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Moving a Convention with Two Weeks' Notice WINTER 18 connectionsThe Official Magazine of the associations advancing leaders, connecting Georgia Society of Association Executives > Emergency Preparedness Associations can ready themselves and plan for how they will manage their response to an unexpected crisis. 706.529.5951 Comfort and Convenience Meet Here Convene Collaborate Relax iFully customize your next i14 fl exible, air-walled meeting iNEW 206-room Hotel Indigo tradeshow, meeting or rooms (18,000 total sq. ft.) in downtown Atlanta special event connected to hotel i2 directly connected hotels – iDiscover excellent value iMore than 200,000 additional 1,200 newly renovated with the area’s lowest sq. ft. available for larger, rooms and suites for optimal square-foot price space-intensive programs convenience and comfort CONTACT US TODAY: 888.263.7456 • [email protected] • AtlConventionCenter.com UNSPOILED ADVENTUROUS WELCOMING Situated along the picturesque salt Great things happen when you venture After a multi-million dollar renovation, marshes of St. Simons Island, you will find outside the meeting room. 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TRIPP MITCHELL, CPP Project Manager: Brittany Thompson Advertising Sales Director: GSAE Presents Debbi McClanahan Annual Awards 18 Advertising Sales Representatives: Amanda Blanchard, Tony Chiccarello, Rick McPhee, Beth Palmer, Scott Pauquette, Tiffany Rapp, GSAE 100th Anniversary Gala Jamie Williams, Matthew Yates & Holiday Luncheon 21 Marketing Account Specialist: Larissa Flores Project Support Specialist: Destination: Sandestin, Morgan Bedsole Panama City, Gulf Shores Cover Design: Sharon Lynne, Dan Dahlin & Orange Beach 26 Layout & Design: Topnoyze Graphics Choices: Graduation Cover Photo: Jenn Pierce Has Meaning 28 PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2018/ BY JOHN P. HARRISON, CAE, CMP GSA-Q0118/9776 connections > 5 GSAE news & events >Save the GSAE Sponsorship and Date for Hosting Opportunities GSAE Events Luncheons are the primary venue for networking in 2018 in GSAE. About 180 members generally attend each luncheon, which is preceded by a 30-minute networking To help you plan reception. Your exclusive sponsorship includes an exhibit your professional table during registration and the networking reception, development year, 2-3 minutes of podium time, rights to leave a brochure or GSAE’s current flyer on each seat, luncheon registration for five people, calendar of events is available below. We recognition in promotional materials and post-event will offer more than 25 hours of in person attendee mailing labels. Sponsorship opportunities are CAE-matched programming this year, plus 24 available for November and December (one remaining). hours of online learning opportunities. GSAE The host property of each luncheon will receive an is a Preferred CAE Provider through the exhibit table during registration and the networking CAE Commission. Our list of events is reception, the opportunity to place material at each always available online at www.gsae.org place setting, podium time, significant exposure and (Calendar View). Various Shared Interest an attendee mailing list following the luncheon. This is Group meetings will be added throughout the a great opportunity to showcase your property! Available year. We look forward to seeing you! 2018 dates: July 11, September 20, November 14 and • April 18 Quarterly Luncheon at Omni Hotel December 12. at The Battery Atlanta; sponsored by Jekyll The Annual Meeting remains GSAE’s top professional Island Authority development program. This year, we’ll be at the • July 11 Summer Luncheon, sponsored by Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, May 30-June 1. We Coral Hospitality expect a total conference attendance of more than 200 • *September 20 Quarterly Luncheon, The members and guests. Sponsorship packages include Abit Massey Lecture Series, sponsored full conference registration and all sponsors will be by Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau recognized in print and electronic promotional materials, (*date change due to Yom Kippur) in the annual meeting program, AM app and with • November 14 Tech Showcase & Luncheon signage and a gift during the meeting. Opportunities • December 12 Holiday Luncheon, Awards include general sessions, breakfast, breakout sessions Show, Silent Auction & Annual Business and breaks. Meeting, sponsored by Jekyll Please visit www.gsae.org (Support/Sponsorships) or Island Authority call the GSAE office at (404) 577-7850 for more details. 2018 GSAE Annual Meeting, May 30-June 1 at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Miramar Beach, FL • Up to 12 hours of CAE credit (with pre-con workshop) • $399 association executive members; $659 corporate supplier members • $659-$2,909 corporate supplier exhibit and sponsor packages (includes registration) • $299 special pricing for additional staff from the same organization and our retired members • 3rd Annual Beer Pour and (new in 2018) a Wine Pour, both benefitting the GSAE Foundation • Silent Auction & Connections Sponsor Lounge • Ends by noon on Friday • $155-$359 room rates (room taxes & fees excluded) 6 > Winter 2018 GSAE On ASAE’s DELP Demand Learning Applications Open Did you know GSAE’s live webinars are ASAE invites qualified association professionals to recorded and converted to on-demand apply for the 2018-2020 class of the Diversity Executive programs within 24 hours? If you missed Leadership Program (DELP) by Monday, March 19, any of our webinars from the past year, 2018. The Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau it’s not too late. Accessible online 24/7, is the exclusive sponsor of DELP since 2001. DELP is an a sampling of the available courses are accelerated leadership program of education, mentoring listed below. Register for a bundle of and volunteer service in the association community. webinars to save up to 40 percent! Candidates who have at least three years of mid-senior • 5 Trends Associations Can’t Ignore level association management experience or at least one • Getting It All Done: Time Management year of experience as an association CEO (as of the date in a Chaotic Workplace of their application) and are members of a racial/ethnic • Is it Time for an Event minority group, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender, or have Sponsorships Makeover? a disability are encouraged to apply. • New Member On-Boarding Strategies During this two-year program, DELP scholars will and Services experience membership and volunteer service in ASAE Additional fun fact: Up to half of your and have access to industry leaders who could serve as CAE renewal or CAE application hours career coaches or mentors. DELP scholars from Georgia may be completed online with qualifying receive complimentary GSAE membership during their courses. Visit education.gsae.org to view appointment. For more information and to see the list of the full catalog of upcoming live webinars previous DELP scholarship recipients, visit and nearly 100 self-study courses! asaecenter.org/DELP. Congratulations to GSAE’s Newest Certified Association Executives Earning the CAE credential is the hallmark of a committed association professional. It helps drive professional self-confidence, opens doors, creates connections, and offers widespread value and recognition for candidates. Congratulations to GSAE’s newest CAEs. Charles G. Haws, CAE Janet Orwig, MBA, CAE Teresa Tatum, CAE Senior Specialist, Membership Associate
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