May 20, 2013 — New Sessions: Staff Engagement, Health Care Reform & More

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Annual Meeting Sessions Added - View & Register Today!
View the list of Annual Meeting 2013 education sessions and then register to join more than 500 association industry professionals on Tuesday, June 18. This year’s 75-minute education sessions and 35-minute learning updates will maximize interactivity so you’ll more to take back to the office.

Catherine Disch

Featured Member: Catherine Disch
Meet Catherine Disch, network and communications specialist for the American College of Chest Physicians.

My first job was working in a toy store.
What I would like to do as a second career is to have a side business as a motivational speaker.
A famous person I would like to have dinner with is Hillary Clinton.
What is the top thing you’d like to learn from the Chicagoland association community in the next few months? I would like to learn the basics of how associations work, what their future holds, what makes one association more successful than the next, and career paths available in associations.

New Dates Announced for Executive Education Program
The Strategic Marketing Management program will now take place Aug. 27-28. Learn from University of Chicago professor Sanjay Dhar about strategic marketing planning, best practices in new program development and more. Don’t miss out on this program and others remaining in the Business of Associations’ executive education series — Executive Decision Making & Negotiations on Oct. 10-11 and Building and Implementing Growth Strategies on Jan. 30-31, 2014.

Time Running Out to Register for HUG Chicago on May 23
Join your hospitality industry colleagues this Thursday for a day of service and city improvement projects. HUG Chicago is a volunteer program dedicated to the beautification and betterment of Chicago’s resources. Anticipated projects include planting, painting, serving food and more. Register now!

Experience Columbus
Columbus is one destination that all your delegates will love. Restaurants, entertainment, sports, nightlife and 3,800 downtown hotel rooms are all within walking distance of the convention center.

Help Defeat Detrimental Cook County Parking Tax
A newly proposed 8.5 percent Cook County parking tax would make Chicago’s parking tax the highest in the country and hurt Chicago tourism. The Cook County Board will vote on the measure May 29, so contact your Cook County Commissioner today and voice your opinion. The Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association provides more details and ways to take action.

Complete InSight Survey by May 31 & Receive OpenTable Gift Card
InSight is a powerful yet easy-to-use benchmarking resource that gives you the ability to compare your association’s annual meeting and IT data against others — helping to identify performance gaps and gains in revenue, expense, operations and more. View the video to learn more. Input your data by May 31 and get a $25 OpenTable gift card!