs and products using
evaluations, attendance and profit data.

e. Grant Requests: Assist the Board of Directors and IAAM Foundation in reviewing and prioritizing grant applications for educational programs, e.g., Staff Review/comment, PDC Review/Rank/Recommend, and FDN Review/Approval

f. Products Development: Provide technical input and review for IAAM educational products as requested by staff, i.e., Video training programs, Center for Venue Mgt Studies, Resource material suggestions for complementing the physical and electronic collection and catalog of product available for sale.

g. Identify and develop comprehensive industry research projects for an ongoing research program and create a strategic plan on how to initiate, implement, and fund said program.

i. Identify the research process and methods that would be involved with each project and who might be most suited to undertake these projects, as well as the length of time each project might take to complete.
ii. Create a uniform set of variables so that each project is scrutinized thoroughly while ensuring the research needs are member association-specific.
iii. Justify the rationale and impact that the research would yield.
iv. Provide a cost/benefit analysis of each project considering such facts as data collection, statistical process, and the expansiveness of the project.

h. Program Development: Assist staff in developing new educational programs as may be required.

i. Audio /internet conferences
ii. Hot topic seminars