Interested in a WEB Chapter Near You?

WEB chapters provide a great environment to develop new business relationships and opportunities. But at its heart, WEB is about professional development through educational programming with industry leaders who can elevate the knowledge base of new and seasoned benefits professionals, from in-house employees, to corporate officers, to service providers. If you are interested in WEB's multi-disciplinary approach, read on.

WEB's Purpose

WEB is dedicated to offering individuals in all areas and levels of the employee benefits profession a continuous learning environment among multi-disciplinary professionals so that they may develop a greater scope and depth of understanding of the challenges and changes facing EB professionals today and become highly respected and influential industry leaders of tomorrow. At local chapters, WEB members also have professional relationship building opportunities through networking events, roundtable discussions, and mentoring.

If you are interested in developing a WEB Chapter in your area, the following is a general set of guidelines that you can use to get the conversation started.

First Steps to Developing a New Chapter

Contact WEB's Executive Director, Corine Corpora at corine.corpora@webnetwork.org or at 888.795.6862. Corine can connect you to others in your area who may have also expressed interest in creating a new WEB chapter, as well as individuals in your area who have attended WEB programs online or in other cities.
Identify other professionals with whom you have already developed a professional relationships who also may be interested in starting a local chapter. For the best chances of success for broad spectrum of potential members, WEB suggests recruiting 6 - 10 professionals with a variety of employee benefits experience, such as lawyers, actuaries, insurers, investment advisors, wellness providers, and in-house benefits professionals in the different areas of employee benefits, including retirement, welfare, and executive compensation.
Schedule an introductory meeting with the "leadership group" you have identified above to discuss interest, feasibility, competition, direction, and next steps. WEB National can assist by providing an Agenda and facilitating this initial meeting.
Schedule a WEB "watch party." Once you have at least 6 - 10 professionals committed to moving to the next step, find out what WEB National webinars are scheduled and plan a "watch party" for the group and some of their contacts. Typically, chapters/potential chapters schedule watch parties during the live event so questions can be submitted. Because of the presumed smaller level of attendance for this first event, try to find a free conference space from one of your leadership group where the event can be live streamed. WEB National will reimburse reasonable expenses for the event, including light refreshments.
Follow up with WEB National. After the watch party, the leadership group should schedule a meeting with Corine Corpora or another member of WEB"s Chapter Development team to assess how the watch party was received, including identifying positive outcomes and discussing challenges.
Next Steps. If the leadership group would like to proceed toward developing a new WEB chapter, additional meetings can be scheduled with WEB National to explain next steps, such as formalizing certain positions, scheduling another watch party and/or a live local event. WEB National will provide guidance and assistance as your chapter begins to form and grow.

Thank you for your interest in WEB. Please return to Step 1 above if you would like to consider starting anew WEB Chapter in your area!