Join us on Thursday, August 23, at 3:00pm ET for an #APAChapters Chat! Region 3 Advisor, Jennifer Cordes, CPP, and Region 7 Advisor, Jon Schausten, CPP, will lead the hour-long online discussion on "Meeting Planning for Chapter Events."
Jennifer and Jon will discuss the following questions with you during the chat:
- What type of events does your chapter organize and how many events do you have in a year?
- Besides submitting a Speaker Request to APA, how do you find speakers for your chapter events?
- Do you have a contract with speakers? What are the most important details described in the contract?
- How do you find venues for regular chapter meetings, one-day events, and statewides?
- What are some of your best practices for negotiating a hotel contract?
- Do you differentiate pricing for chapter members and non-chapter members for chapter events? Why or why not?
- What type of catering does your chapter offer at monthly chapter meetings and how do you stay within budget?
- How do you contract vendors and sponsorships? What type of sponsorships does your chapter have?
- When does your chapter prefer to have chapter meetings: mornings, lunch, or evenings? During the week or on weekends?
- If there is more than one chapter in your state: Do you work with several chapters to organize a Statewide or Regional Meeting or does each chapter take turns managing the event?
To join the conversation, use our chatroom portal on Twchat or participate through your Twitter account by following along with #APAChapters and including the hashtag in your tweets. If you are new to using TwChat, check out this helpful guide.
We’ll see you online!
