Member Meeting
Year 3, Meeting 4
November 4-5, 2015
Houston, TX
We thank our Host
We thank our sponsor for their generous support
Dinner Sponsor
Association Sponsors
Board of Directors
Bob Parker
President
Monica Trott
Secretary and Treasurer (Acting, September 2015)
Vern Burrows
Vice President
Jay Gardner
Resigned as Treasurer, Appointed Executive Director
Jeff Butvinik
Antitrust Comments Our goal is to have a productive meeting today and we have a full agenda. Because a number of the
companies in this room compete with each other in their core businesses, and all of the companies here are involved in
activities that may use the same providers of goods and services, it is important that we adhere to our agenda and avoid
any discussions or comments that may not be appropriate. We all want to comply with the antitrust and competition laws
and we should strive to avoid even the appearance of any impropriety. So, please DO NOT discuss or exchange
information related to:
Prices, price changes, discounts, allowances, credit terms etc.
Bids, contracts, plans for bids for services or goods
Matters relating to actual or potential individual suppliers or customers that might have the effect of excluding them from
any market or influencing the business conduct of other firms toward them
The identity of any customers or suppliers that your company has declined to do business with for any reason.
This list is not exhaustive but I hope gives every participant an idea of what should not be discussed during our meeting.
Please note that prohibited discussion topics apply equally to discussions that may occur during breaks, meals and social
activities.
Compliance with these requirements is everyone’s responsibility. I invite all participants to promptly object to any
questions or comments that they do not believe are appropriate for this meeting.
2015 Member Meetings
Meeting
Date
Host
Location
Meeting 1 Year 3
Meeting 2 Year 3
Feb 4-5, 2015
May 6-7, 2015
CSX
Chevron
Jacksonville, Florida
Bay Area, California
Meeting 3 Year 3
Meeting 4 Year 3
Aug 19-20, 2015
Nov 4-5, 2015
Ford
ExxonMobil
Dearborn, MI
Houston, Texas
2016 Member Meetings
Meeting
Meeting 1 Year 4
Meeting 2 Year 4
Date
Feb 3-4, 2016
May 4-5, 2016
Host
SPR (with Cardno help)
DTE
Location
Tampa, FL
Detroit, MI
Meeting 3 Year 4
Meeting 4 Year 4
Aug 17-18, 2015
Nov 2-3, 2015
TBD
Ingersoll Rand
TBD
Charlotte, NC
Committees
Benchmarking
Chair - Jane Anderson, Chevron (925) 790 3588 [email protected]
Catherine -Tobiasinsky, ARCADIS (312) 515 9541 [email protected]
Education & Outreach
Chair- Barbara Leatherwood, ExxonMobil (703) 846-1035 [email protected]
Co-Chair - Maggie Brown, APCO (206) 390-2322 [email protected]
Natural Resources
Chair-Laura Napoli, ExxonMobil (703) 846-5654 [email protected]
Co-Chair - Richard Callahan, CARDNO [email protected]
Real Estate
Chair- Mike Goldstein, Ingersoll Rand (704) 724 -3805 [email protected]
Co-Chair- Mark Alvarez (Arcadis); Greg Schilz (JLT); Mike Malloy (IRG)
SPR Membership
o 100%, 17 Member Companies with 17 Affiliates
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Alcoa
BP
CSX
ExxonMobil
General Motors
PG&E
BASF Corporation
Celanese
Dow Chemical Company
Freeport-McMoRan
Ingersoll Rand
Shell Oil Company
o Added Two New Members (September 2015) 19 Members
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Solvay (Fred Ellerbusch)
BNSF (Matt Graham)
o Membership goal is 20 to 25 members
The Boeing Company
Chevron
DTE Energy
Ford Land
Imperial Oil Limited
SPR Recruitment
◦ Fred Ellerbusch
◦ Matt Graham
Solvay USA Inc.
BNSF
Joined
Joined
◦ Keith McGuinness
◦ Greg Townsend
◦ John Morris
Duke Energy
Chemours
Honeywell
Plans to join 2016
Plans to join 2016
Plans to join 2016
◦ James W Van Nortwick
◦ Mike Cruz
◦ Vince Blount
GE
GeorgiaPacific
Kindermorgan
Attending Houston meeting
Attending Houston meeting
Attending Houston meeting
◦ Christopher L. Oakes
◦ Dina Toto
NS
FMC Corporation
Considering 2016
Undecided
Member Survey Results
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Beginning in 2017, how many meetings would you like to have a year?
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No Preference
Stay with 4 per year
Move to 3 per year
 Total
How long should the meetings last?
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2
3
10
15
1.5 days with tour
1.5 days with tour optional
2 full days
 Total
4
6
5
15
Would your company be willing to host meeting in 2016?
Member Survey Results
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Comments
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Move to 3 meetings/year especially if we expand meeting format to 2 full days
(30% of members voting for 3 meetings)
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Need 4 meetings/year to maintain continuity and progress
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Need 4 meetings/year because many members miss 1 meeting/year on average
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Tour should be scheduled only if relevant
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Tour should be optional and up to the host
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Financial implications?
Monica Trott, Treasurer
• The organization was never capitalized
• Build a reserve
• Cash in the bank (as of November 1st): $65,513
• 2015 Total Revenue: $85,000
• 2015 Total Expenses: $70,433
• Projected year end Net Income: $14,566.61
• Projected 2016 income $10,000
SPR Policy Matters
o Role of Sponsors & Co-chairs
o Use of Resources for Benchmarking Model
o Budget Expenditures
o Other
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