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Loss Prevention Study Group Guidelines
The National Restaurant Association's Executive Study Group Series Loss Prevention Executive Study Group Founded October 28, 2005
Organization and Operational Guidelines PURPOSE: It is the Mission of the LP to provide:
Membership is limited to restaurant industry loss Prevention or Security executives. There is no membership fee to belong to the organization; however, membership in the National Restaurant Association is strongly encouraged. Voting rights in the LP Executive Study Group are limited to one vote per firm represented at the meeting. To join the LP Executive Study Group, go to www.restaurant.org, click on the Study Group tab. Follow the instructions to join. FEES: There are no membership or initiation fees associated with participation in the LP Executive Study Group. Each member is responsible for his/her own travel, room, and miscellaneous expenses associated with each meeting. There is a meeting fee, payable in advance, based on the anticipated costs associated with conducting each meeting. Anyone who has paid the meeting fee but does not attend the meeting will receive a refund, providing the member has notified the NRA of his/her cancellation at least three (7) days prior to the meeting date. Annual Meeting Costs: o NRA member registration fee: $400 per person o Non-member registration fee: $800 per person Registration fee includes all meeting materials, meals and breaks. Hotel room expenses and reservations are the responsibility of the attendee; however, a block of rooms will be set aside for the annual meeting. STEERING COMMITTEE: It is the intent of the LP to maintain itself on a somewhat informal basis. However, in order to provide for continuity of the LP, its administration on an ongoing basis comes under the responsibility of the steering committee. The Steering Committee is comprised of four active members elected by the LP Executive Study Group. At each meeting, a new member is elected to the Steering Committee for a two-year term and one member steps down. During his/her term on the Steering Committee, each member will assist in some aspect of preparing for and conducting the meetings. He/she traditionally assumes prime responsibility for, and chairs, the third meeting held during his/her term. As meeting Chairperson, he/she also functions as the Chairperson of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee will be comprised of the following:
MEETINGS: Attendance and Meeting Notification Eight to ten weeks in advance of the meeting, notification of dates, time and location will be sent to the members of the LP. It is the responsibility of the Steering Committee, in cooperation with the NRA, to see that a mailing list of the LP membership is kept current. The mailing list will include only active attendees - i.e., those who have attended one of the prior three meetings. Location and Frequency The LP will meet once a year, typically the second week of May. The meeting site will be selected one year in advance by majority vote of the members present when site selection is discussed. Meeting locations should be purposely moved each time alternating among the east coast, west coast and central part of the country. The intent is to spread both the cost and inconvenience of travel as evenly as possible over the membership, since the geographical dispersion of members is substantial. Further, the accommodations should be functional and comfortable without being luxurious. It is the responsibility of the Steering Committee to ensure that the needs of the LP Executive Study Group are served when meeting locations are selected. Meeting Format and Agenda These meetings provide informal, open, and flexible forums to discuss a wide range of topics of interest to the field, and to facilitate the exchange of information and practices among the attendees. These may include:
Format Program is casual, roundtable interactive. Attendees are encouraged to actively participate and share practices, programs, and experiences. Depending on group size, rooms will be set up in a horse shoe manner to better facilitate and encourage active participation. Presentations are made by LP members, either alone or in panel format, who have had some experience in the topic considered. The program chairperson will assign the topics and allocate the time for each presentation. Typically, a formal presentation will take approximately 30 minutes followed by discussion involving the entire group. The presenter usually moderates these discussions. This approach ensures that the broadest exchange of ideas possible takes place and that all attendees are given ample opportunity to participate. Guest speakers, who could contribute expertise or additional perspective to a particular topic may, and the discretion of the Steering Committee, be invited to make presentations. Members are encouraged to suggest speakers to the Steering Committee. However, in such cases the participation and attendance of these outside s peakers will be limited to only that portion of the meeting dealing with the topic, which they present. Speakers will not be paid an honorarium. VENDOR SHOW: Vendors will be included, and organized by the NRA Staff Advisor & Steering Committee. Vendors may volunteer to sponsor meals/breaks/receptions/dinners, etc. BUSINESS MEETING: During the Wednesday afternoon business meeting we will determine the following:
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