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Membership
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Membership
Qualifications
Chapter Membership
CMAA Membership Benefits and Services
| Membership
Qualifications
Joining
a professional association is vital to successful career
growth. Membership in CMAA will:
- Greatly
expand your knowledge and competency in the club industry
field;
- Provide
you with valuable opportunities to network, exchange
information and discuss common issues and concerns;
and
- Provide
opportunities for you to develop leadership skills
as you build friendships that will last a lifetime.
To be eligible and when applying for provisional membership
in CMAA, a person must be connected with the management
of clubs. Provisional members receive all CMAA member
benefits except the right to vote and hold elected office.
Provisional members qualify for active status after
12 months of membership in the Association and the accumulation
of 15 CMAA Education credits (CMI & Chapter Education).
A
club professional initially applies for CMAA membership
with the local chapter having jurisdiction over the
locale of the club. Once elected into chapter membership,
the individual simultaneously becomes a member of the
national organization (this is a requirement of the
Association’s bylaws.
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Chapter
Membership
CMAA’s chapter system is an active and thriving
society. CMAA’s 50
professional chapters are located throughout the United
States, Canada, Europe and the Far East and represent
the lifeblood of the Association.
Most chapters meet on a regular basis, averaging 10 business
and/or educational meetings per year. Membership in a
local chapter is mandatory and active participation is
valuable to the individual member as chapters provide
opportunities for: |
- Educational
and professional development;
- Networking
and exchanging information on issues of concern;
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Fellowship and contacts with nearby club managers;
and
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Participation in various social and civic activities.
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CMAA
Membership Benefits and Services
Club Management Institute
CMAA’s
professional development program is under the direction
of the Club Management Institute (CMI). CMI is responsible
for developing and maintaining programs that offer
club managers the most advanced principles and precepts
of professional club management. CMI oversees hundreds
of programs for chapters, regional meetings and the
Annual
World Conference.
Lifetime Professional Development
The leaders of CMAA had the vision and foresight to
establish a lifetime, campus-based professional development
program for managers at all stages of their careers.
This vision has been realized in the Business
Management Institute (BMI). BMI is a six-level
course curriculum with additional BMI elective programs
and is housed at renowned universities offering hospitality
programs across the nation. Courses offer technical
and professional instruction on the day-to-day and
long-term facets of club management.
Each program is an intensive five-day, 40-hour learning
experience taught by expert university faculty, industry
professionals and veteran club managers. BMI consists
of a multi-tiered, highly structured system to serve
those ranging in experience from entry-level managers
to club executives at the pinnacle of their careers.
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BMI programs are: |
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Education
Chapters annually offer more than 500 educational programs
in addition to those conducted by the National Association.
World Conference on Club
Management
Held annually in major U.S. cities, the CMAA Annual
Conference is the centerpiece of the Association’s
programs and activities. More than 5,000 people from
around the world — managers from diverse club
environments and a variety of industry professionals
and suppliers — attend this week-long event during
which Association business, nearly 100 cutting-edge
education programs and the largest club-specific trade
show take place.
Annual
Leadership/Legislative Conference
CMAA’s Annual Leadership/Legislative
Conference (LLC) hosts expert presentations on leadership
skill-building and legislative/regulatory developments
that have immediate impact on the club industry. This
highly participatory program is designed to provide
CMAA chapter officers and chairmen, as well as national
committee members, with education and training to successfully
accomplish their leadership and professional goals.
Scheduled programs emphasize the nuts and bolts of chapter
administration and provide checklists that clearly outline
responsibilities and important Association initiatives.
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