{"id":2466,"date":"2011-04-17T18:05:17","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T22:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?p=2466"},"modified":"2011-04-18T19:19:52","modified_gmt":"2011-04-18T23:19:52","slug":"planning-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?p=2466","title":{"rendered":"Planning Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2488\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?attachment_id=2488\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2488\" title=\"RAPC Planning Day, 16th APril 2011.  Photo:  Dave Elden.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1977-19-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1977-19.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1977-19.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you don\u2019t know where you are going how will you get there?<br \/>\nThis is a mantra of strategic planners and the RAPC Executive decided to act on it and spend some time thinking about the future of our Club.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more-->Fifteen Club members, mostly from the Executive and Leaders group, spent all day on Saturday, 16th April asking questions and proposing answers about the road ahead for the RAPC. The group was very fortunate that new members Jean Carr &amp; Pierre Chartier participated in the session and offered the more veteran members a fresh perspective throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2495\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?attachment_id=2495\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2495\" title=\"RAPC Planning Day, 16th APril 2011.  Photo:  Dave Elden.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1965-92-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1965-92.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1965-92.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Executive have to collate and digest the notes from the day and then share them with the wider membership but a few themes that ran through the day seemed to be how to promote &amp; encourage member engagement in the Club\u2019s activities (nothing happens without a volunteer\u2019s efforts), how we can better focus our communication channels and how can we better get to know our members in such a large group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2496\" title=\"RAPC Planning Day, 16th APril 2011.  Photo:  Dave Elden.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1957-1-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1957-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1957-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">While this was a long day for everyone involved the work has really only just started; to make it worthwhile everyone has to maintain the momentum and turn the many great ideas and proposals into concrete actions. Stay tuned for more news on this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2499\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?attachment_id=2499\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2499\" title=\"RAPC Planning Day, 16th APril 2011.  Photo:  Dave Elden.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1971-13-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1971-13.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_1971-13.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The day was held at the RA Centre and organised by Pierre Gauthier, Mike Giovinazzo &amp; Robert Matyas and led by professional facilitator Raphael Amato (pictured above)\u00a0\u2013 this team did a mass of advance work that was essential in making the event a success.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The full list of participants was:<br \/>\nBrian Mazur<br \/>\nBruno Di Lalla<br \/>\nDave Elden<br \/>\nDavid Haggarty<br \/>\nGilles Vezina<br \/>\nJamie Johnson<br \/>\nJean Carr<br \/>\nJorgen Rasmussen<br \/>\nLiz MacNeill<br \/>\nLynne Shrubsole Mathieu<br \/>\nMike Giovinazzo<br \/>\nPierre Chartier<br \/>\nPierre Gauthier<br \/>\nRobert Laram\u00e9e<br \/>\nRobert Matyas<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><span class='ldc-ul_cont' onclick=\"alter_ul_post_values(this,'2466','like')\" >Likes<img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/like-dislike-counter-for-posts-pages-and-comments\/images\/up.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>(<span>0<\/span>)<\/span><span class='ldc-ul_cont' onclick=\"alter_ul_post_values(this,'2466','dislike')\" >Dislikes<img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/like-dislike-counter-for-posts-pages-and-comments\/images\/down.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>(<span>0<\/span>)<\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you don\u2019t know where you are going how will you get there? This is a mantra of strategic planners and the RAPC Executive decided to act on it and spend some time thinking about the future of our Club. 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