Local Radio Program Covers ASAE Legislative Fly-In


Association Nation, a Washington DC-based radio program for and about the association professional community, broadcasted a show from the ASAE Legislative Fly-In program April 6 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Show guests included Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR), who introduced legislation last week to overturn onerous FCC regulations restricting associations' ability to fax information to their members; Amy Showalter, president of The Showalter Group; Barkely Kern, CEO of Capitol Advantage; and Ray Towle, executive director, Federation Relations for the US Chamber. Listeners can access the show online at www.associationnation.com.

For more information on public policy issues, visit the public policy section of the ASAE Web site at http://www.asaenet.org/.

Attend the Invitational Forum this June

Invitational Forum on Leadership and Management
Montreal Marriott Chateau Champlain
June 9–10, 2005
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
$795 ASAE members, $945 Nonmembers
Register now!

If you're like most time-strapped executives, you rarely get the opportunity to think outside the box, let alone consider alternative solutions.  That will change on June 9-10, 2005 in Montreal, Canada. In two days you will learn how to put the most compelling, unique and proven leadership and management theories into practice...simply by attending the Invitational Forum on Leadership and Management.

This high level program will bring together four experts on leadership and management to create a one-of-a-kind, content-rich learning experience specifically for CEOs and senior executives from the association community. 

You will...

• Engage in provocative discussions, test the limits of your management knowledge and gain new insight on how to succeed;
• Unearth countless ideas on how to excel as a leader and manager;
• Interact with leading authors and a talented facilitator who will push your thinking beyond its normal boundaries;
• Network with association executives from organizations throughout the country; and
• Learn how to put tried-and-true leadership and management theories into practice.

It's two days you can't afford to miss. 

Register now!

Program presented by Canadian Tourism Commission; Toronto Convention & Visitors Association; Tourisme Montreal; Tourism Vancouver—The Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau; and Destination Halifax.

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Countdown to Springtime 2005!

Thursday, May 26, 2005, Washington Convention Center
(ASAE members—enjoy this NEW membership benefit!)
Register today!

• EDUCATION—Exciting, new, cutting-edge topics. Two banks of concurrent sessions will be offered on international meetings, membership, outsourcing, emerging legal issues and more.
• NETWORKING—With more than 5,000 of the brightest stars in the meetings and association industry, you can't miss out on the chance to expand your contact list!
• GENERAL SESSION—Enter "the boardroom" with Kwame Jackson, the runner-up from season one of The Apprentice.  Kwame will share the business lessons he learned from working for Donald Trump, and discuss how team building is essential for success and the importance of individuality.
• EXHIBIT HALL—Over 800 exhibitors offer the solutions you are searching for —from meeting sites and services to technology solutions and business services that keep your organization running smoothly.  It is the one place in Washington, D.C.where you can get all your business done in ONE day. 
  
  www.springtimeexpo.com
  

Presented by The GWSAE Network, ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership.

Special thanks to our Springtime Signature Sponsors...
Hargrove, Inc., The Greater Milwaukee CVB, Tourism Toronto, Fort Lauderdale CVB, Greater Houston CVB and Richmond CVB.

Attend the Emerging Leaders Forum and Future Leaders Conference

Emerging Leaders Forum: Claiming Your Star 
Creating a Star Performance Career Strategy 
April 18, 2005 3:00– 5:00 p.m. 
The Center for Association Leadership's Marriott Learning Complex, Washington, DC
ASAE members $45,  Nonmembers $55
Register today!

What makes a leading brand? It is differentiated. It is reputable. It provides value. It delivers on a promise. Similar to brands, star performers differentiate themselves in their organizations, have stellar reputations and deliver value beyond expectations. This session will focus on developing a plan to support your career performance and progression. Using an inside-out approach, explore how behavioral actions affect your ability to develop and deliver your star performance. Learn how to determine tools and tactics that will enhance your performance within your organization. 

If you are ready to take your performance to the next level, you will not want to miss this invigorating session. Questions? Contact Megan Arzt at marzt@centeronline.org.

Content Leaders:
Amy Jen Su, managing principal, ISIS Associates; and Muriel Maignan Wilkins
managing principal, ISIS Associates

Future Leaders Conference
June 2–5, 2005
The Homestead, Hot Springs, VA 
ASAE members $595, Nonmembers $695
Register today!

Are you a next generation leader? Are you committed to life-long learning and a career in association management? If so, then nominate yourself to attend the Future Leaders Conference. This program enables you to develop personal and professional leadership skills required for strong associations. You will complete several leadership assessments designed to foster greater self-awareness about you leadership style and how it affects your professional performance.  

