Over the past year, the Membership Committee has shared monthly updates and reminders about the benefits available to you as an AMCI member. These include online forums, accreditation, educational opportunities, the RFP system, and many other resources to help you run your business and manage your client associations. We hope that these short articles have been useful reminders of the wonderful membership benefits of AMCI.

We all spend our days (nights and weekends too) touting the benefits of membership in our various associations managed, but have you truly looked internally to all the AMC Institute offers your firm and your employees? This organization provides, by far, the best value your money can buy. I will continue to renew my dues and participate in AMCI activities, and I hope YOU will, too!

It’s easy to renew your dues. Just visit the website at www.amcinstitute.org and sign into your company account. Click on "Membership Info" from your profile and you will see all the historical information about your membership, including when you are due for renewal. You can also click on the "Renew Your Membership Now" link to quickly renew your membership.

Don’t let this wonderful opportunity pass you by. Renew today! And remember, if you recruit a new member you will be eligible for the incentive drawing of a free conference registration (regular members) or a discount off the 2016 conference (associate members).

Sincerely,

Denise Calabrese
Calabrese Management
AMCI Membership Chair 2015

AMCI is updating the AMC Operating Ratio Report, which offers AMC owners and executives benchmarking data on AMC business and financial parameters. All AMC members are invited to participate and all key contact at member organizations should have received an email with instructions for participating. Survey response are due on November 2. If you have not received your invitation to participate, please email info@amcinstitute.org.

Thank you for your participation in the 2016 Board Slate voting procedures. Congratulations to the 2016 Directors and Officers who were elected:

Trina Camacho-London, Director – Hyatt Hotels         
Erin Fuller, Director – Coulter, an MCI Company
Denise Jackson, Director – Association Management Group
Leslie Murphy, Director – Raybourn Group International
Serge Micheli, Director – Association & Events
Nick Ruffin, Director – AMR Management Services
Michael Payne, Secretary – SmithBucklin 

Continuing Board Members include the following:

Greg Schultz, Chair – Kellen
Fred Stringfellow, Chair-Elect – Stringfellow Mangement Group
Lori Gordon, Treasurer – Association Headquarters
Charles Hall, Immediate Past Chair – Association Services Group
JP Guilbault, Director – YourMembership
Bennett Napier, Director – Partners in Association Management
Pam McKenna, Director – McKenna Management
Jeanne Sheehy, Director – Bostrom Corporation
Karen Wesloh, Director – The Harrington Company

AMCI and the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau will be co-sponsoring an Accreditation Workshop for those new to accreditation and for those already accredited. Is it your re-accreditation year? If so, this is a great opportunity to brush up on the Standard of Good Practices for the AMC Industry and review the changes to the Standard that went into effect January 1, 2015.  

Date: October 29, 2015
Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Place: Kellen, National Press Building, 529 14th St., Suite 750, Washington, D.C. 20045
Presenters: Sue Pine and Mike Deese, Esq.

Lunch will be provided

(Three (3) CAE credits for participation may be earned by participating in this event.)

The revised AMCI/ANSI Standard became effective on January 1 of this year. All accredited firms should be adhering to the new Standard. Even firms that are not up for re-accreditation this year should be following the  revisions as the new Standard applies to all accredited companies. 

It is important for all of your staff to be familiar with the revisions in order to adapt your corporate policies and procedures for compliance. Don't wait until your re-accreditation year to start your updates.

AMCI offers a concise summary on the important changes that went into effect this year, in addition to the complete Standard.

If you have any questions, contact the Accreditation Manager, Janine Oney-Schmitt at joney-schmitt@amcinstitute.org or 571-527-3108, ext.130.

Are you keeping your data and those of your client’s safe? Cybersecurity is an important part of safeguarding the intellectual property and personal information of our clients.

Thank you to the participants of the AMCI/IMEX America Hosted Buyer Program! We had members from Association Headquarters, Association Management Group, Association Services Group, Association Management Partners & Executive Directors, Bond Executive and Kellen to join us for three days of meeting with exhibitors from all over the world. According to IMEX Chairman Ray Bloom, "This year's show achieved new records" with more than 3,100 exhibitors, 300 hosted buyers and more than 57,000 one-on-one appointments. We look forward to taking an even larger group of AMCI representatives who plan global meetings next year!

AMCI’s Accredited Executive Leadership Program (ELF)* returns in 2015 with a game-changing strategy for your business. This powerful executive program provides an unmatched forum for leaders of AMCs of all sizes to learn from top business educators.

Registration is open for the 2016 AMCI Annual Meeting, which will be held February 10-12, 2016 in Anaheim, California. Join fellow colleagues for a transformational program that focuses on amplifying business development, professional expertise and knowledge, and strategic AMC growth.