Comments on: WAA in Spain a step towards EUWAA? Let’s experiment empowering the local chapters!

By: Paul Alburquerque

Paul Alburquerque — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:58:25 +0000

What has been the progress on this since the post was published?

By: René Dechamps Otamendi

René Dechamps Otamendi — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:29:59 +0000

@Stephen,
Great initiative, please let us know how it went. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend the conf call as I’ll be travelling at that time.

@Gemma,
It was nice meeting you and for the moment I think that I can say (based on what I’ve seen) that you are the most advanced practitioner in Spain, continue the great work you’re doing at Bankinter and see you soon in a Conversion Thursday in Madrid.

@Javier,
It was my pleasure, and please consider volunteering in one of the Committees

By: javier godoy

javier godoy — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:41:23 +0000

Thank you so much for your mention. As you told me: this is going to be what we want it to be

see you!

By: Gemma

Gemma — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:33:17 +0000

Hi René:

So nice to meet you at Barcelona. I was thrilled about being there with you all.

Let’s establish a WAA structure in Spain, I’m sure with your support and our passion it will work!!!

I think, as Stephen says, if we do something in Spain (starting in Conversion Thursday in Barna, Madrid…) to spread the word, we’ll get enough volunteers to do something important here.

Kind regards and thanks for everything

By: Stephen Budd

Stephen Budd — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:20:39 +0000

Hi René

I’ve posted this in a modified form over on Eric’s blog and thought I might hijack your recent post as well…!

I think one of the messages that came following the recent London emetrics summit was that we need more research to be done on the European issues and that we need volunteers (beyond the usual few!) in Europe to help with this.

Well…some of your European WAA member readers might be interested in learning that there will be an inception conference call for the WAA Research Committee European sub-committee taking place on Wednesday 11th June 2008 at 1400 hrs (Iceland)/1500 hrs (UK, Ireland, and Portugal)/1600 hrs (Western Europe).

Despite the group’s dull title, its purpose is to establish a WAA research structure with a European focus. While I am sure some of the current issues could well be the immediate focus, we also looking to make this something that will serve us in the future on a range of issues. I’ll stress that the purpose of the committee is not to argue strategy but provide data to enable evidence based decisions to inform that strategy.

The emphasis of the committee is on contributing and so I’m really interested in hearing from people that want to become actively involved in finding out the answers and give us the firm base of evidence to help take our industry forward in Europe.

For more details or the conference call number for your country, contact Stephen Budd at sbudd@highlandbusinessresearch.com