CSAE BC 2019 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 
BC NETWORK NEWS

• ‘It Takes a Team – Developing Unity in Crisis’ Presentation and Luncheon – February 19, 2019, Vancouver, BC 
• 2019 MLA Event – Stay tuned for more information

CSAE Leaders Forum - Ottawa, October 24, 2018 
CSAE BC

CSAE BC’s Giovanna Boniface (Chair), Urvi Ramsoondar, and Barbette Igonia travelled to Ottawa for the October 24, 2018 Leaders Forum. Held annually, the Forum serves to advance the CSAE’s strategic plan, create alignment around planning and operations, and celebrate CSAE’s journey through the business model transition. The Leaders Forum reached commitment on a new vision and mission for CSAE which was subsequently introduced at the CSAE Annual General Meeting on October 24, 2018.

Member Profile: Stephen Ing 
CSAE BC

Vice President/Team Director
ConferenceDirect®

Stephen, share with us your elevator pitch. 

ConferenceDirect is a full-service meeting and event planning company that places over 11,000 events each year. We use business volumes to get the best value for our clients from every major hotel group in the hospitality business. If you look at a mortgage broker model, we are very similar in our approach. As a mortgage broker finds the best values through various lending institutions, we source hotels for the best fit and overall value for our client’s meetings. It is our significant volume of business that allows us to pass along pre-negotiated contracts and savings that would otherwise be unavailable to Association and Corporate clients.

What’s the biggest challenge facing your organization and what are you doing about it?

I think in the space we are in; third parties or intermediaries are often misunderstood. I believe education is our best opportunity. Having spent much of my career in hotel sales, I know firsthand the value a good third-party representative can bring to the table when negotiating meeting or conference space. Whenever possible I am working to make presentations and getting face to face with Senior level Executives to explain in detail our role and how we can help. 

How to Be Happy at Work
PEOPLE TALK ONLINE

By Heather O’Keefe, CPHR. How to Be Happy at Work by author Annie McKee serves up great ‘how-to’ recipe for anyone determined to spend the majority of their working hours without being consumed by stress, drudgery, frustration or by working in a no-end job. In fact, McKee feels that one can be happy at work despite experiencing some of those feelings at times.

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