Annual Meetings

[TW1]

Has anyone ever gone to the annual owners meetings?

Do many members actually up? And what usually happens at these meetings?


....Oh so close to vacation....

 

[JudithM]

I have attended several OKW annual meetings & find it worth my time & effort. I would encourage any DVC owner to attend an annual meeting. The last several years the OKW meeting has been held at the Boardwalk Convention Center, but these meetings have been held in other locations. I would be sure to check the mailings DVC members receive in the late fall or the member's web site.

I have met the people who spend my money . Seriously, many management CMS are there. It is a good opportunity to meet CMs in charge of the resort - the general manager, housekeeping, the front desk, engineering, etc. plus general DVC CMs like accounting, member services, Boarad of Directors, etc. I have never met a DVC CM who is not willing to take time to chat with DVC members whether it be questions, comments, observations, etc. I firmly believe that DVC CMs DO want to hear from members at any time of the year not just at the annual meeting.

The meetings themselves remind me of reading Robert's Rules of Order. They are formal & I am sure follow FL legal guidelines for timeshares. The Board does present us with upcoming information about Disney, & there is a question & answer period toward the end.

 

[Simba's Mom]

I went to my first Annual Meeting last year, not my last. If you go with the expectation of getting anything to happen, you might be disappointed. The amount of time for public imput is very limited. However, if you want to hear about what's happening at the DVC resorts (if anyone remembers, the news of the pool slide first came out at the annual meeting last December, and I posted it here right after the meeting), be the first to get "big news", it's fun. I think at the BWV annual meeting was the first announcement of adding coffee tables to the studios. Also, a lot of the CMs from the OKW resort were there at the OKW annual meeting, and I really enjoyed the opportunity to meet them and say "Thanks". There seems to be a pretty well-rehearsed script for them to follow, and like I said, not much opportunity for Member's comments-some but not much. I'm very glad I went last year, and hope to go again.