GSAE eNewsletter

Gain access to the only 24/7/365 online compensation benchmarking tool designed exclusively for executives of professional, trade and service-centric associations/nonprofits.

• Compare your organization's key operational metrics to others across the industry
• Evaluate valuable KPI's, including salaries, benefits, positions/departments, and more!
• Generate customized reports to inform decisions and keep your organization competitive

GSAE has conducted a compensation and benefits survey biennially since 2013 through our partnership with Association Societies Alliance (ASA). Moving forward, this information will now be gathered through a 24/7/365 online platform, powered by Dynamic Benchmarking. The Real-Time Compensation Benchmarking tool is available to all GSAE members.

Entering data will always be free. For the first year (2020), generating customizable reports will also be free to all users. Effective January 1, 2021, users will be able to access reports through an annual subscription discounted for GSAE members. Get started now!

	Congratulations to Neil Hibbert, the new Vice President of Business Development at Meeting Shields, LLC.
	Congratulations to Kevin Priger, the new Director of Sales & Marketing at Hyatt House Atlanta Cobb Galleria.

MPI Georgia's Committee of the Year Phoenix Award was presented to the Hospitality/Welcome Committee, co-chaired by Amy Hokkanen and Christina Porter. Congratulations! 

Map Dynamics has launched Event Home Base, a new suite of features designed to support hybrid and virtual events in addition to in-person trade shows, expos, and other meetings. New features that support association needs include tools for empowering speakers to integrate live streaming and pre-recorded video into sessions, tools for recognizing sponsors in new ways online, one-on-one chat between attendees and exhibitors in the virtual marketplace, public discussions, and a new design optimized for desktop. Read the press release.

The Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau and The Classic Center are proud to be part of a new community-wide initiative, the Ready, Set, Go Safely campaign. As part of the program, businesses and organizations commit to follow health and safety guidelines. In addition, The Classic Center has outlined new meeting safety protocols and is pursuing the GBAC STAR^TM certification. Learn more about the campaign and new protocols.

Wild Dunes Resort is looking ahead. Enjoy an exclusive look into Wild Dunes Resort’s newest hotel and meeting space. When meetings must happen, they're ready! 

Congratulations to Jeremy and LeeAnne Minnick who welcomed Charlotte Mae Minnick on June 10 at 8:17 pm. Everyone is healthy and doing well! 

Our COVID-19 resource page and Pajama Brigade resource page are available to our community. Recently added resources include:

1. GSAE meetings tool kit, includes sample room set calculators and major hotel brand guidelines. Thanks to the Supplier Council and Jim Sprouse, CAE, Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association, for contributing to this document.
2. In our own research for the possible Annual Meeting in Savannah, GSAE created a sample questions list to work through with a facility. We've made it pretty generic so you may update it as needed. We encourage our hotels, facilities, and CVBs to access it, too. We are all partners in keeping our attendees and visitors safe and using data-based decision-making practices. 
3. Jeffrey Tenenbaum, Esq., Tenenbaum Law Group, PLLC, also shared this article about the efficacy of liability waivers for attendees and this article on top ten legal questions for events in general. We also should note our own GSAE member John Foster, Esq. has been working with dozens of y'all to answer specific contract questions around pandemics, force majeure clauses, and facilities. We appreciate the generosity of our attorney contacts. We will be posting some new articles of John's this week.

In addition, take a mental break and view greetings and activities from our corporate supplier members.

Recordings of our recent virtual meetings are available on our GSAE1917 YouTube Channel through GSAEtv.

If your organization is planning to hold an in-person meeting this summer or fall in Georgia, updated guidelines are available from Governor Kemp's office. As y'all know, the circumstances surrounding COVID-19 and the Southeast are fluid and changing frequently. This is a place to start, and we encourage you to perform your own due diligence and partner with our colleagues to comply, if applicable to your organization's plans.

1. Governor Kemp’s June 11, 2020 Executive Order and June 29, 2020 Executive Order.
2. Hosting organizations must meet 21 social distancing and sanitation requirements (pages 37-38)
3. If a meal will be provided, you must follow restaurant & dining service requirements (pages 8-10).

• Begins July 15 before the virtual luncheon, then meets via Zoom through September
• Materials subject to change based on CAE Commission guidelines - new exam outline beginning December 2020.
• $89 for GSAE members
• Includes Review session and Mock CAE Exam
• Currently based on ASAE's Study Guide
• Alternate CAE courses are available at the member price in partnership with Michigan Society of Association Executives

Learn more and register.

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GSAE recognizes excellence by presenting a variety of awards to members. To nominate a member for an award, simply email wendy@gsae.org. The deadline for nominations is September 30, 2020. Learn more about the awards program here. 

Each year, the GSAE Foundation provides grants to assist Georgia associations hiring interns. The associations receive help that they otherwise would not receive, and the students gain a valuable glimpse into a profession they may not have considered previously. 

Congratulations to this year's grant recipients: ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education, Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia and Southeast Tourism Society.

The GSAE Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of the association community and maximizing the impact of associations on society. Since 2002, the Foundation has provided grants of nearly $54,000.

GSAE is excited to announce that the Annual Meeting Silent Auction will be going mobile this year. In addition to limiting contact amongst attendees, it will also allow anyone to bid, regardless of if you are able to attend annual meeting in-person.

The silent auction supports GSAE's mission of advancing the profession of association management and enhancing the professionalism of association executives. If you have the means to make a donation of any size, it is most appreciated and welcomed. You can donate online.

• July 15 Virtual Luncheon
• August 26-28 Annual Meeting at Hyatt Regency Savannah
• September 16 Quarterly Luncheon, The Abit Massey Lecture Series, sponsored by Visit Savannah
• November 11 Zoom Quarterly Luncheon & Tech Showcase
• December 9 Holiday Luncheon, Awards Show, Silent Auction & Annual Business Meeting at Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia

Please contact us ASAP if your property would like to host the September 16 event and show off your meeting space. Sponsorships available for November and December.

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.

Virtual Strategic Planning - You need to know what the future of your profession or industry looks like, what your members want to accomplish within that future, their relationship to your association and the influence of competitors on the choices critical to their success. Association Laboratory's proven process makes this a reality for your association.

Check out their FREE webinar Essentials of Strategic Planning for information on the best practices that inform their approach to this critical decision-making function.

Contact Dean West, FASAE, President at Association Laboratory today, at dwest@associationlaboratory.com  or call their Chicago office at (312) 224-2626 to understand how they can help you through these challenging times.

In light of COVID-19, the CAE Commission has made a few adjustments for those renewing their CAE in 2020:

• The renewal deadline has been extended from December 31, 2020 to March 31, 2021.
• The cap on self-study has been lifted. All 40 credits needed for renewal may be taken through any amount of live and/or approved self-study courses.
• The early-renewal discount will be extended to completed renewals submitted through March 31, 2021. The discounted renewal fee is $275 for ASAE members and $425 for nonmembers.

These additional options apply only to the renewal cycle for those originally due to renew by December 2020. Learn more.

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