*NEW DATE November 6, 2019
Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta
9:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. - Full Day Program
11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. - Luncheon Only

Schedule
9:30 a.m.: Registration & Coffee with Exhibitors
10:00 a.m.: Breakout Sessions I
10:30 a.m.: Exhibits & Demonstrations open
11:00 a.m.: Breakout Sessions II
11:30 a.m.: Networking with Exhibitors
12-1:15 p.m.: Luncheon with Keynote Reggie Henry, CAE
1:30 p.m.: Breakout Sessions III

Register today!

All-Day Tech Showcase Registration Cost (includes lunch):
GSAE Member: $79 (log in for pricing)
Guest: $99
Exhibitors (two reps, includes lunch and tabletop): $299 (limited to 12)

Luncheon Only Cost:
GSAE member: $39 early bird ($49 after November 1)
Guest: $49 early bird ($59 after November 1)

Sponsorship Available - Contact GSAE for more information

Thank you to our host:Sonesta Gwinnett Place - Atlanta	Thank you to our AV sponsor:PRG

Reggie Henry, CAE is Chief Information & Engagement Officer at ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. His responsibilities are to implement "exemplary" systems at ASAE that can serve as a model to the rest of the association community and to "ratchet-up" the use and understanding of technology among ASAE members. He has been working with and/or for non-profit organizations since 1985. Mr. Henry speaks regularly on technology and strategy issues. In 2009 he was invited by the Secretary of Smithsonian to participate in Smithsonian 2.0, a Gathering to Re-Imagine the Smithsonian in the Digital Age. Reggie was recently named one of the top 40 CIOs in DC-MD-VA area.

Mr. Henry holds a B.S. in Economics and Computer Science from Georgetown University. Mr. Henry serves on the Curriculum Committee and faculty of the Institute for Organization Management (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) and the Technology Management Advisory Council for Georgetown University’s Technology Management degree program, and was recently Appointed to the Board of Directors of Educause, a nonprofit association and the foremost community of IT leaders and professionals committed to advancing higher education. He enjoys cooking, drawing, pottery and golf.

Donating to the silent auction is a great way to show your support and help raise funds to continue GSAE’s mission of advancing the profession of association management and enhancing the professionalism of association executives. Donations of any size will be most appreciated and welcomed - we can even package smaller donations together to create a fabulous gift basket or experience!

WINE TOSS: Last year's wine toss was such a success, we're bringing it back again! Please consider donating a bottle(s) of wine, liquor and/or beer for the GSAE Wine Toss. Attendees will purchase rings to toss - whatever they ring, they win! Interested in sponsoring this carnival-style event? Contact GSAE today.

The Continuing Education Transcript feature allows you to access, add to, and export your educational history on demand, right from your member profile! It's simple:

• Log in at www.gsae.org
• Click the "Track Your CAE Hours" link
• From there, you can sort by date, export to pdf and add additional hours you've earned outside of GSAE events!

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Congratulations to Kristin McWhorter, CAE who was awarded the National Poultry and Food Distributors Association’s Honorary Lifetime Member Award.

NPFDA’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to honor Kristin with this prestigous award, which is presented on rare occasions.

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The city of Chamblee was recently honored for creative marketing and communications excellence by the City-County Communications & Marketing Association at its 2019 annual convention, according to a news release.

The “Come & See Chamblee” brochure won a Savvy Award during the annual awards ceremony at the Hilton Denver City Center in Denver, Colo., on September 5.

The brochure, funded in part by Discover DeKalb, showcases Chamblee’s new restaurants, boutiques and galleries in the printed publication. It also promotes the highlighted restaurants, boutiques and galleries in an accompanying social media campaign.

On October 2, ASAE held it's 20th Annual Power of A - Summit Awards Dinner, honoring six organizations that "exemplify the invaluable contributions that associations make to America and the world." Congratulations to Georgia Association of Convenience Stores for receiving a Summit Award for their work with the Convenience Stores Against Trafficking program.

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Forbes recognized Jekyll Island as number one in their "top 5 fall destinations that can help you hang onto summer."

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ConventionSouth has announced their Annual Readers’ Choice Award winners. More than 7,000 votes were cast to name the top Southern meeting sites and destinations. Congratulations to the 20 GSAE members who received the award!

View the recipients and learn more...

David Ellis, CAE is the new Director of Business Development at Heatherwod Construction. 

Alex Morales is now Director of Sales and Marketing at Hilton Atlanta Airport.

Jayne Tannenbaum is now a Senior Sales Manager at InterContinental Hotels Group.

Russ Webb has accepted a new position with the Tampa Bay Area Apartment Association, effective November 4.

Live webinars are worth 1 CAE hour. Did you know? More than 94 CAE-qualifying recorded webinars are available 24/7 on our GSAE website.

