BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240710T180000Z DTEND:20240712T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:CCEA Professional Development Summit DESCRIPTION:This is a Chamber of Commerce Executives of Alberta event. \n\n\n\nJoin us in Rocky Mountain House on July 10-12\, 2024 for the CCEA Professional Development Summit!\n\nPlease bring a gift from your local community (value $20) for the White Elephant gift exchange on Wednesday\, July 10. \n\n\n\nHere's a sneak peek of our conference highlights. Download the full draft conference program here. \n\n\n\nThe Importance of Employment Contracts\n\nKeynote Speaker: Darcy Michaud\, HR Covered\n\n\n\nIn Canada\, businesses and NFP's have leverage on just two things: employment contracts and the compliant policy manual. Beyond that\, the laws and policies in this country are stacked in favour of the employee. During this talk\, Darcy will explore the risks of not having proper contracts. This includes contracts that have not been updated to reflect recent common law rules in Canada. He will also discuss what proper contracts should include.\n\n\n\nTable Talk: Chamber Management\, Events & Communications & Membership\n\nIn small groups\, you'll have 15 minutes each to discuss trends\, opportunities and challenges with chamber management\, events & communications and membership. We'll spend the final 15-minutes sharing best practices and ideas as a group. \n\n\n\nLeveraging Your Strengths\n\nKeynote Speaker: Michael Snyders\, Future Focus Inc.\n\n\n\nIn this keynote presentation\, Michael will present a simple concept to leverage your natural leadership strengths that will have a measurable impact on your efficiency\, engagement\, and purpose\, as a leader in our business communities. During the presentation you will also learn ways that you can bring this concept into your teams that will vastly improve the group dynamic\, engagement\, and performance within your teams and supporting your members.\n\n\n\nTopics include:\n\n\n Leveraging strengths for personal & team success\n Identify how strengths connect to our interests\n Optimize time spent in your strength zone\n Examine how this approach will help enhance team performance\n Take-away tool to implement strategy within your teams to enhance their collective strengths\n\n\nHow To Generate Non-Dues Revenue With Chambers Plan Panel\n\nLearn how these Chamber pros are successfully generating thousands of dollars a year in non-dues revenue for their Chamber though Chambers Plan.\n\n\n\nThe Importance Of The Visitor Economy & Why Managing It Matters\n\nKeynote speaker: Austin Weaver\n\n\n\nThroughout the nation Chamber of Commerce associations are entrusted to provide services to communities and businesses integral to the sustained management of the local visitor economy. In this presentation you will learn about the economic and social value it brings to a community as well as key steps to incubate or manage this billion-dollar industry. We will also explore the distinction between destination marketing and destination management\, revealing why both are important in new/emerging destinations.\n\n\n\nFocus Executive Attention To Unlock Your Chamber's Value\n\nKeynote speaker: Derek Hudson\, Unconstrained\n\n\n\nOften an organization's largest constraint is the executive's attention. As demands on management's time become more frequent and more challenging an organization can become stuck. Together we'll help you step back\, see your organization as a system\, and find the key leverage points upon which to focus your precious/limited attention.\n\n\n\nMaximizing Membership Growth Through Engagement and Tailored Support\n\nKeynote speaker: Karen Hastie\, Chamber Perks App\n\n\n\nChambers of Commerce play a crucial role in fostering local business communities. However\, Chambers must improve their engagement with business members and employees to maximize membership growth. Chambers must deeply understand their members' needs and provide tailored support to achieve this. This presentation outlines the importance of these strategies and offers actionable steps for Chambers to serve their members effectively.\n\n\n\nWhy Getting To Know Your Members Matters!\n\nEnhanced Member Engagement:\n\n\n Build Stronger Relationships: Knowing your members fosters stronger\, more meaningful relationships.\n Increase Participation: Engaged members are more likely to attend events\, renew memberships\, and advocate for the Chamber.\n\n\nTailored Support and Services:\n\n\n Meet Specific Needs: Customized programs and resources address the unique challenges of each member.\n Boost Member Satisfaction: Tailored support leads to higher satisfaction and member success.\n\n\nDrive Membership Growth:\n\n\n Attract New Members: A reputation for personalized service attracts new businesses to join.\n Retain Existing Members: Meeting member needs ensures long-term retention and loyalty.\n\n\n\n\nUnstoppable Influence: What's Required When The Stakes Are High\n\nKeynote speaker: Kevin Gangel\, Unstoppable Conversations\n\n\n\nDoes everything seem like it's moving faster and faster\, you have more and more to do\, increasingly conflicting priorities\, and the need to influence more and more people with less and less time? \n\n\n\nAre the people around you so distracted and overwhelmed that they can't seem to hear your message?\n\n\n\nWe think that influence comes from our position\, authority\, logic\, or eloquence. But what if influence is a particular use of language? What if influence is a way to listen\, to discover the hidden purpose that people have which they don't know how to say\, and then to speak in a way that they can see the future they want actually being fulfilled?\n\n\n You'll learn to listen in new ways to both what people are actually saying and hear what they are leaving unsaid. \n You'll see how to discover hidden commitments people have that drive their communication and positions.\n You'll have the opportunity to look at your own individual purpose in life.\n You will leave with a model for conversations that put purpose at the forefront\n\n\n\n\nFun Night With Your Chamber Peers\n\n\n Free time to explore Rocky Mountain House\n Marketplace on Main\n Concert - WiL at Rival Trade Brewing X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This is a Chamber of Commerce Executives of Alberta event. \;
\n
\nJoin us in Rocky Mountain House on July 10-12\, 2024 for the CCEA Professional Development Summit!
