SCIP Oregon

Meeting Minutes – 9/28/2008 Meeting

Posted by campsean - 01/10/08 at 05:10:52 pm

Next Committee Meeting

Date: October 28th – Now – November 4th
Time: 8:00am to 9:30am
Location: Jake’s Grill on 10th.

This meeting is an open meeting.  Those who are on the steering committee and those who are not are both welcome to attend as we will still be discussing next steps for the chapter, etc.
Please RSVP by October 10th if you not be able to attend.

First Event – November

Date: November 20th
Time: 8:00am to 9:30am
Location: Jake’s Grill on 10th.

Our first event is going to be focused on optimization engines to predict prices, analyze advertising, etc. Jess Laventall and Beau Martin will lead the discussion for 30 minutes and then we will turn to an open dialog for 30 to 45 minutes amongst the members in attendance. There will be a charge to attend this meeting as discussed in the first meeting.  Final cost structure will be discussed in the October meeting in terms of the breakdown in cost for members and non members of SCIP.

Committee Members

The following individuals volunteered to be part of the steering committee for the Oregon Chapter.

• Dennis Muscato
• Bob Cooper
• Todd Lue
• Roger Courville

Discussion of Possible Event Formats

There was discussion of a number of different formats.

• One idea was for standard 15-30 minute presentations, leaving 45 minutes for discussion and Q&A
• Another idea is for facilitated discussions allowing attendees to share their expertise around a topic.
• A third idea is for a moderated panels of experts, with Q&A.

There was a consensus that if someone has expertise, it’s valuable to have a presentation, but it would be good if the format was more dynamic than straight presentations.

Purpose of the Chapter

There was discussion around what the Oregon chapter could provide to the members, and the broader community.

• Networking between the members would let members know who to refer to for CI that is outside of their own expertise.
• Professional development – Members are interested to expand beyond the way that they’re going about certain practices, and are interested in best practices from others, and the discipline and rigor around certain CI techniques.  People want the chapter to educate them on CI.
• Outreach – People also felt chapter could raise awareness of CI in the local marketplace.  It is good for all CI professionals to have local marketing and executive level people know about the practice of CI and the benefits to their organization.
• Media relations – As part of community outreach and chapter promotion, the chapter could interact with local business publications.
• Online forum – The chapter should set up an online forum – likely a LinkedIn group – where members can post questions and engage in online discussions beyond the interaction that happens at committee meetings and events.
• Roster – The chapter should maintain a public roster of members, their area of expertise, and contact information.

TODO: Set up roster and LinkedIn discussion group.

The Linked In Discussion Group is already setup. Simply Log In to LinkedIn and request to join the group titled – Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals - Oregon.  You’ll then have access to the discussion groups.

We’ll also be putting together a Google Doc that all members can access and then populate with their contact info, brief backgrounder, etc.

Topic Suggestions for Upcoming Events

Topics suggestions for upcoming events:

• Communicating the business value of CI
• Building a CI practice in a business – under marketing or stand-alone.
• Data gathering – Primary, Secondary, Internal, Financial Statements.
• Common CI outputs and audiences
• Counter-CI, helping your organization keep secrets secret.
• Being the bearer of bad news in your organization – how to be rewarded for your CI efforts, rather than being seen as a disruption.

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