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It is hard to believe
how fast this FDCC
year is moving.
We have crossed
the fifty-yard line
and we are in great
shape. Through the
considered work of Co-Chairs
Alison Christian and Bill Vita, our
Corporate Counsel Symposium in
Philadelphia came through not only
as a rousing success, but finished in
the surplus column for the first time
in years. Next, Co-Chairs Micalann
Pepe and Alycen Moss pushed
our Insurance Industry Institute
ahead of budget as well with a very
successful program in New York.
Then came our February Winter
Meeting in St. Petersburg. What a
great meeting! With Convention
Chair Sean Griffin and Program
Chair Frank Ramos leaving no
detail overlooked, this may have
been the best Winter Meeting
in years. Thanks also to their
wonderful spouses Wendy-Nia
and Ana, respectively (with Ana
handling Registration like a
veteran pro). The weather was
sublime, and the Ramos program
superbly helped us understand
the idea of “Leading from Where
You Are.” Sites’ recommendation
of the beautiful Vinoy hotel
right on the marina was spot on!
After the President’s Reception
in the spectacular atrium of the
Museum of American Arts & Crafts
Movement, we finished strong
with the James-Bond-themed
Casino Night Gala in the Vinoy
ballroom complete with its Chihuly
chandelier. The band nailed the
James Bond music so well, one may
have thought Le Chiffre, Goldfinger,
and even Spectre itself were lurking
about!
Jimmy Wilkins and his Evolve
team along with Steve Embry and
his Artificial Intelligence Initiative
team combined for a truly great
and unique Tech U in April. For
the first time, Tech U was held in
Miami, Florida, a wholly new locale
for the FDCC. Honorable mention
goes to the wonderful work of our
Membership Communications
Committee headed by Alan Rutkin
and Valerie Kellner, which has
raised our Podcasts and Webinar
programming to yet another level.
For example, the new FedLeads
Podcast hosted by Shelly Masters
is rife with not-to-be-missed
leadership experiences and
insights.
Registration is now open for our
2024 Annual Meeting in July in
“Majestic Toronto on the Great
Lake Ontario.” The meeting
features the very hotel where
Craig A. Marvinney
FEDERATION
TIME SURGES
TOWARD THE
MAPLE LEAF’S
CALL
by Craig A. Marvinney - FDCC President