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 2010 CEO-MC Retreat 

 6/24/2010  - 6/26/2010 

CAI's 23nd Annual CEO-MC Retreat - Chicago

June 23, 2010 - 12:00 Noon - 5:00pm

Optional Pre-conference Workshop called the "Technology Boot Camp." Select this option on the registration form.

June 24-26, 2010

Thursday, June 24, 12 p.m. – Saturday, June 26, 11 a.m.

The CEO-MC Retreat is exclusively for chief executives and senior executives of association management companies. Contact CAI if you have questions about eligibility for participation.

General Information

The CEO-MC Retreat is a unique, high-level, once-a-year event developed exclusively for management company executives.

With facilitated discussions, published speakers, advanced presentations, networking and more, the CEO-MC Retreat will make you a more successful executive.

Retreat Headquarters

InterContinental Chicago <<click here for online reservations
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 235-4670 for reservations

(312) 944-4100 main hotel number
$209 single/double / $289 for Executive Suites (limited availability)
Group rate expires May 24, 2010 or until block is full. 
    s  $10 per day discounted internet rate for CAI attendees

CAI thanks our Sponsors for their generous support.
Click on the “Event Sponsors” tab to hyperlink to their web sites.


Platinum Sponsors

Community Association Banc, Mutual of Omaha Bank

Management Resource Center

Smartstreet, a division RCB Bank


Tabletop Sponsors

 CommunityPlus, a division of North State Bank

The CEO-MC Retreat is exclusively for chief executives and senior executives of Association Management Companies. Contact CAI if you have questions about eligibility for participation.

You must be a member of CAI.

Sponsorship is available to Business Partners. Contact Marc Ingram for more information at (703) 797-6254 or mingram@caionline.org. Business Partners can participate through sponsorship only.

 

Registration Form

$525 - register by May 20
$585 - register after May 20

You must be a member of CAI to participate in the Retreat.

The CEO-MC Retreat is exclusively for chief executives and senior executives of Association Management Companies. Contact CAI if you have questions about eligibility for participation.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for Business Partners.

Please contact Marc Ingram about sponsorship opportunities.
Marc Ingram
Sr. Manager, Exhibit and Sponsorship
(703) 797-6254 / (888) 224-4321
mingram@caionline.org

June 24-26, 2010

Thursday, June 25, 12 p.m. – Saturday, June 27, 11 a.m.
(The Retreat is always the Thursday-Saturday after Father's Day)

Retreat Headquarters

InterContinental Chicago <<click here for online reservations
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 235-4670 for reservations
(312) 944-4100 main hotel number

$209 single/double / $289 for Executive Suites (limited availability)
Group rate expires May 24, 2010 or until block is full. 
    s  $10 per day discounted internet rate for CAI attendees

Hotel Overview: <<click here for hotel information and more
The InterContinental Chicago boasts the cities most desirable address. As the only hotel with an entrance on the prestigious Magnificent Mile, the hotel provides the ideal location to enjoy North Michigan Avenue's finest shopping, entertainment and cultural venues. Originally built in 1929 as the Medinah Athletic Club, an exclusive luxury men's club, this hotel combines historic charm with contemporary elegance and is referenced on Chicago's architectural tours.

 

Tentative Schedule as of 7/31/09

Wednesday, June 23

12-5 p.m.

Boot Camp: Technology

1-6 p.m.

Golf outing

Thursday, June 24

7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Golf tournament

11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Registration

12-1:30 p.m.

Retreat kickoff luncheon

1:30-4 p.m.

Opening General Session

4-4:30 pm

Tom Skiba Address—CAI State of the Industry

4:30-5:30 pm Reception


Friday, June 25

7:30-8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

9-10:30 a.m.

General Session

10:45 am-Noon Group Networking Session
12-1:30 pm Lunch and Education Session
1:30-4 pm

Concurrent Sessions:
Topic 1
Topic 2


Saturday, June 26

8-9 a.m.

Breakfast

9-11 a.m.

Closing General Session

11 a.m.

Retreat adjourns

  

Speakers (more will be announced soon)

 

Henry Givray, Chicago

Henry Givray is Chairman and CEO of SmithBucklin Corporation, the largest association management and professional services company providing full-service management and related staff resources to more than 320 trade and professional associations, government institutes and corporations. Since Henry's return to SmithBucklin as its CEO in 2002, the company has shattered every performance record from the previous 60 years in areas that include client retention, new client acquisition, employee satisfaction, financial performance and growth. Henry holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a B.S and M.E. in operations research from Cornell University.

