by Charlotte Klaar, IECA Member (Maryland) and Chair, Board Development Committee Each year when I receive my membership renewal from IECA and make the decision not only to renew but also to continue to be actively involved in the organization, I am amazed at the strides IECA has made in the preceding year. Now, some … Read more »
IECA’s group page on Facebook by Sarah Brachman, Manager of Communications, IECA Are you on Facebook yet? You should be simply because it’s an easy (and free!) way to market your practice, it can help you communicate with your colleagues, and it’s another way to stay connected to IECA members, schools, and programs. Once you … Read more »
by Janice Berger, Manager of Member Services, IECA Excitement is brewing as everyone looks forward to the pre-conference college, school, and program tours. The response to registration has been exceptional—we were thrilled to have been able to set up a second set of college tours. We thank each institution that has graciously opened their campuses … Read more »
by Sue DePra, Director of Education, IECA If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that IECA is firmly committed to providing on-going professional development and training through our annual Spring and Fall Conferences, our annual Summer Training Institute for new consultants, and through the many resources and services that are available … Read more »
by Diane Geller, President, IECA Our Executive Board hit the ground running on Wednesday and came up for air only when it was time to return home. Although I did have my running shoes with me, Mark’s reference to “marathon” pertained only to our meeting—we were all so engaged in discussion that I never even … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, IECA Executive Director The PLAN for Thursday was for the Executive Board to meet through the morning, and then break for lunch and some fresh air. We’d plan to re-group by 1:30 or so, work until 5:30 and break until dinner. The REALITY of the day was a meeting that started at … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, IECA Executive Director A year ago on this date, we were just preparing to open registration for our Fall Conference. This year we anxiously opened registration a few weeks ago, concerned how we would be impacted by the economy, by the selection of a less well known city, and other factors. We … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA IECA associate member Bola Adeniyi-Taiwo (Canada) made the four-hour train ride from Windsor, near Detroit, to attend the planning meeting for the IECA Conference to be held in Canada next spring. The planning meeting was held in what will be the conference hotel in Toronto. The surprising thing was … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA (Attending the ASAE Convention in Toronto) I heard Newsweek International Editor and CNN host Fareed Zakaria speak today. I was particularly taken by one of his opening lines: “The urgent will always crowd out the important.” Zakaria was speaking about what Senator Obama had stated as his one over-arching … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA (from Toronto, at the ASAE Convention) No topic has been more discussed, debated, praised, and disparaged than the role of social media in the work of associations here at the national convention of association executives. There are two questions that dominate. “Do we need to do this?” is raised … Read more »
