Meeting Planner Exchange

When:  Sep 30, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 01:30 PM (CT)

2020 WSAE Meeting Planning Exchange
Please join us for an in-person meeting opportunity at WSAE’s Meeting Planner Exchange. Designed for association professionals involved in meeting planning, this is an exclusive opportunity to participate in an intimate group setting with educational content on the hot topic of contracts in the age of COVID-19, a Roundtable Discussion and tips from peers who have recently converted to virtual events. This is a great opportunity to experience what in-person meetings will look like in today's new environment. 

Creating a worry-free in-person experience is our top priority. Masks will be required during the meeting and all social distancing measures will be enforced. We will have masks available on-site for attendees to use. To see more about the hotel's safety measures, please click on this link Ingleside Hotel Safe Promise Plan

DATE: Wednesday, September 30th

10:00 am - 10:15 am         Registration

10:15 am - 11:15 am        Presentation: The Stakes Are Higher Than Ever: Event                                                        Contracts in the age of COVID-19.
                                         Barbara Dunn will be presenting virtually.

11:15 am - 12:15 pm         Peer Presentation of Executed Virtual Events 

12:15 am - 12:45 pm         Networking Lunch

12:45 pm - 1:30 pm           Roundtable Discussion of Hot Topics

Cost

$59 WSAE Members

$69  Non-members

Registration is limited to 15

Location
Ingleside Hotel
https://www.theinglesidehotel.com

2810 Golf Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072

Presentation
The Stakes Are Higher Than Ever: Event Contracts in the Age of COVID-19

In the age of COVID-19, event planners are finding themselves in a challenging predicament with regards to contracting. The situations surrounding COVID-19 have simply highlighted issues for planners that they may not have focused on as carefully before. To help planners overcome these uncertainties, Barbara will virtually lead an informative program focusing on contracting for the future. She will cover how to avoid the most common contract mistakes and the one contingency that the pandemic brought to the foreground, force majeure, including why these provisions are essential in all types of contracts and what the requirements of the provision should be.

Presenter
Barbara Dunn, Esq., Partner Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Barbara is relied upon by clients and colleagues alike for her innovative approach to nonprofit and tax-exempt legal matters. She remains at the forefront of current trends in this area of the law and advises clients on meetings, hospitality and travel law; contracts; employment law; computer, trademark and copyright law; litigation and risk management; administrative law; taxes; antitrust; and governance matters.

Barbara also counsels a wide variety of clients in the travel, tourism, hospitality, incentive, and meetings industries. She represents both businesses and nonprofit organizations regarding the negotiation and documentation of contracts for major events, conferences, trade shows and the like on a local, regional, national, and international scale.

Barbara has been involved in a variety of leadership positions in organizations that serve the associations and hospitality industries. She was the first woman to serve in a leadership role as chair of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Legal Section Council in 2005-2006.

Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Barbara was a partner at the law firm of Howe & Hutton Ltd., where she practiced for more than 20 years.

Please email membership@wsae.org if you have any questions. 

Thank you to event sponsor:

Location

Ingleside Hotel
2810 Golf Road
Pewaukee, WI 53092

Message from the 2024 Women's Forum Subcommittee Chair

Caley Mutrie, CAE, IOM

The WSAE Women’s Forum is excited to present its third annual conference: Leading Out Loud. This conference will unite women and allies in the association, nonprofit, and hospitality industries. 

Terry Pearce coined "Leading Out Loud" in his 1995 book Leading Out Loud: Inspiring Change Through Authentic Communications. When we lead out loud, we communicate authentically from the inside out. And that's what the 2024 WSAE Women's Forum is about - bringing our authentic selves together for a day of sharing, listening, learning from each other's wisdom and experience, and creating genuine connections. 

When we lead out loud, we use our voices to create opportunities and shift perspectives. When we speak up and take risks, we free ourselves of limiting societal norms and the roles we've absorbed throughout our lives and careers from gender stereotyping. As aspiring and seasoned leaders alike, it is our responsibility to ourselves and each other to stop downplaying our experiences and opinions and support and inspire each other to find and raise our voices. 

Building on the success and learnings of the 2022 and 2023 Women's Forums, this year's Forum will focus on leadership and career development, expanding our influence as leaders in our communities, becoming more assertive in our communications, leveraging the mentor/mentee relationship for personal and organizational benefit, learning from each other how to handle complex and challenging situations that confront us in our professional lives every day, and the importance of wellness, managing stress and caring for ourselves.

This year's Women's Forum will create space for consequential discussions, motivating us to tap into our unique inner voices and raise them for personal and collective benefit in the workplace, our homes, our communities, and our hearts and minds. This year's program is a day-long conversation between our presenters, facilitators, and you. So, ask your questions and share your experiences and successes as we inspire each other to raise our voices and lead out loud. 

Don't wait! Please register today and plan to join us for what will be an engaging and much-anticipated program!