MHEDA Journal Article introduces 2011 Board with LinkedIn tie-in.
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First Quarter 2011 issue of The MHEDA Journal includes annual Meet the Board feature, which introduces members of association board to membership. To introduce this year's Board, imaginary LinkedIn pages were developed based on 21 members' responses to questions. Business pages for board members contained select personal employment and educational background, association role, go-to websites, one-sentence personal summary, and additional information.
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Link Up with MHEDA's 2011 Board
MHEDA's 2011 Board of Directors goes social.
Dewitt, NY: The First Quarter 2011 issue of The MHEDA Journal (http://www.themhedajournal.org), the leading online magazine for the forklift, conveyor, storage & handling, and general material handling equipment industries, was mailed to subscribers on January 31 and is now accessible online at www.TheMhedaJournal.org.
This issue includes the annual Meet the Board feature introducing the members of the association board to the membership. MHEDA's Board is made up of ten directors, two advisors and a five-person executive committee, as well as four-member Manufacturers Board of Advisors. Chuck Frank, president/CEO of AHS Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio, is MHEDA's 2011 President. Read more about Chuck and his plans for 2011 at www.themhedajournal.org/index.php/2011/01/meet-2011-mheda-president-chuck-frank/.
To introduce this year's Board, The MHEDA Journal developed imaginary LinkedIn pages based on the 21 Board members' responses to a series of questions. "In today's business climate, it's more important than ever for MHEDA members to stay connected," the article reads. "Here's what thee business pages for MHEDA's 2011 Board members might look like complete with a little personal employment and educational background, the role they will play for the association, their go-to websites, a one-sentence personal summary and some additional information." Additional information was culled from responses such as their favorite book, the one thing they couldn't live without, interests outside of work, the strangest application for material handling equipment that they've seen, and many more.
The online version of the article, contains links to each Board members actual website and social media accounts on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook where applicable. To view the full text of the article, read "Link Up With MHEDA's 2011 Board" in The MHEDA Journal Online at www.themhedajournal.org/index.php/2011/01/link-up-with-mhedas-2011-board/. The MHEDA Journal print magazine is mailed out to subscribers in January, April, July and October. For more information, contact Chris Powers, editor of The MHEDA Journal, (315) 445-2347, e-mail: chris@datakey.org.
About MHEDA
Founded in 1954, the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) is the premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Through its member journals (www.TheMhedaJournal.org), e-magazines, newsletters and industry wiki (www.wikimheda.org), MHEDA connects the manufacturers of storage and handling, lift trucks and conveyor equipment and distribution leaders for the purpose of delivering optimal solutions to the users of those products. MHEDA publications are the industry's voice for all matters related to the latest technology and the most up-to-date processes spanning the movement and storage of all materials. A 501(c)3 organization, MHEDA members span all of North America.
