Clarification Regarding Upcoming Meeting

Contrary to a recent announcement by ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership, its 2009 Healthcare Association Conference, scheduled for March 30-31 in Baltimore, MD, is not being developed in cooperation with AAMSE. AAMSE’s 2009 Annual Conference will be held in Baltimore July 22-25, at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel.

New Pinnacle Partner - Wisconsin Medical Society

AAMSE is happy to welcome it's newest Pinnacle Partner: The Wisconsin Medical Society!

Do you have more the 5 AAMSE members at your organization and are interested in taking advantage of the savings most societies receive as a Pinnacle Partner? Click here for more information.

Annual Conference Pictures

Thank you to all who attended the AAMSE 2008 Annual Conference. Below are some select pictures from this year's event. We hope to see everyone in Balitmore for the 2009 Annual Conference!

Sweet Dreams Reception:




President Cal Chaney's President's Address:

Opening Speaker Neil Newhouse:

Dave Fellers, CAE

Dave Fellers, CAE, has been honored with the Key Award by the ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership, which will be presented at ASAE & The Center’s 2008 Annual Meeting & Exposition, August 16-19 in San Diego, CA. He has been the executive director of the Radiological Society of North America since 2001.

Fellers is the 159th recipient of the Key Award, which recognizes executives who demonstrate exceptional qualities of leadership in their own organizations and an exemplary commitment to the association management profession.

Congrats to the Tradeshow Bingo Winners!

This year was the most successful trade show in AAMSE history according to the exhibitors, and why is that?

Trade Show Bingo!

Well actually it was due to the great selection of products and services our exhibitors brought to showcase for the 2008 AAMSE Annual Conference.

After getting bingo cards marked by each vendor attendees were eligible for a drawing for prizes from Hyatt Hotels & Resorts.

And the winners are:
Jan Glas & Jennifer Bauer
Hyatt Weekend Gift Certificates valid for up to two (2) nights including an All American Breakfast.
and
Carolyn Kurz, Ray Helm and Judy Fitzgerald
$100 off certificates for a two night stay at Hyatt

Thank you to everyone who participated.

Congrats to the newest CAEs

AAMSE would like to congratulate the newest American Society of Association Executives Certified Association Executives:

Kari Glisson, CAE
Account Executive
Association Management Resources

Jeanne McIntyre, CAE
Communication Director
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Shawn M. Scott, CAE
Director of Member Services
North Carolina Medical Society

Laura L. Tiberi, CAE
Executive Director
American College of Emergency Physicians, Ohio Chapter

Taylor-Jones-Haskell County Medical Society

The Taylor-Jones-Haskell County Medical Society received a national award for its "Vaccinate Before You Graduate" immunization project.

The project won the Health Awareness Promotion Award given by the American Medical Association Alliance. The project involved providing meningococcal vaccine to high school juniors and seniors before they graduate. More than 250 doses of the vaccine have been given in the past year.

The "Vaccinate Before You Graduate" project was one of 31 entries in three categories reviewed by the awards committee.

The honor is the first national award the alliance has received since it was organized in 1917.

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