• October 10 - The MPLC Umbrella License-Are you compliant?
• October 24 - Practical Cybersecurity for Association Leaders
• October 30 - The Successful Mentoring Mindset - What Mentoring Can Do for You and Your Association Business
• November 7 - Association Storytelling
• December 12 - Creating Fans, Not Just Clients

• *NEW Date Change: Wednesday, November 6 Quarterly Luncheon & Tech Showcase at the Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta Sponsorship available
• December 11 Holiday Luncheon, Awards Show, Silent Auction & Annual Business Meeting at the Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory Area. Sponsored by Jekyll Island Authority Convention & Visitors Bureau and The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds-Lake Oconee

Please contact us ASAP if your property would like to host or sponsor a luncheon!

The Nominating Committee will include up to five at-large GSAE association executive members in good standing - Pat Dunwoody, CAE, Amy Kane, CAE, Tangela Monroe, MBA, CAE, Kevin Perry and Russ Webb - in addition to GSAE Chair Joel Peacock, Past Chair Gene Stinson, CAE, PCED, CEcD, HLM and Chair Elect Mary J. Wheatley, CAE, IOM.

Four seats for individual association member directors and one seat for a corporate supplier director will be available for two-year terms, beginning January 1, 2020. The slate of nominees will be offered to the membership for review no later than November 8, 2019. Board members and officers will be accepted and installed at the GSAE Annual Business Meeting on December 11.

Relevant Bylaws:
At least ninety (90) days prior to the annual business meeting, the Board of Directors shall appoint a Nominating Committee of at least five (5) persons, each of whom shall have been an Individual member of the Society for at least two (2) years. The chairman shall be the Immediate Past Chair. Others on the committee shall be the Chair, Chair Elect and two or more other members not currently serving on the GSAE Board of Directors. Names of nominating committee members and an invitation for recommendations for candidates for nomination shall be announced to the membership at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual business meeting. The nominating committee shall submit at least one (1) name for each available elective office of the Society and said slate shall be presented, in writing, to the membership at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual business meeting and again, orally, at the annual business meeting.

October is cybersecurity awareness month. As a reminder:

1. GSAE does not contract with third-party companies to sell our mailing list or member data. Please disregard any such fraudulent company solicitations. If you would like to rent GSAE’s mailing list legitimately, you may access the contract on our forms page here. We do not release your email address as part of the mailing list rental agreement - ever, per Board policy.
2. GSAE staff or officers will never ask you to transfer funds to a staffer, volunteer leader or member for any reason. If one of our leaders is actually traveling and runs into a spot of bother, they will contact a family member - not us, and not you.
3. While we may ask you to log in to your profile to register for an event or update your contact information, we will not ask you to send your social security number, bank account information, or credit card information directly to us. Electronic and paper invoices will direct you to our secure PCI-compliant payment page or to our fax number.
4. If you have any questions about the validity of a message from GSAE - from staff, our officers, our website or our enewsletter provider - please don’t hesitate to contact us directly.

GSAE has partnered to help build an interactive virtual conference called SURGE Growth, held on November 6-8, 2019.
 
AssociationSuccess.org hosts this free bi-annual online event for association executives across the globe, with the aim of assembling like-minded professionals under one virtual roof for meaningful and productive conversations about change.

Learn more and pre-register for the event here!

*CAE credits are available for live viewing only.

GSAE is proud to partner with Institute for Organization Management, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s professional development program for nonprofit executives, and offer four $500 partial tuition scholarships to one of Institute’s 2020 sites. The four scholarships, available to our members, will be awarded to students attending Institute for the first time to assist with enrollment fees and cannot be combined with any other Institute scholarships. Please note, this can be combined with the Premier Investor Discount (PID) and/or Group Rate.

For almost 100 years, Institute has educated association, chamber, and other nonprofit leaders across the country through its national program, highly rated curriculum, and high caliber instructors. Thousands of executives have attended Institute sites across the country to strengthen their management skills, learn industry best practices, and gain a broad national perspective from peers. Institute has helped them build stronger organizations, become stronger business advocates, and better serve their members. In addition, you will earn points towards your CCE or CAE as Institute’s curriculum is directly tied to the bodies of knowledge of both industry certifications.

Upon completion of the Institute program, graduates receive the IOM recognition which allows them to use the letters “IOM” in public mention and professional correspondence. The IOM recognition signifies the completion of 96 hours of course instruction in nonprofit management and commitment to the industry.

If you are interested in this scholarship opportunity, contact Wendy by October 18 and indicate your interest in the 2020 Winter or Summer program.

For more information about Institute’s curriculum, sites, and dates, visit the Institute website and Prospective Student Toolkit to help you gain insight into the program.

$149 Members $199 Non-Members

This survey is conducted every two years by a group of state, local and regional societies of association executives with support from Whorton Marketing & Research.

• Nearly 1,000 associations across the U.S. participated in this year's survey, including members and non-members of 23 SAEs.
• Each SAE report features its own data, state-wide or for its region.
• The national study compares compensation across states for 39 positions.

The full national and state reports present detailed compensation overall by budget and staff ranges, geographic scope and membership structure, and by state. Available in PDF format. Order online - GSAE members should sign in to your profile for the discounted rate.