\nPlease bring a gift from your local community (value $20) for the White Elephant gift exchange on Wednesday\, July 10. \;
\n
\nHere'\;s a sneak peek of our conference highlights. Download the full draft conference program here.
\n
\nThe Importance of Employment Contracts
\nKeynote Speaker: Darcy Michaud\, HR Covered
\n
\nIn Canada\, businesses and NFP'\;s have leverage on just two things: employment contracts and the compliant policy manual. Beyond that\, the laws and policies in this country are stacked in favour of the employee. During this talk\, Darcy will explore the risks of not having proper contracts. This includes contracts that have not been updated to reflect recent common law rules in Canada. He will also discuss what proper contracts should include.
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\nTable Talk: Chamber Management\, Events &\; Communications &\; Membership
\nIn small groups\, you&rsquo\;ll have 15 minutes each to discuss trends\, opportunities and challenges with chamber management\, events &\; communications and membership. We&rsquo\;ll spend the final 15-minutes sharing best practices and ideas as a group. \;
\n
\nLeveraging Your Strengths
\nKeynote Speaker: Michael Snyders\, Future Focus Inc.
\n
\nIn this keynote presentation\, Michael will present a simple concept to leverage your natural leadership strengths that will have a measurable impact on your efficiency\, engagement\, and purpose\, as a leader in our business communities. During the presentation you will also learn ways that you can bring this concept into your teams that will vastly improve the group dynamic\, engagement\, and performance within your teams and supporting your members.
\n
\nTopics include:

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How To Generate Non-Dues Revenue With Chambers Plan Panel
\nLearn how these Chamber pros are successfully generating thousands of dollars a year in non-dues revenue for their Chamber though Chambers Plan.
\n
\nThe Importance Of The Visitor Economy &\; Why Managing It Matters
\nKeynote speaker: Austin Weaver
\n
\nThroughout the nation Chamber of Commerce associations are entrusted to provide services to communities and businesses integral to the sustained management of the local visitor economy. In this presentation you will learn about the economic and social value it brings to a community as well as key steps to incubate or manage this billion-dollar industry. We will also explore the distinction between destination marketing and destination management\, revealing why both are important in new/emerging destinations.
\n
\nFocus Executive Attention To Unlock Your Chamber'\;s Value
\nKeynote speaker: Derek Hudson\, Unconstrained
\n
\nOften an organization'\;s largest constraint is the executive'\;s attention. As demands on management&rsquo\;s time become more frequent and more challenging an organization can become stuck. Together we'\;ll help you step back\, see your organization as a system\, and find the key leverage points upon which to focus your precious/limited attention.
\n
\nMaximizing Membership Growth Through Engagement and Tailored Support
\nKeynote speaker: Karen Hastie\, Chamber Perks App
\n
\nChambers of Commerce play a crucial role in fostering local business communities. However\, Chambers must improve their engagement with business members and employees to maximize membership growth. Chambers must deeply understand their members'\; needs and provide tailored support to achieve this. This presentation outlines the importance of these strategies and offers actionable steps for Chambers to serve their members effectively.
\n
\nWhy Getting To Know Your Members Matters!
\nEnhanced Member Engagement:
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Tailored Support and Services:
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Drive Membership Growth:
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\nUnstoppable Influence: What'\;s Required When The Stakes Are High
\nKeynote speaker: Kevin Gangel\, Unstoppable Conversations
\n
\nDoes everything seem like it&rsquo\;s moving faster and faster\, you have more and more to do\, increasingly conflicting priorities\, and the need to influence more and more people with less and less time? \;
\n
\nAre the people around you so distracted and overwhelmed that they can&rsquo\;t seem to hear your message?
\n
\nWe think that influence comes from our position\, authority\, logic\, or eloquence. \; But what if influence is a particular use of language? What if influence is a way to listen\, to discover the hidden purpose that people have which they don&rsquo\;t know how to say\, and then to speak in a way that they can see the future they want actually being fulfilled?
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\nFun Night With Your Chamber Peers
\n\n\n LOCATION:Conference Venue: Rocky Regional Recreational Centre: 5332 50 Street\, Rocky Mountain House\, AB T4T 1B2 Accommodations: Walking Eagle Inn & Lodge 4819 45th Street\, Rocky Mountain House\, AB T4T 1A9 There is a room block for the CCEA Summit. Call 1.866.845.2131 and reference 'Alberta Chamber Group'. Standard rooms are $125 + tax Kitchenettes are $140 + tax UID:e.1961.235 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260417T172451Z URL:https://members.ccec.biz/events/details/ccea-professional-development-summit-235 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR