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EPTDA's All Commitees' Days
Introduction - 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007
What are the All Committees' Days
The All Committees' Days is one of the most sought-after networking and educational event in EPTDA and the PT/MC industry. It brings together, on one platform, key decision-makers from distributor and manufacturer companies to address watershed issues and topics related to the association and the industry and set strategies for the future.
This 3-day event offers an exclusive opportunity to mingle with peers and create new contacts - professionally as well as personally. Meeting with 40-50 prime players of the industry in one place at one time is also a good way for you to minimise your costs.
In addition, it provides educational content with its "Executive Development Seminar" for all committee/council members to sharpen their insight into the industry and business management.
Practically speaking, the All Committees' Days meeting takes place twice a year - in March, at the location of the following year's convention; and in September, in combination with the annual EPTDA convention. It opens with the Executive Development Seminar on Thursday afternoon. A Welcome Dinner is organised on Thursday night for all Board, committee and council members before tackling more serious issues on Friday wiht the committee and council meetings. The Board of Directors hold their own meeting on Saturday morning.
You too want to participate and share your ideas? Then, please join one of the EPTDA Councils/Committees and take an active part in further building out the future of this association.
For additional information on the structure, role and responsibilities of each council/committee please click here.
2010 All Committees' Days and Executive Development Seminar, 18-20 March 2010 in Brussels, Belgium
With nearly 40 EPTDA Volunteers present, EPTDA held a successful third edition of the Executive Development Seminars, All Committees' Days and Board of Directors meetings. This sought-after association event was hosted in Brussels, EPTDA headquarters, from March 18 to 20.
Executive Development Seminars (EDS)
The Executive Development programme this year featured two seminars addressing crucial issues of the profession and challenges of the PT/MC industry:
Customer Intimacy/Operations Excellence/Innovation - How will our market develop ? - How can we redesign our organization and systems accordingly
The importance of Integrated Business using much more technology, integrated sales with services, working pro actively on customer base and use modern IT were tackled during the presentation of Mr. van der Wildenberg.
His presentation demonstrated how, in the triangle ‘Customer Intimacy - Operations Excellence - Innovation' , our market will be developed and how we can redesign our organisations and systems accordingly.
Speaker: Mr. Ad van den Wildenberg, Corporate Program Manager - RICOH
Presentation: please click hereto access the downloadable version of this presentation (for members only)
"The Future Trends and Needs of our Market"
As an insight consultant on Industrial Maintenance who knows existing final customers from inside out, Mr. Vancauwenberghe presented the trends and needs of our market. He used input from his daily contacts with maintenance & reliability managers in industry and from several surveys conducted by Bemas, the Belgian maintenance Association. Without any doubt this presentation inspired the audience on how to prepare your organisation for the changes and challenges your clients are faced with.
Speaker: Mr. Wim Vancauwenberghe, Industrial Engineer, Secretary General of the Belgian Maintenance Association (BEMAS) and Treasurer of the European Federation of National Maintenance Societies (EFNMS)
Presentation: please click here to access the downloadable version of this presentation (for members only)
For any further queries about this event and presentations, please contact EPTDA Bureau.
2009 All Committees' Days and Executive Development Seminar in Malta, 26-28 March 2009 - STRONG TURNOUT!
The March edition of EPTDA's All Committees' Days, taking place from Thursday 26 to Saturday 28 March at the Hilton hotel in Malta, recorded a strong turnout of 38 EPTDA volunteers (committees and council members) and 17 spouses. This mini-convention is yet another occasion for unforgettable networking and learning experiences.
Mr. Beitel, EPTDA President, welcomed the participants with an opening speech outlining the priorities of EPTDA in 2009. He also recognised the value of their commitment to the committee work, which is the essence of the association's development and growth.
Addressing the audience, Mr. Hans Hanegreefs, EPTDA Executive Vice President, also gave a short briefing on EPTDA and its activities and programmes, especially aimed to acquaint the new comers with the association structure, governance, events and the various ongoing projects. The presentation also highlighted the benefits of being a member of EPTDA and being involved in the committee work, adding to the already existing networking opportunities.