Specific topics include...

• Identifying the values leaders need and aligning our individual behaviors with those values;
• Building community;
• Identifying and developing talent in others;
• Fostering strategic thinking and decision making;
• Exploring new roles for leaders; and
• Managing uncertainty and change.

You do not want to miss this excellent learning opportunity!  Register today!  

"The Future Leaders Conference probably was the best professional development event I have attended.  Because the audience was composed entirely of experienced association executives, the content was high level and sparked active dialogue.  Networking with other leaders from around the country was another definite plus."    Andrew Calhoun, Director of Membership, Advanced Medical Technology Association

Conference Facilitator:
Jeffrey Cufaude, Principal, Idea Architects

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ASAE Creates NCSAE Network

On April 6, the ASAE Board of Directors approved the creation of the National California Society of Association Executives (NCSAE) Network, pending the May vote of the NCSAE membership to legally dissolve as a corporation. The new NCSAE Network will provide networking, volunteer opportunities and career services to association professionals and business partners in the San Francisco Bay Area. ASAE’s recent needs assessment revealed ASAE members’ desire to connect with other members in their own communities. This proposal allows ASAE to investigate a new way of connecting with members outside the Greater Washington, DC area.

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Take Advantage of Upcoming Virtual Learning Opportunities

Getting Your Place at the Table: Influencing Negotiation Skills
April 20, 2005, 2:00–3:30 p.m. EST
ASAE members $179, Nonmembers $279
Register today!

How would you rate your ability to influence colleagues and members in your association? Influence, both internal and external, need not correlate with rank, title or responsibilities. Come discover how you can gain greater leadership authority regardless of your position.

During this 90-minute virtual learning experience, you will...

• Learn how to develop skills to improve the crucial perceptions of others in the areas of leadership, relationship and creativity;
• Hear how strategic negotiating abilities enhance relationships while maximizing returns that positively impact your organization's financial and growth goals; and
• Learn how collaborative solutions are influential and build trust between parties. 

Content Leader:
Glenn Faulkner, Faulkner Consultancy, Inc.

Association Managment in the Age of Transparency
April 27, 2005, 2:00–3:30 p.m. EST
ASAE members $179; Nonmembers $279 (per site)
Register today!

Transparency–a powerful force rising in business and now an issue in the association community too. What is transparency? How can your organization tap into its power to enhance it's reputation; build trusting relationships with staff, members and other stakeholders; and achieve competitive advantage?

In this exceptional virtual seminar, you'll hear one of the world's leading authorities on business strategy explain the rise of transparency. Discover how organizations can embrace transparency and about its far-reaching implications. You'll learn that the best organizations have a clear understanding of the role played by transparency in their business strategy, products and services, brand and reputation, technology plans and organizational character.

Content Leader:
Dan Tapscott, president, New Paradigm Learning Corporation

Plus...see pages 17–18 of the April 2005 issue of Association Management Magazine for an article written by Don Tapscott on Transparency. 

"Transparency is on the march.  Sparked by unprecedented access to information–and later demanded by consumers, investors and regulators following a spate of high-profile financial scandals–this force has quietly gained momentum in the past decade and is now triggering profound changes in the private sector.  Firms embracing transparency, such as IBM, eBay, and Sutter Health, are thriving."

Principles of Financial Management Online
Orientation: April 28–29, 2005; Six-week online course April 30–June 10, 2005
ASAE members $425, Nonmembers $525
Earn 18 CAE hours through this Level II* course.
Register today!

Those new to the association industry will learn the principles of finance and administration through this powerful six-week course.  Primarily targeted towards finance professionals with one to three years of experience, non-finance staff desiring to learn the essentials of finance and administration, or finance professionals new to nonprofit organizations, this course allows individuals to learn at their own pace and according to their schedule.

Course topics include…

• Accounting basics;
• Finance management basics;
• Administrative and management functions of associations;
• Financial planning and reporting;
• Strategic operations;
• Organizational structure;
• Resource management;
• Risk management;
• Allocation of assets; and
• Reporting requirements

Facilitators: J. Eric Cauble CPA, EVP, COO, Medical Group Management Association; Brian J. Giganti, CPA, Regardie, Brooks & Lewis, Chtd.; Anna M. Hofmeister, CPA, Tate & Tryon; Richard H. Hovland, CPA, CHE, CAE, VP of finance and administration, CFO, American College of Healthcare Executives; Chuck Martin, CAE, CIA, COO, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

*Level II: Ideal for the participant with a general knowledge of the literature and professional practice within the areas covered.

