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MACNY Councils

Leverage Your MACNY Membership & Learn By Being Part of Our Various Councils

Considered the “Core of MACNY” by our members, your MACNY membership isn’t complete unless you and your staff take part in our networking councils. These Councils offer members the chance to meet and learn from their peers from hundreds of other Upstate New York companies.

Functioning as “organizations within the organization”, the councils provide valuable forums for members to meet regularly and enjoy the benefits of networking with other professionals to discuss shared experiences and common interests. Part of MACNY’s overall management development program, the councils create opportunities for members to seek cooperative solutions to the challenges of manufacturing, while at the same time improving their skills. And, they have fun. Members rave about our councils.

Each council meets regularly for informative programs and lively conversation. Often, there are guest speakers presenting educational programs and follow-up discussions. Other times, the Councils tour plants, allowing members to explore facilities, processes and management styles of different companies.

MACNY’s councils are just one more benefit of membership. Make the most of your membership and select a council in which to participate and join today.

MACNY has eight regular councils, to assist with your business growth. Please contact us to Join a Council today. 

Presidents Council 
Reserved for the senior leadership of all MACNY members, this council provides an ideal forum for top company officials to share mutual concerns and discuss trends in all aspects of business. Recent topics have included energy solutions and health care.

Factory Managers Council
Eligible for this council are executives who are responsible for the direction and coordination of all manufacturing activities within their companies. Events include dinners, plant tours and shared programs with other councils. During the coming year we will be touring GE Inspection Technologies; Otis Technologies; Daimler Buses, NA; Seneca; Middle Ages; Air Innovations; ECR interantional; Corning and Glenora Wine Cellar.

Human Resources Council
This council is for HR professionals from member companies. Meeting topics  for the coming year will inlcude Preparations for an Audit, Business Imigration; Drug Testing; Employee Military Personnel and a two part session on Culture Change. 

Plant Engineers Council
This council is geared to people who primarily supervise the maintenance, repair and management of plant equipment and buildings. Members of the Council will be visiting D & W Diesel; Sunoco; Tessy Plastics; Selflock Screw Products; Weldh Allyn, Inc.; Cornell's Cogeneration Facility and Marquardt Switches.

Safety & Environmental Health Council
Employees responsible for safety, health and/or environmental issues qualify for this council. The council provides annual safety awards, in conjunction with MACNY’s OSHA Alliance, to recognize best practices in safety. Council members will be touring OWl Wire & Cable; Tactair; Pratt & Whitney and Revere Copper Products.  Presentations will cover the following Topics: OSHA Inspections; Code Rule 60; Drug Testing - Pre, Post, Detection; Accident Investigation/How your Insurance Provider Can Help.

Quality Professionals Council
Members registered to either ISO 9000 or QS 9000 standards can become charter members and help fashion the mission and direction of this Council. Participants will share solutions, challenges and approaches to achieving and maintaining their QMS and help create professional development opportunities for others.  Topics this year will include Interna; Auditor Development; Root Cause Analysis - Six Sigma Success Stories; Supplier Quality; Busienss Process Management; Engineering Quality.

Business Development Council
This council consists of those individuals responsible for business growth within the organizations MACNY serves. Professionals from sales, marketing, product development, research and development, and strategic planning share concepts and ideas on best practices in developing business opportunities for their respective companies. The Council’s tag line is simply “Growth”. We will hold sessions this year on SmartGrid/Environmental Business Opportunities; Government Relations; Media Relations; Business Growth; Near West Side Business Opportunties; Moderna dn Sustainable Mfg and Business Growth Roundtable.

Technology Council
Created for IT professionals and executives who plan to use IT solutions, the Technology Council provides seminars and opportunities for sharing best practices, as well as a forum for emerging technologies and the business strategies aligned with them. This year's topics includ IT Security Best Practices; Desktop Virtualization; Nanotech Conference; Energy Matters; Cloud Services; Social Media; Microsoft Product Update; Wireless on the Floor/RFID and NY Tech Summit 2011.

MACNY's Newest Council

Financial & Business Services Council
for this council are those individuals who are responsible for finance activites within their companies. Events include shared programs with other councils. This year the Council held sessions on Business Killers’s, Assessing Your Customers Credit and Preparing for a Year End Audit.  This year's topics include;Combating Fraudulent Behavior; Grants & Loan Programs; Changeing Tas Law for 2011 & The Excelsior Program; Succession Planning/Mergers and Acquisitions/Vauleation and Sale of a Business; Access to Capital and Business Growth and Doing Business Abroad - Lessons Learned.

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Photo's from the 2009-2010 Welcome Back Council Reception - Click Here