Description

Meeting Focus: Operational and strategic planning for upcoming Standing Committee recruitment, chapter branding, digital administration, and potential technical field visits. Key Discussion Points: * Interviews & Recruitment Planning: Allocated planning time to structure the upcoming Standing Committee interview slots for March 15–16, proposing a timeframe of 10 minutes per candidate. * Financial & Event Planning: Spent time discussing the preparation of upcoming funding applications, identifying potential resource persons for awareness sessions, and brainstorming a New Year campaign. Branding & Logistics Planning: Reviewed initial PES Chapter T-shirt design concepts and mapped out potential power-sector field visits near the Colombo area. Discussed scheduling a future physical Executive Board (EB) meeting. * Digital Operations Planning: Reviewed ongoing updates for LinkedIn and Facebook platforms, alongside planning the execution of outstanding vTools signature submissions. Decisions & Action Items Planning Decisions Approved During the Meeting: Interview Scheduling: Formally approved the proposed morning, evening, and night session blocks to structure upcoming candidate evaluations efficiently. Branding & Engagement: Agreed to move forward with the proposed PES Chapter T-shirt designs and finalized the upcoming social media engagement strategies. Field Trip Planning: Confirmed the decision to start seeking official permissions for a local, power-related site visit near Colombo. Assigned Action Items (To be executed post-planning): Interviews: Assign specific committee members to panel the newly planned interview time slots. Outreach & Finance: Initiate contact with the identified resource persons and draft the budget for the upcoming awareness session as planned.