 

 Lawrence Yun, Chicago

 

 Lawrence Yun is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. He writes regular columns on real estate market trends, creates NAR's forecasts, and participates in many economic forecasting panels, including Blue Chip and the Harvard University Industrial Economist Council. He regularly appears on CNBC, BBC and Bloomberg TV and is a frequent speaker at Real Estate conferences throughout the United States. USA Today recently listed him among the top 10 economic forecasters in the country.

Dr. Yun has been with NAR since 2000. Prior to that, he worked as an economic consultant to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Education. While a research associate at the University of Maryland, Yun taught free market economics in the former Soviet Union as that country transitioned from communism. Dr. Yun received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Recommend a speaker or submit a proposal yourself.

The CEO-MC Retreat Committee accepts proposals for speaking at future retreats.  Calls for Presentations. Some of the suggested topics are:

* Technology                     * Strategic Planning       * Sales & Marketing
* Industry Trends               * Executive Leadership

 

Here is how the CEOs ranked future topics for CEO programs:

Technology topics

#1 Technology specific to our field
#2 Business technology trends
#3 General business & productivity tools/software
#4 Small businesses IT best practice

Topics for CEO programs were ranked as follows:

#1 Strategy & Planning
#2 Technologies
#3 Industry Trends
#4 Executive Leadership
#5 Sales & Marketing

As you think about programs and speakers, please consider these two lists.  In the meanwhile, we encourage you to click on the above Survey Monkey link above and vote or fill out the Call for Presentaitons form.

We all know and appreciate the value of your time. 

See the "Speakers" tab above for a list of speakers. Presentation resources such as handouts and links will be posted here as they become available.

 

Recommend a speaker or submit a proposal yourself.

The CEO-MC Retreat Committee accepts presentation proposals for future events.  Calls for Presentations. Some of the suggested topics are:

* Technology                     * Strategic Planning       * Sales & Marketing
* Industry Trends               * Executive Leadership

 

Here is how the CEOs ranked future topics for CEO programs:

Technology topics

#1 Technology specific to our field
#2 Business technology trends
#3 General business & productivity tools/software
#4 Small businesses IT best practice

Topics for CEO programs were ranked as follows:

#1 Strategy & Planning
#2 Technologies
#3 Industry Trends
#4 Executive Leadership
#5 Sales & Marketing

As you think about programs and speakers, please consider these two lists.  In the meanwhile, we encourage you to click on the above Survey Monkey link above and vote or fill out the Call for Presentaitons form.

We all know and appreciate the value of your time. 

Continuing Education

With each redisignation cycle, completion of attendance at the CEO-MC Retreat counts toward your PCAM.

PCAM Recertification Application <<<click here to go to the PCAM web page

CMCA – 1 day attendance = 6 hours; 2 days = 12 hours; 3 days = 15 hours. Administered by the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM)

Call CAI for more information, (888) 224-4321.

The CEO-MC Retreat is exclusively for executives and senior executives of community association management companies.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for Business Partners.

Please contact Marc Ingram about sponsorship opportunities.

Marc Ingram
Sr. Manager, Exhibit and Sponsorship
(703) 797-6254 / (888) 224-4321
mingram@caionline.org

TERMS: Full payment must accompany signed sponsorship application. CAI reserves the right to refuse any sponsorship application or to cancel any prepaid sponsorship it deems appropriate to avoid conflicts of interest. CAI will refund payments for canceled sponsorships if marketing did not include sponsor and if written requests are received by May 19, 2010. Sponsorship refunds or cancellations cannot be made after any promotional materials have been created.

CAI SUITCASING POLICY: CAI has a no tolerance policy regarding suitcasing, which is the practice of non-sponsoring companies or individuals soliciting sales or sales leads in the lobbies, and/or representing their services or soliciting retreat participants for conflicting social activities. Non-sponsoring suppliers participating in the retreat as speakers are prohibited from soliciting business in the hotel. Violators of this policy will be charged the education session sponsorship rate, which must be paid prior to registering as an attendee, exhibitor or sponsor at any future CAI event. It is considered bad-form to conduct business outside of your own table-top area. Talking to clients or prospects in-front of someone elses display is also a violation of CAI policy will not be tolerated.

PRIVATE PARTY POLICY: All hospitality suites and hosted events must be reserved, approved, and paid for through CAI. Hospitality suites/hosted events are not permitted during official Retreat activities. Non-sponsoring suppliers are not permitted to host events at the official hotel during the Retreat.

Violators of these policies will be ejected from the Retreat if applicable, and charged $5,500, which must be paid prior to registering as an attendee, exhibitor, or sponsor at any future CAI events

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