News for CMAA Leaders: November 2024

CMAA News

1. 2025 World Conference & Club Business Expo Registration Opens
2. Six Club Management Professionals Awarded Sally Burns Rambo Scholarship
3. Matt Lambert, CCM, CAM, ECM, Named 2024 Club Executive of the Year
4. Listen to Let’s Talk Club Management, Episode 122: The State of the Association, and Episode 123: Advancing Technology in Clubs

To Do

1. December 11: Last Day to Register for Best Available Pricing for the 2025 World Conference & Club Business Expo
2. December 15: Apply for 2025 National Committee Service
3. December 15: Chapter Workshop Grant Applications Due
4. December 15: Chapter of the Year Entries Due
5. Ongoing: Submit Your Chapter Photos and Announcements to goodnews@cmaa.org 

All Officers

An annual CMAA theme is introduced each year to give all CMAA members, Chapters, and National a common goal to work towards for the membership year. After some discussions in the Chapter Relations Committee, they determined one year was insufficient for a theme to come to life. They decided to keep the same theme for 2025: There’s No Place Like CMAA! If you have already made the theme come to life in your Chapter, keep up the great work! If not, now is your chance. We’re looking forward to another great membership year and showing that there isn’t any place like CMAA!

Managing Directors

CMAA members have until December 31 to pay their 2025 National dues without penalty. Please reach out to your members who need to pay their dues so we don’t lose them!

Club Foundation Liaison

Get in the Spirit of #GivingTuesday with The Chapter Challenge

The #GivingTuesday Chapter Challenge page is now live. More information will be sent to Chapter Managing Directors by email. Stay informed about #GivingTuesday by texting CFGIVING to 51555; text TUESDAY to 91999 to donate now. You can also visit The Club Foundation’s Giving Tuesday page. To donate and support your region in the Chapter Challenge, look for your chapter team on the challenge page. The funds donated during the annual Giving Tuesday campaign support grants and scholarships for CMAA members!

For more information about scholarships or donations, please visit our website. You can also call us at 703-299-4284.

Communications/Public Relations Chairman

Spotlight Your Chapter’s Accomplishments

We know your Chapter is accomplishing great things. Share your events, philanthropic activities, awards, and more. Submissions are used as space is available, and may appear in Club Management magazine, Chapter Digest, Outlook, or on social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram). 

Add these dates to your calendar and make plans to brag on your Chapter in the Chapter News section of the Club Management magazine!

• January/February 2025 Edition – Content Due by November 18 (Space is limited!)
• March/April 2025 Edition – Content Due by February 10
• May/June 2025 Edition – Content Due by March 24
• July/August 2025 Edition – Content Due by May 30
• September/October 2025 Edition – Content Due by July 11
• November/December 2025 Edition – Content Due by September 5

All items should be submitted electronically to goodnews@cmaa.org. Please send high-resolution photographs (300 dpi) as separate graphic files (jpg, png).

For questions, please contact CMAA’s Vice President, Communications & Advocacy Melissa Low, CAE, at 703-739-9500 ext. 286.

Legislative/Advocacy Chairman

The ABCs of Music Licensing

The number of performing rights organizations has been growing in recent years. What are ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC, and what about GMR? Clubs must pay a licensing fee to obtain the legal permission required to perform copyrighted music under the US Copyright Law. This includes live music performances and recorded music. Find out about your club’s responsibilities and how to take advantage of CMAA negotiated discounts in the Legislative Report blog.

Membership Chairman

The 2024 New Member Recruitment Contest Ends on December 31

We are in the homestretch for the recruitment contest and the races are close. See if you can help push your Chapter past the finish line (and beyond!). This has already been an incredible recruitment year… let’s see if we can make it the best one ever!

Professional Development Chairman

Your Adventure Awaits at the 2025 World Conference & Club Business Expo

Seize new opportunities at the CMAA World Conference and Club Business Expo at the Tampa Convention Center, located along the Riverwalk in the heart of downtown with scenic waterfront views. Accomplish all your objectives while advancing your career development and certification goals.

World Conference registration and hotel reservations are now open.

Learn more, access the schedule, and review registration options.

Register by December 11 to qualify for Early Registration pricing!

Student Chapter Liaison

Student Registration for the CMAA 2025 World Conference and Club Business Expo Is Open

The CMAA 2025 World Conference & Club Business Expo not only presents an excellent opportunity for Student Members to secure positions within the club industry after graduation, but is also a great place for industry professionals, like yourselves, to find and cultivate new club leaders. If you are interested in sponsoring a Student Chapter's registration or travel expenses, please contact Sumayah Arcusa, PGA, Manager of Student Development, or the respective university Faculty Advisor to initiate the process.