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Question of the Week–Changing Your Organization's Name

What information do you have on changing an organization's name?

The following are resources from ASAE and The Center of Association Leadership...

AFP Implements Wholesale Branding Initiative Including Name Change
Learn how the Association for Financial Professionals weathered a period of change in the profession that included a technological take over of the transactional aspects of corporate fund management, increased pressure on its members to take on more strategic roles within their organizations and decreasing membership figures. The association met these challenges head on and adopted a new name, brand and communication strategy and did so without membership balloting. 
http://www.centeronline.org/knowledge/casestudy.cfm?ID=150&ContentProfileID=122025&Action=searching

ASMC Successfully Renames and Repositions Itself for a Consolidating Industry
Learn how the Association of Sales and Marketing Companies successfully rebranded, renamed and repositioned itself in response to a consolidating marketplace. The re-branding initiative was implemented in a two-step process that focused on the creation of a new name and detailed re-examination of member needs, association services and processes. 
http://www.centeronline.org/knowledge/casestudy.cfm?ID=550&ContentProfileID=122117&Action=searching

NSSGA Gathers Membership Input for its New Brand and Name
Learn how the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association used a comprehensive membership and industry survey process to gather industry information to implement a new name and brand initiative. NSSGA was a result of the merger of two separate associations and the new name and brand had to reflect this new unified voice for the industry. 
http://www.centeronline.org/knowledge/casestudy.cfm?ID=183&ContentProfileID=122059&Action=searching

The Change Factor: Strategic Positioning in Trying Times
Consultant and speaker Joanne Smikle authored this provocative article on change management and what it means to associations and their success.  Originally published in the Florida Society of Association Executives' publication Source, this is a must read for change catalysts and association CEOs and staff trying to move their organizations ahead.
http://www.centeronline.org/knowledge/article.cfm?ID=2190&ContentProfileID=130820&Action=searching

Innovation, Change and New Product Development Resource Links
http://www.centeronline.org/knowledge/resourcelinks.cfm?ID=204&ContentProfileID=122077&Action=searching

Naming Rites
Belmont, Barbara S
Association Management, February 2005

A New Identity
Sabo, Sandra R.
Association Management, June 2001

Have a question? Contact Knowledge Center/Information Central at 202-326-9559 or infocentral@asaenet.org.

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Register for these ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership's Upcoming Events

The Cry for Help: Challenges Facing Retirement Plan Sponsors
April 14, 2005
Audioconference

CEO Dialogue Online: Leading Associations in the 21st Century
April 16, 2005
Online Course

Claiming Your Star: Creating a Star Performance Career Strategy
April 18, 2005
Washington, DC 

Getting Your Place at the Table: Influence Negotiation Skills
April 20, 2005
Virtual seminar

El Competence: Improving Personal and Team Performance
April 28, 2005
Washington, DC

Essential Financial Skills for the Non-Finance Professional
April 20, 2005
Indianapolis, IN

Finding Our Way: Leadership For an Uncertain Time
April 28, 2005
Washington, DC

Fundamental Finance and Administration
April 30, 2005
Online Course

Essential Financial Skills for the Non-Finance Professional
May 3, 2005
Washington, DC

Exceptional Governance
May 5–6, 2005
San Francisco, CA

Book Club on Leadership
May 11, 2005
Washington, DC

Prometheus: A Leadership Think Tank for Senior Association Executives
May 12–14, 2005
Stein Eriksen Lodge–Park City, UT

2005 Financial Management Symposium
May 23–24, 2005
Bethesda, MD

Springtime 2005
May 26, 2005
Washington Convention Center–Washington, DC

The 2005 Springtime DC Invitational
May 27, 2005
Woodbridge, VA

Future Leaders Conference
June 2–5, 2005
The Homestead–Hot Springs, VA

Book Club on Leadership
June 8, 2005
Washington, DC

Invitational Forum on Leadership and Management
June 9–10, 2005
Montreal Marriott Chateau Champlain–Quebec, Canada

Hotel Operations Program
Moved to September 2005!
The Fairmont Dallas, TX 

CEO Symposium
June 13–14, 2005
Ritz Carlton Pentagon City, VA

Responding to Conflict
June 15, 2005
Washington, DC

Marketing & Membership Symposium
June 27–28, 2005
Marriott North Bethesda Hotel & Conference Center, Bethesda, MD

Government Relations School
June 27–28, 2005
Washington, DC

Legislative Symposium
June 29, 2005
Washington, DC

Hotel Operations Program
July 28, 2005
Hilton New York, NY

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