Travel Day

1:30-5:00 p.m.

CHEMA Chief Staff Officer Meeting
21C Museum Hotel

Sponsored by the 21C Museum Hotel

21C Museum Hotel in Louisville, KY is the first of its kind — a 91-room hotel dedicated to world class luxuries, Southern-style hospitality and contemporary art from living artists, exhibited throughout its galleries and public space with the hotel’s revenue used to support the museum.

5:30 p.m.

Transportation departs your hotel for the reception at the Muhammad Ali Center

6:00-7:30 p.m.

*FIRST EVENT FOR VOLUNTEER LEADERS*

CHEMA Welcome Social at the Muhammad Ali Center

Sponsored by the Muhammad Ali Center, The Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Hyatt Regency Hotel

Welcome from the Honorable Mayor Jerry E. Abramson

Volunteer leaders join chief staff officers for the opening reception at the Muhammad Ali Center

The Ali Center’s exhibits and galleries invite you to learn about Muhammad Ali’s legendary life as well as reflect on your own.  Interactive pavilions and Multimedia presentations tell Ali’s story through six core values of his life: respect, confidence, conviction, dedication, spirituality and giving.  Discover how Ali’s values have guided him throughout his life.

8:00-9:00 p.m.

CHEMA "Welcome Dinner" at the Marriott Louisville Downtown

Sponsored by the Marriott Louisville Downtown

The Louisville downtown Marriott hotel is the city's newest grand tradition for important business events, stylish social gatherings or weekend escapes. This premiere convention hotel provides Pedway connection to the KY Int'l Convention Center and Louisville's bustling new Fourth Street Live district. Take in the lively sports scene at Champion's Sports Bar & Restaurant or delight in the sun-drenched cuisine of BLU Italian Grille. All within steps of Louisville's attractions like Waterfront Park, Louisville Slugger Museum, Louisville Glassworks and the new Muhammad Ali Center and just minutes from Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby.

All Thursday daytime events sponsored and hosted by The Galt House

7:30-8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30-10:00 a.m.

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Workforce demographics and impact on associations

The workforce is changing in the United States and in Canada. Review key outcomes of the recent ACE/CUPA-HR Pathway to the Presidency study and discuss the impact that changing demographics will have on our higher education workforce and on our associations.

Presenters: Andy Brantley, Chief Executive Officer, CUPA-HR; and Carole Workman, Executive Director, CAUBO

10:00-10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30-11:30 a.m.

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Green Association Meetings

Explore what higher education associations are doing to bring sustainable and environmentally friendly practices to their events in order to lessen their environmental impact and to motivate members to pursue sustainable practices in their home communities.

Panelists: Kent J. Blumenthal, Executive Director, NIRSA; Susan Jurow, Senior Vice President, NACUBO; Doreen Murner, Executive Director, NAEP; John Riley, Senior Vice President, NAEP, and Executive Director of Purchasing and Business Services, Arizona State University

11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

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Report on CHEMA products and service benchmarking survey

Brief discussion regarding the survey instrument that will be used to collect data from our associations.

Presenter: Susan Jurow, Senior Vice President, NACUBO

12:00-1:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15-4:30 p.m.

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Decision to Join

Why do people join our organizations? Why don’t they join our organizations? Why do they choose not to renew? What challenges are our organizations facing and what can we do to address these challenges?

Presenter: Sheri Jacobs, co-author of Decision to Join and Managing Director, McKinley Marketing Inc.

5:30 p.m.

Transportation departs your hotel for dinner at the Brown Hotel

6:00-7:30 p.m.

CHEMA Social Dinner at the Historic Brown Hotel

Sponsored by the Historic Brown Hotel

Restored to her classic English Renaissance grandeur, The Brown Hotel has been one of Louisville's most treasured landmark luxury hotels since 1923, with genteel Southern charm and the ornate splendor that has made her famous.

7:45-8:45 p.m.

Dessert Social at the Hyatt Regency Hotel

Sponsored by the Hyatt Regency Hotel

Join your CHEMA colleagues in the Spire, high atop the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Enjoy decadent treats while the Spire rotates to display the beautiful sights of Louisville.

Friday morning breakfast and sessions hosted and
sponsored by the Kentucky International Convention Center

8:00-9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00-11:00 a.m.

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Web 2.0

What is Web 2.0 and why is it important for higher education and for our associations? According to Wikipedia, Web 2.0 is a trend in World Wide Web technology, and web design, a second generation of web-based communities and hosted services such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies, which aim to facilitate creativity, collaboration, and sharing among users.

Presenter: Gardner Campbell, Associate Professor, Mary Washington College

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Small group discussion of key trends and issues for different association groups

12:00 p.m.

Closure and Adjournment

12:15 p.m.

Transportation departs the Kentucky International Convention Center for Churchill Downs

12:30-4:00 p.m.

Lunch & Closing Event at Churchill Downs

Sponsored by the Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau and Churchill Downs

Take a later flight out Friday night or stay over departing Saturday morning to experience the exciting and colorful spectacle of Thoroughbred racing at Churchill Downs. Watch the spectacular action on the track from our private suite and receive coaching from a professional betting expert. You can also stroll through the historic grounds of the world's most legendary racetrack. The racetrack is five minutes away from the airport.