Plenary Session #C:
- Building a sustainable Global Reunion
Presenter:
Victor Leung
President of LSCOBA-Vancouver
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GR Mission Statement
Jointly develop a future sustainable Global
Reunion organization structure that will meet
the dynamic demographic changes of old boys
participating in the Reunion.
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Traditional Reunion Format
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Biennial rotation
Rotating between different major OBA
chapters
(@ 2nd Round rotation)
Three key activities:
◦ Conference
◦ Soccer Tournament
◦ Finale Dinner
Optional side-activities:
◦ Golf tournament
◦ Local side-tour
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Current Challenges
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Age difference among members:
◦ Different expectations & interests
◦ Different financial background
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Wide-spread demographic:
◦ OBA Chapters beyond North America
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Limited resources from some OBA Chapters:
◦ Size difference
◦ Age difference
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Decision Time
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Local, GA, or joint led event planning
◦ Funding
◦ Resources
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Future conference format
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Future soccer tournament format
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Side-activities: necessity or optional
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GR Planning Timeline
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Venue selection
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GR macro planning
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Conference topic selection
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Online forum
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Soccer tournament planning
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Other activities planning
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GR function
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Venue Selection
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Short list and/or selected by local
host
Contract negotiation by local or GA
rep
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Conference
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Online vs face-to-face
◦ Lost steam from traditional online forum
◦ Older OBs are not comfortable with IT
technology
Continue vs reduce to smaller scale GA
summit ?
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Resource:
◦ May be undertaken remotely via GA with
exception of face-to-face conference.
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Soccer Tournament
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Conflict:
◦ Elite + Senior League: Mission Impossible
◦ Team approach vs drop-in
Challenges:
◦ Young capable players are diminishing
◦ Old players have $ but lack energy
◦ Young players have energy but need $ to
assist traveling
Solutions:
◦ Pre-agreeable format with assigned GA
soccer focal
◦ Substitute with other sports events
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Side Activities
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Golf:
◦ Must have vs optional?
◦ Managed by local host
Side trips:
◦ Difficult to organize- optional?
◦ Need to get buy-in from all grad years
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Funding
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Problem for smaller chapters
Local responsibility vs joint shared
VIP:
◦ Local matters vs GA decision
◦ Selection criteria
◦ Funding?
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Open discussions
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