November 3, 2023
Professional Development
World Conference Registration Now Open
Bet on your own success with CMAA and join club management professionals from around the world at the club industry’s largest annual gathering and the only event focused on the business of running a club.
It’s the right time and right place to build your success. What can you accomplish at the 2024 CMAA World Conference and Club Business Expo?
- Boost your leadership skills with inspiring featured speakers and general sessions, including Unreasonable Hospitality Author Will Guidara.
- Build your professional network.
- Bust through your operational challenges with the latest innovations in the Club Business Expo.
- Borrow ideas and insights for your club in the Idea Fair.
- Bolster your team with new club talent and mentor future industry leaders.
- Breathe and enjoy dedicated time away to reset and refocus at the Mandalay Bay Resort.
Accomplish all your objectives while advancing your career and certification goals.
Learn more, access the schedule, and review registration options.
Make your plans to attend now, March 4-8, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV! Early registration prices are in effect until December 20, 2023.
Membership and Member Benefits
Put Your Hand in to Serve on a National Committee
Standing and special committees are an important part of CMAA’s leadership structure and vital to its success. If you have renewed your CMAA membership for 2024 as a Professional or Alumnus member, please consider volunteering for a national committee. (If you haven't renewed yet—don't delay!)
CMAA is governed by members to serve members.
National committee appointments are designed to achieve balanced member representation from chapters and regions, club types, individual demographics, skill set, and professional experience.
Contribute your perspective and experience!
Have you Downloaded Your Digital Membership Card?
CMAA partnered with ID123 to provide digital membership cards to all CMAA members. If your 2024 National dues have been paid and you have not installed your card before, you received an email earlier this week from ID123 with instructions on how to install the card from the app. If you already have your card installed, your expiration date updated to October 31, 2024, and no further action is required. If you have any questions about your card or if you would need the card invitation to be resent, please contact Erica Benjamin.
Digital cards are very convenient, and you won’t have to worry about losing your card ever again! Remember – simply present your digital card at the will call tent at most PGA TOUR, USGA, and LPGA events and receive a grounds pass for the day (The Masters and The Ryder Cup are excluded). We hope you enjoy this enhanced member benefit.
Save the Date for Giving Tuesday 2023
Each year, Americans across the country participate in Giving Tuesday. This one-day giving sprint raised more than $3.1 Billion in 2022 to support nonprofit organizations in the US alone. This year, #GivingTuesday is on November 28, and donations to The Club Foundation during the event will directly support robust scholarship programming, furthering the success of the club industry by funding tuition and expenses for the brightest emerging and seasoned club professionals.
Get in the #SpiritofGiving and the #SpiritofCMAA: stay informed about #GivingTuesday by texting CFGIVING to 51555; text TUESDAY to 91999 to donate now. You can also visit the Giving Tuesday page. To donate and support the Chapter Challenge, look for your chapter team on the challenge page.
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Resources
Listen: Let's Talk Club Management Ep. 103: Harnessing the Power of AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the buzzword of 2023. With the explosion of platforms like ChatGPT. But what does that mean for clubs? How can clubs harness the incredible power of these types of tools? Who’s already using AI? What more can we be doing? We are going to work to dispel some of the mystery around AI in the first of a series of podcasts on this topic. In this episode, we’re joined by Julie Brown, CCM, CPA, who shares how she and the team at Farmington Country Club are utilizing AI in their day-to-day operations.
Participate in the 2023 Finance & Operations Survey by November 10
Data gathering for the 2023 Finance & Operations Survey is underway, and we encourage you to support this important research through your club’s participation and get the data you need for informed decision making. CMAA recently announced a collaboration with Club Benchmarking, a CMAA Business Partner, to power CMAA’s annual surveys.
All CMAA members submitting complete 2022 fiscal-year-end data prior to the November 10 deadline will receive:
- A complimentary copy of the 2023 Finance & Operations Report for their club;
- A Universal Key Club Performance Indicators Report; and
- An invitation to schedule a Benchmark Review session with a Club Benchmarking analyst to review their club’s individual results.
Confidentiality of all data is guaranteed. Data will only be presented in an aggregated format.
In addition to overseeing data gathering and analysis, the Club Benchmarking Data Management Team is committed to providing full support to assist you with your data submissions. You’ll find instructions on the participation link below. Thank you in advance for your support!
If you have any questions, please contact Amilcar Davy, CMAA's Director of Research, at 703-739-9500.
Trends and News
Jonas Club Software Renews CMAA Partnership Network Commitment
Jonas Club Software has renewed its multi-year commitment to the CMAA Partnership Network. As a Strategic Partner, Jonas has made possible the development of valuable and relevant education, particularly around technology. Since 2007, Jonas has been a significant partner and contributor to CMAA and The Club Foundation.
“We are pleased to continue our long-standing partnership with the CMAA,” commented Joe Oswald, President of Jonas Club Software. “The commitment we’ve made will help ensure that managers in the industry are provided with the resources and ongoing education they need to excel in an ever more competitive hospitality landscape. We believe that a better educated industry is a healthy industry for everyone, which is why we are committed to reinvesting.”
Jonas Club Software is an award-winning club technology company that helps clubs thrive by focusing on the creation of exceptional experiences. These experiences are delivered through industry leading services, integrated applications, innovative technology, and long-term partnerships with the clubs they serve.
“As an industry leader, Jonas provides valuable technology expertise and solutions for clubs,” CMAA’s President and CEO, Jeff Morgan, FASAE, CAE, explained. “With the rapid pace of technology continuing to intensify, CMAA is excited to continue our long-term partnership for the benefit of our members and their club operations.”
Jonas’s participation in the CMAA Partnership Network supports the new member program at the CMAA World Conference and Club Business Expo as well as through educational summits and virtual learning throughout the year, helping to advance the knowledge and competency of current and future club management professionals.
For more information on Jonas, visit jonasclub.com.
