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Directors' Forum News & Updates
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2019 Session Highlights
The next few newsletters will highlight the amazing sessions we have planned for our delegates this year! Here are the first two sessions taking place on Friday, October 4th, following the AGM…
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Session Spotlight 1: Leadership Continuity Risk in Credit Unions
Facilitator: Cindy Dobson, (MBA, CPHR), Consultant, Central 1 People Solutions
In this session, Cindy will outline and discuss contributing factors to leadership continuity risk for credit unions, such as the demographics of current leaders and continuing requirements, changing skills and competencies needed for the GM/CEO role, and the pipeline and readiness for the next generation of GM/CEO candidates, as well as the importance of the CEO/Board relationship to the success of the credit union. She will introduce mitigation strategies - both as a system and individual credit unions - including what the board can do to assess and increase their own readiness for leadership transition, GM/CEO candidate identification and executive development planning, alternate leadership models, and things boards can do to set new CEOs up for success through effective onboarding, network support and performance expectations.
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Session Spotlight 2: Board Membership Engagement
Moderator: Anthony Piscitelli, Vice-Chair, Your Neighbourhood Credit Union & Vice-Chair, DF Executive
Panel: Patricia McLeod, Chair, Calgary Co-op; Sean Geoby, Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo; Tim Foster, Director (Former Chair), Northern Credit Union & Directors’ Forum Executive.
This session will explore how we as Board Directors are engaging with our members, and the importance of really knowing our members, and what they want and need from their credit union/caisse populaire. The panel will include an explanation of the theory behind the board's role in engagement and practical discussions of how to ensure credit unions are being responsive to the membership.
Click on their individual photos to view their bios!
To view the conference agenda and learn more about what programming we have in store for you this year, visit us online.
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Nominations Open for Executive Seats
The DF Executive invites new credit union and caisses populaires directors to join the committee! Learn more about the roles and obligations.
There are currently two seats available, as terms are up for both Pauline Wainwright (PACE Credit Union) and Stephen McDermott (Comtech Fire Credit Union).
Nominees are expected to attend the Forum as a paid registrant, and the election will take place at the Annual General Meeting the morning of Friday, October 4th.
Please note that nominations are no longer permitted from the floor, so interested candidates must complete and return the nomination form by the September 13th deadline.
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Young Director Bursaries Still Available
There are still two bursaries available for young directors to attend the conference free of charge! The next two applications we receive and that meet the selection criteria will take advantage of this great opportunity.
The bursary covers the entire cost of the registration fee (and any meals served during the conference), but doesn’t include dinners, accommodations or travel expenses, which are to be covered by the credit union or caisses populaire.
The committee is allowing for intern board directors to apply, as the Forum is a wonderful introduction to the world of credit union governance.
The application deadline is September 6th. Click to learn more about the bursary and the criteria to apply, and to access the application form.
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Seeking Candidates for Long Term Service Awards
Each year the Directors’ Forum recognizes the contributions of system directors who have served on a credit union or caisse populaire board for a period of nine years or more.
The Long-Term Service Awards are distributed at the end of the Annual General Meeting, taking place on Friday, October 4th between 8 and 9am. Eligible candidates must not have received an LTSA from the DF before, be a current system director, as well as a paying delegate of the 2019 Forum.
Learn more about the awards and how to apply by the August 30th deadline.
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Register Before August 31 and Save!
August 31st is the deadline to register before the rates go up again, so don’t miss the deadline and save!
The fee of $800 + HST includes all conference-related sessions and activities from Thursday, October 3rd to 5th, as well as one drink ticket for the welcome cocktail reception, two hot buffet breakfasts, one hot buffet lunch and three refreshment breaks.
Please note there is no dinner banquet this year, so delegates are required to make their own dinner reservations on Thursday and Friday evenings, which are not included as part of the registration fee.
We have adopted a brand new registration platform to make the process easier for our delegates. Visit us online for more information and to register today!
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Reserve Your Accommodations before the Block is full!
The room block at the special group rate of $155 + HST (standard room) is filling up fast and the room block is getting close to being full. Once this happens, delegates may be required to pay the prevailing rate offered by the venue.
It is not the responsibility of the DF to book accommodations for our delegates. Please make your own reservations directly with the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale’s reservation department by phone or online (details are available on our website).
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Your Partnership is Appreciated!
The Directors’ Forum relies greatly on the financial support of credit unions and their stakeholders to organize and execute the annual conference. Our sponsors make it possible for us to provide quality learning and professional development opportunities for system directors, quality experts to lead discussions and participate in sessions, spaces to network and quality A/V services, to name but a few. Simply put, we can’t do it without you.
We’d like to thank the following amazing organizations who have confirmed their support for this year’s event…
Platinum: Alterna Credit Union and CCUA/Cusource
Silver: Central 1 Credit Union and Tandia Financial Credit Union
Bronze: Fiserv, Northern Credit Union, Sudbury Credit Union, Windsor Family Credit Union and Your Neighbourhood Credit Union
Partner: Andres Consulting, FirstOntario Credit Union, Frontline Credit Union, Kawartha Credit Union
Learn more about our sponsors online by clicking on their logos!
We are still seeking Gold and all other levels of sponsorship to help make this year’s conference a great success! Please review our SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL to learn more about our needs and how we can recognize your organization for its generosity.
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CUDA Courses Provide Knowledge and Skills
for Effective Governance
The Credit Union Director Achievement (CUDA®) Program delivers the most current thinking about credit union corporate governance. Designed for credit union directors, this program is a road map to the knowledge and skills required to effectively govern co-operative financial businesses.
The program is developed and hosted by Cusource® - the Professional Development and Education arm of the Canadian Credit Union Association, and has been nationally recognized since 1988.
Throughout the year, webinar sessions and intensive classroom CUDA® courses are offered over a series of days in regions across Canada. These sessions are open to all directors and provide the value of networking opportunities between training. The following classes (eClasses) are being offered online between August and December:
HR Governance: Aug 13 & 15
Board Performance, Development and Evaluation: Sept 17 & 19
Sound Business Practices: Sept 24 & 26
Strategy: Planning and Oversight: Oct 15, 17, 22, 24
Productive Meetings: October 30 & November 1
Risk Oversight: November 5, 7, 12, 14
Role of the Audit Committee: Nov 26 & 28
Governing Credit Risk: Dec 10 & 12
Each year, Cusource also hosts a series of fall in-class training courses for directors in the two days leading up to the Forum. Check out the courses taking place at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale on October 3rd and 4th.
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For information on Cusource and Fall 2019 CUDA Director Training, click here!
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