Councils & Forums

• Candidates are nominated by leadership within OESA suppliers and affiliate member companies. 
• Candidates are on a “leadership track” and/or considered to be a future leader within your organization. 
• Age requirement: Generally, 38 years of age or under are eligible. 
• Candidates should have at least five years of industry experience and additional years of relevant professional experience. 

• Council Members can participate in-person or virtually.
• An engaging and collaborative environment where emerging leaders learn and grow professionally and personally. 
• Industry networking with OESA facilitators, subject matter experts, CEO’s, industry executives and thought leaders. 
• The ELC cohort will participate in developing their program based on the issues that matter most today and in the future. 
• Peer-to-peer roundtable sessions help foster connections with each other and create space to share best practices and actionable insights.
• Hands-on exercises, group discussions, breakout rooms, and polls to ensure engagement during the two years.  
• Online learning provides an opportunity to bring people who might otherwise have limited opportunities to connect face-to-face due to restricted travel.
• The first meeting of the ELC is on January 20, 2022. 

• Attendance at meetings is limited to council members and invited guests. 
• The Council will meet quarterly for two years, beginning on January 20, 2022.
• Council members must attend at least two meetings per year to remain in good standing. 
• Substitutions are not allowed. 
• Council membership is a two-year commitment for 2022-2023. 
• OESA staff will administer and facilitate each meeting. 
• The council membership is capped at 40 members, with a maximum of two nominees per supplier member company and one nominee per affiliate member company. 

• Accountability
• Career & Coaching Techniques
• Change Management
• Communication
• Culture – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
• Emotional Intelligence 
• Industry Related Insights
• Influence and Negotiation
• Leadership From My Perspective – Conversations with Industry Leaders
• Worklife Balance

• ELC members may be invited to participate in other OESA Peer Group Councils as appropriate. 
• ELC members are eligible to attend most OESA events at a reduced rate or without cost. Limitations apply. 
• Facility tours/company visits exclusively to ELC members based on interest and availability.

• ELC is open to current OESA regular and affiliate member companies only. 
• The Fee for this two-year program is $3,500 per individual council member and will be invoiced to the ELC 2022-23 members in January of 2022. Membership fee must be paid in full by January 31, 2022.

2022 Meeting Dates

• January 20
• April 28
• July 21
• October 6