Chapter focus: Pittsburgh.Area Covered: Southwestern Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia Year Founded: Organized in 1931; officially became the third FEI FEI Fédération Équestre Internationale. chapter chartered. Some Chapter History: Over the years, many members of the Pittsburgh Chapter have provided leadership to the National FEI organization and to Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF FERF Financial Executives Research Foundation FERF Far End Reporting Failure FERF Far End Receive Failure ). These include: Robert Moore, who was the president of FEI from 1978-89; John Carville; Bob Dickson (serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Financial Executive); Edward Eaton (Past Chair of FERF); Bert Gookin (Past Chair of FERF); Michael Nemser (Past Vice Chair of FEI); Bob Schuler; Mary Lou Southwood; E.A. Vaughn (Past Chair of FEI). Currently, Tom Fleury serves as an FEI Regional Vice President and Bill Koch is active with the Committee on Private Companies (CPC (1) (Central Processing Complex) An IBM mainframe that has two or more central processors (CPs) that share memory. It is the collection of processors, memory and I/O subsystems manufactured with a single serial number, typically all contained in one cabinet. ). No. Members: 211 Annual Dues: $200 Representative Member Companies: Alcoa Inc., ASKO Inc., Beckwith Machinery Co., Birchmere Ventures, Development Dimensions International, Dick's Sporting Goods Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) is the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the world. It is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and has locations in thirty-four states with 314 stores. , Eat N' Park Hospitality Group, Equitable Resources Inc., H.J. Heinz Co., Kennametal Inc., Mellon Financial Corp., PinnOak Resources, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , PNC Financial Services PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC) is a U.S.-based financial services corporation, with assets of $92.0 billion. PNC operations include a regional banking franchise operating primarily in eight states and the District of Columbia, specialized financial businesses serving Group Inc., PPG Industries, United States Steel Corp., University of Pittsburgh Meeting Schedule: Monthly (generally second Tuesday) September through May. Special meetings, as announced, and informal meetings that focus on specific areas--such as a private companies forum--meet according to participants' interests. Periodically, the Chapter participates in offsite visits, such as a trip to the University of Pittsburgh's Hillman Cancer Center. FEI members from other chapters are welcome to attend meetings. Regional Challenges: Meeting the needs of a broad economy that includes industrial, services and high-technology companies, as well as companies of all sizes, from large multinationals to locally focused businesses, both public and private. Recent Highlights: Great speakers, including such notables as, Michael Crooch, FASB FASB See: Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB See Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Member; Steven Elliott, senior vice chairman of Mellon Financial Corp.; Lynn McPheeters, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of Caterpillar; Art Rooney II, president of the Pittsburgh Steelers; John Surma, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of United States Steel; Dick Thornburgh, former Pennsylvania Governor, former Attorney General of the U.S. and former Examiner in the WorldCom bankruptcy proceedings bankruptcy proceedings n. the bankruptcy procedure is: a) filing a petition (voluntary or involuntary) to declare a debtor person or business bankrupt, or, under Chapter 11 or 13, to allow reorganization or refinancing under a plan to meet the debts of the party ; and on a "non-financial note," Marvin Hamlisch, principal pops conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Technical sessions, including half-day sessions presented by Chapter sponsors to meet continuing professional education (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) credit needs of the members. Most Chapter meetings are preceded by a technical session. Sponsor of regional CFO of the Year Awards presented to financial professionals in the Pittsburgh region for outstanding performance in their role as corporate financial stewards. Unique Qualities: Reaching out to members to offer a balance of technical and networking opportunities, including informal groups that meet periodically to discuss issues of common interest. The Chapter has a private companies group that meets informally approximately five times a year to discuss areas of common interest. Some recently discussed subjects include controlling healthcare costs, insurance programs and the unique financial reporting needs of privately owned businesses. The Chapter has a group of dedicated sponsors that have been helpful in attracting speakers, in addition to their significant financial support. This support is being used, in part, to fund a scholarship program with local universities. President's Comment: "The Pittsburgh Chapter has remained vibrant by reaching out to new members and involving them in our activities, such as program planning. Their ideas have helped keep our meetings topical and informative." President: Robert Funderlich is the Controller of Beckwith Machinery Co. He can be reached at funderlich@bmcoi.com or 724.325.9383. |
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