PCC Management Insights

“Staying in the Know”

PCC Meetings and Speakers
(July / August 2010)

PCCs must follow the Publication 286 (March 2007 Edition) guidelines when planning and holding meetings.  PCC meetings often include a featured speaker. The speaker may be a Postal Service employee or an industry guest.  All meetings and events, including exhibitor and vendor displays, must be designed to promote and serve the PCC Mission and are subject to prior approval by the local PCC Executive Board.  (See Publication 286, Meeting and Event Speakers and Topics, page 16)  Eligible event speakers may not use the PCC functions for personal gain or to promote their individual products, services, or business. (See also page 16, Publication 286).

PCC funds may only be used for activities directly related to the PCC Mission. (See Publication 286, Fundraising Events to Benefit the PCC, page 14, and Charitable Endeavors, page 15).  

•	PCC funds may not be used to pay speaker expenses in travelling to and from the meetings or for lodging, etc.  Also, PCC funds may not be used to pay speaker fees.

•	PCC meeting and event speakers must be willing to volunteer their time and resources to the speaking engagement without any expectation of remuneration or reimbursement.

Speakers for PCC events are limited to active PCC members or other business mailers who are not competitors.  Eligibility is subject to approval by the local PCC Executive Board.  (See Publication 286, Meeting Event Speakers and Topics, page 17).  
Competitors may become PCC members, but competitors may not serve on Executive Boards, PCC Committees, or as officers and may not exhibit at vendor shows or other PCC functions and may not promote or sell their products and services at PCC functions of any kind or give presentations at PCC events and meetings.  Donations to the PCCs and sponsorships of PCC events by competitors are also prohibited.  (See Publication 286, PCC Membership, page 5).
A competitor is an individual or company or other entity or association that promotes, sells or acts in support of products or services that compete with Postal Service products and services, even if such individual or entity is also a business partner of the Postal Service.  A competitor includes those entities that are directly or indirectly, wholly- or partially-owned subsidiaries of a competitor and any individual employed by a competitor or the wholly- or partially-owned subsidiary of a competitor.  A competitor may also include an individual, company or other entity or association that partners with a competitor. (See Publication 286, PCC Membership, page 5).
Should you have any questions, please email them to PCC@usps.gov.