GSAE eNewsletter

Named as the Associate Executive Director for MISBO in November 2017, Michelle Shea supports all initiatives at MISBO. With a professional background in marketing, she focuses on mass communications, including the organization's website and social media content as well as all print materials. In 2016, Michelle was primarily responsible for MISBO’s rebranding effort. Congratulations, Michelle!

After more than 30 years working with the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA), former Georgia World Congress Center General Manager Mark Zimmerman has resigned as senior business consultant for the convention center in order to devote full attention to his new business, Zimmerman Consulting, LLC. "The outlook is bright for Atlanta’s hospitality and convention industries, especially at the GWCC, but the time is right for me to focus on growing Zimmerman Consulting," said Zimmerman.

Congratulations to GSAE event intern Ian Webb on his Magna Cum Laude graduation from the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communications! We are so proud of you and can't wait to see what goals you achieve next!

Charles Hall, President of Association Services Group, is excited to announce that the Literacy Research Association has selected ASG for management services. LRA is a national, non-profit professional association dedicated to advancing literacy theory, research and practice. ASG will be responsible for day-to-day administrative duties, board meetings, financial management, membership services, conference management, communications and marketing and more.

We look forward to seeing you in the new year! The calendar is updated to include 2018 luncheons and we'll be adding more events, webinars and SIG meetings soon!

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Any organization in Georgia that employs at least one GSAE member may apply. The applications are due May 1 and will be judged on the quality of the internship experience described in the application rather than on the qualifications of the student who will fill the internship. It is the responsibility of the organization to recruit a qualified student to fill the internship, but this may be done after the GSAE Foundation announces which applications will be funded. Watch this video and visit GSAE.org to learn more about the internship grant program. And, please consider making a donation to the GSAE Foundation.

Live webinars are scheduled for November 14 and 30 and December 5 and 14. Worth 1 CAE hour each. Did you know? Over 94 CAE-qualifying recorded webinars are available 24/7 on our GSAE website.

 

Join us for the virtual ZOOM discussion group, CAEs After Dark, beginning in February. Let Wendy know if you are interested in joining, or send an email to caeafterdark@gmail.com. Tuesday meetings are 8-9:15 p.m. and provide 1 CAE credit hour per meeting. Winter/Spring cohort begins February 13, 2018.

The iconic, game-changing venue that forever altered Atlanta and the state of Georgia’s cultural, architectural and economic landscape – was imploded at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, November 20. Taking a mere 12 seconds to flatten the building’s approximate 250,000 cubic yards of concrete, the implosion utilized more than 10,000 man-hours of preparation, 4,800 total pounds of strategically placed explosives, and approximately 6 miles of detonating cord and 1 mile of electrical wire connections.

Pictured left to right: Kevin Duvall Georgia World Congress Center Authority, retired GWCCA employees Ken Jefferson, Dan Graveline and Mark Zimmerman at the historic event.

The Georgia World Congress Center Authority, the state agency that owns the convention center, the dome and the new stadium, envisions a new luxury hotel on about one acre of the site. The board that governs the Georgia World Congress Center voted in November to pursue a pre-development agreement with a Boston company for a hotel at the downtown convention center, an important step as the state agency crafts plans for the 1,010-room high-rise.

Apparently, Aaron is the busiest learning professional we know. He and Tracy King, MA, CAE, another GSAE Annual Meeting speaker, also teamed up to produce a free Engaging Learners Guide. Learn more and download a copy of their new eBook "Engaging Learners: A Guide to Successfully Designing Engaging Learning," here. We hope this comprehensive, but approachable resource will help you and your speakers better engage learners in 2018. 

Plan to join GSAE in Washington, D.C., March 21-22, 2018 to participate in American Associations Day, the only legislative fly-in for association professionals (#pwra). There is no registration fee for this event and scholarships are available. This event also includes 3.5 CAE credit hours. We need Georgia delegates to cover our legislative visits effectively; contact Wendy for more details. Register here. 

ASAE’s hotel block is at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. The rate will be $329 per night. Our deadline for room reservations is noon on February 20. Please email Mary Kate Cunningham, CAE if you are interested in learning more.

Community Brands has added 501 Auctions and Gesture to their nonprofit product offerings. In addition, Community Brands has reached an agreement in principle to acquire GiveSmart. These three companies are leaders in mobile event fundraising technology, providing mobile auction and fundraising event services to help organizations improve the donor experience and boost fundraising revenue.

A new blog post from MemberClicks, a new podcast on ExtraordinaryCEO.com plus reorganized resources, several Venable, LLP blogs to follow and more.

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The ASAE Foundation is seeking applications to produce a significant and meaningful body of research that helps mark ASAE’s 100th birthday occurring in the year 2020 in a bold and dynamic way. This research is intended to highlight research contributions in association management and will consider past, present, and future perspectives relative to topics such as workforce development, education, economy, member engagement, and change management. The multi-year initiative will include several individual data-collection, dissemination and engagement, and research awareness efforts. Researchers are invited to submit applications no later than December 20, 2017.

Visit https://www.associationtrends.com/news/trends/commentary/researching-asaes-centennial to view the full article online.