President Capt Bertrand Apperry duly pointed out). Jen has settled in very well. I take this opportunity to thank my colleagues at head office for their amazing efforts over the past year to maintain an effective and fully functioning secretariat for our members.
and are about half way towards what we need, so there is work to do. I am on a soft search with various local property agents, but finding the right place in the right area that sits within our financial constraints and the location of the IIMS head office staff is not going to be straightforward.
The second item was to seek approval for IIMS to develop a non-mandatory, objectively based international standard for marine surveying leading to formal accreditation. All bar one (an abstention) were in favour of advancing the scheme. In the intervening months, Hilary Excell and I have opened dialogue, not only with some of the surveyors who are likely to want to become accredited, but also and perhaps equally importantly with organisations who use and commission the services of surveyors and others who touch the surveying profession. It should be noted that two other UK based surveying membership organisations have expressed a desire to work with us on this initiative, which adds further clout to the scheme. The IIMS management board still has to ratify the final proposals. If and when that is done, more information will be forthcoming.
HEAD OFFICE MATTERS
The IIMS HQ team has been stable throughout the year. Kate Davey, Management Accountant, left the business to be replaced by Jen Argent (an excellent surname for an accountant as our French Past
Membership has continued to climb, albeit at a slow rate, but nevertheless we are bigger than we were this time last year! Our innovative digitally targeted promotion to attract new members is paying dividends. My thanks to Camella Robertson for her work in this area.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
It is also most appropriate that I extend my personal thanks to the many others who give their time freely to help make IIMS what it is. I won’t name them individually, but the President and management board, various committees, Regional Directors, local branch committees, the many speakers who support IIMS all deserve recognition and your appreciation.
MEMBERSHIP SURVEY
We undertook a major survey amongst our members for the first time in four years. I am grateful to those who took part - almost 300 completed the questionnaire anonymously. It is clear that there is a lot of love for IIMS, which is gratifying to see. I personally found the many verbatim comments that were made, both positive and negative, to be hugely beneficial. Already I have been able to react with my colleagues to some of the suggestions that were made.
Chart Title
I am not really sure what the benefits of membership are
9% 12%
Q4. How highly do you rate the range of IIMS membership benefits?
I think the membership benefits are poor 40% 39%
I like the range of benefits but rarely take advantage of them
IIMS gives me all that I need from a professional membership organisation and I take advantage of what is relevant to me as and when I need it
Use of the IIMS logo in my marketing collateral
Q5. Which of the following membership benefits have you taken advantage of?
I have not taken advantage of any membership benefits
I use the web site
37% 9%
membership log in area
31%
I attend IIMS training, conferences and seminars
5% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
I have used the IIMS travel scheme run by Norad
55% 2% 38% I use my
membership identity card and find it useful
27%
I have attended online training events
40% I have
used the CPD App
I have or plan to take advantage of the IIMS web design and build service
77%
I do not read the Report magazine regularly, but enjoy it when I get the chance
Q6. How do you rate the quarterly Report Magazine?
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either read each edition or often read it and find it of interest
8% Chart Title
15%
I don’t read the Report Magazine
30%
I read each edition and think it is of an excellent standard editorially with an appropriate mix of news and content relevant to me
47%
I often read it and generally find some articles and features of interest to me
One of the findings that surprised me most from the membership survey was the lack of knowledge, in some cases of the full range of member benefits that IIMS offers and which are freely available. I understand that for any membership organisation, engagement is always a key challenge. After all, I want to play tennis once a week at my club without any other involvement and what goes on behind the scenes is less important to me; so I get it. And it is fine that some members choose not to engage with their Institute. There is a raft of information, knowledge and surveying resources at your fingertips. I could start with the IIMS web site, for example, which boasts 1,500 searchable news stories and features, or the LinkedIn channel now 2,500 strong, or perhaps the recently launched copyright free image bank with 400 plus photographs available to download; or what about the IIMS YouTube channel now featuring over 130 videos free to watch at your leisure? And of course there is this very magazine, The Report, which you are reading, so beautifully presented and designed by Craig Williams. These days the articles are increasingly commissioned for your benefit to ensure they are pertinent to you. You will not find much of the content in this magazine elsewhere. In conclusion, it is your Institute. Do make use of what’s on offer.
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