The Executive Development Seminar, held in conjunction with this event attracted no less than 30 participants. The seminar featured prominent speaker Jorge Vasconcellos e Sà who addressed "Risk - Peter Drucker on carving success out of the crisis
: what 
Peter Drucker would have told you", giving some insight into business practices and processes in times of crisis. The participants learned how to face crisis, balancing out risks and finding ways to cope with the situation. In addition, the interesting hints and advice given by Pr. Vasconcellos fostered active discussions among the participants.
All EPTDA committees and council gathered on Friday to discuss projects and objectives of the association to shape its future and provide its members with the most appropriate tools and support they need to capitalise on the current situtation.
Among these projects and tools are the following:
- intelligence and market trend reports
- membership growth and recuitment
- further promoting the Required Information Change Process (RICP)
- the future of distribution
- education and training
- successful annual conventions in 2009 in Rome and 2010 in Malta
2008 All Committees' Days meeting in Rome
"A GREAT WAY TO NETWORK, EXPLORE & LEARN... AND BE HAPPY"
In March this year, EPTDA successfully hosted its 2008 All Committees Days at the Marriott Park Hotel in Rome. This "mini-convention" in one of the most spectacular and most loved cities in the world, beautifully set the stage for the Annual Convention in September. EPTDA welcomed nearly 40 delegates to the All Committees days this year giving them a taste of the association's new strategic direction and objectives, as it arrives at the eve of its 10 years anniversary.
The EPTDA President, welcomed the delegates and introduced them to the newly established corporate governance structure, which brings a fresh twist to all committees' and councils' activities and objectives going forward. The new volunteers, interested in being more active in the strategic development of the association, got deeper insight into its activities, role and objectives; before making a decision as to which committee would they want to be part of. This year, all the way from North Dakota, EPTDA welcomed Ms. Tamara Somerville from Posi Lock Puller Inc. as an active member of EPTDA and a volunteer to its newly created Know Your Market Committee.
Continuing the tradition of welcoming leaders from both organisations, to share best practises and trends across the Atlantic, EPTDA proudly welcomed the upcoming President of its U.S. affiliate organisation, PTDA, Mr. Drew Tucci. Mr. Tucci takes over the baton this year in October. He warmly addressed the audience and congratulated them on their 10 years journey. He said he was especially moved by the "one big family" charm of EPTDA, and admires the achievement and recognition that EPTDA has received in such a short period.
From ongoing speculation about the global economic climate and how to measure the pulse of our business to stay ahead of the game, many interesting discussions took place at this year's All Committees Days. One thought, however, that swept everyone's thoughts was "happiness". In Rome, EPTDA invited the celebrated speaker Mr. Ian Lynch for an exclusive executive development seminar for all delegates. Mr. Lynch's session focused on the "importance of happiness for success" which touched upon the simple facts of life, while emphasising on why setting the right priorities first is vital in achieving success - personal and professional.
With a fresh take on life and loads of valuable information and tools, the All Committees delegates concluded on a very successful and inspiring 3 days of learning, networking, exploring and being happy. Everything that a premier organisation like EPTDA stands for.
We invite more of our members and volunteers to engage themselves in the growth and strategic development of EPTDA. With the 'All Committees' Days' combined with Executive Development seminars, we hope to develop a real "mini convention" and attract more of our members to become active in our association.
2007 All Committees' Days meeting in Brussels
Sun, success and sustainability were the key words of the EPTDA All Committees' Days Meeting in Brussels this year.
The Dolce La Hulpe Brussels hotel was bathing in sunshine when it welcomed the EPTDA All Committees' Days Meeting participants in 26-28 April. Surrounded by the lush, green environment the EPTDA volunteers got a change to meet and mingle informally with peers, feed their mind with new information, discuss and plan EPTDA's future in the meetings. The hot topics on everyone's lips were energy, environment and ethical policy.