WITH BREAKFAST

Thursday, December 8

Offices of Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP
Falls Church

Creating and Sustaining a Strategic Board of Directors

Chief staff officers and senior staff spend too much time managing boards that are tactical and short sighted. The solution is to create and sustain a strategic Board of Directors that can positively contribute to the association through their unique insights into the industry or profession and their desire for the association to function as a platform for member success.

To study this issue, Association Laboratory conducted research targeting association chief staff officers from trade and professional associations. This research, published in the white paper Creating and Sustaining a Strategic Board of Directors highlights the main challenges facing strategic board leadership and introduces solutions to improving the quality of Board decision-making. From Board selection processes to staff competencies and support, participants will learn the building blocks of strategic board creation and leadership.

Every attendee will receive a complimentary copy of the white paper and access to the Association Laboratory Looking Forward Dashboard. The Dashboard provides access to all of the company’s association sector research studies ranging from environmental scans to strategy assessments and DEI research.

 1.5 CAE Credits

Limited to association professionals, AMCs and event sponsors

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Facilitator

Dean West

Founder & President, Association Laboratory, Inc.

Dean West, President of Association Laboratory, is a globally recognized thought leader and futurist for the association community. For more than 20 years he has researched what works and does not work in association strategy and leadership. An engaging, provocative, and conversational speaker, he understands the unique needs of association leaders working in a complex, dynamic environment. Mr. West’s research-based insights inform and inspire. 

A Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Association Forum, as Past Chairman of ASAE’s Professional Development Council and as a past member of ASAE’s Membership Council. He is a former association chief staff officer with experience leading national and international associations.

Mr. West founded Association Laboratory, Inc. in 1999. Association Laboratory, Inc. specializes in the research and development of strategy for trade and professional associations, is the leading source of association sector research, and provides strategic education for association leaders. The company serves a global client base of professional, trade and corporate organizations through offices in Chicago, IL and Washington, DC.

Pricing

VSAE Executive Members - $15

Non-members - $25

No refunds for cancellations. Substitutions encouraged.

Schedule (subject to change)

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. - Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Seminar

Covid Safety

At this time, no proof of vaccination or negative COVID test is required to attend, and masking is optional.  If, after registering, you test positive for COVID or are exposed to someone who does, notify [email protected] in writing for a full refund.  Read our full COVID policy