The 2008 White Paper: PPDC brainstorming session
10th October 2007
Teaming up on the White Paper
The Public Policy Development Committee (PPDC) kicked off the 2008 White Paper process by hosting an advocacy strategy meeting for chamber’s forums and committees at the American Club on September 20.
PPDC Co-chairs Matt Roberts and Mark Duval led the meeting and facilitated the brainstorming sessions between forum and committee members. The participants discussed advocacy strategies for the coming year, exchanging ideas and best practices, and reviewing the White Paper process.
Participants were asked to evaluate how they could increase the impact of their White Paper chapters, and deepen and strengthen engagement with outside stakeholders and other chamber forums. They discussed how they could solicit involvement and effective representation throughout the White Paper drafting process.
Medical Devices Forum Co-chair Jimmy Ip provided a case study of a forum’s effective outreach program and strategy for influencing the business environment. Representatives from other forums and committees - including those focused on cosmetics, legal issues, clean technology, energy, human resources, corporate social responsibility, SMEs, aerospace, and tourism - attended the meeting.