Artifact Details

Title

Roberts, Mark oral history

Catalog Number

102658331

Type

Document

Description

Mark Roberts was recruited to become the General Counsel of NACCB in the late 1990s after working as a Congressional Grants and Projects Coordinator and then practicing law in Atlanta. After two years, he was selected to be the COO of NACCB and then two years later became the CEO. He describes the reorganization of the Association recognizing the changes in the climate from focusing on fighting Section 1706 to providing education and support for the growing number of members from throughout the country. After phenomenal growth in the late 1990s (fueled substantially by the expected Y2K crisis), membership took a dramatic plunge in the early 2000s, but has been recovering over the last four years. Roberts reviews the Conference planning process and discusses the various benefits of membership including a new insurance subsidiary that they have established. He points out some of the differences of NACCB from other trade associations (geographic chapter based and more focused on smaller companies, although he has recently introduced special programs to attract larger companies as members). Roberts concludes by describing some of the current issues and future plans that NACCB is addressing.

Date

2007-03-30

Contributor

Bugos, Glenn, Interviewer; Editor
Roberts, Mark, Interviewee

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Place of Publication

Mountain View, California

Identifying Numbers

Other number OHP 227

Extent

25 p.

Category

Transcription

Subject

Carver Documents; Dot Com Boom and Bust; Gilman, Benjamin; H-1B Visas; independent contractor; L-1 Intercompany Transfer Visas; McLaurin, Ron; Microsoft Benefits Suit; NACCB; NACCB Chapters; NACCB Membership Benefits; NACCB Membership Criteria; Operating Practice Survey; Section 1706; Shulman, Harvey; Smith, Peggy; Vasquez, Amy; Y2K

Collection Title

Oral history collection

Lot Number

X3939.2007