January EO Update
In this issue:
EO Virtual Meeting | Member Meeting Day/Installation | Trends in Housing | B4 Conference | 2020 Association Management Conference | Last call for BOD
EO Virtual Meeting
Miss our virtual EO meeting on January 21? Click here to listen/watch. (fast forward to 23:40 for meeting start)
highlights of the EO meeting include several of the topics listed below along with an update on the proposed 3-year budget projection and consideration of a possible future dues increase.
President’s Installation & Member Meeting
Registration for the Member Meeting and President’s Installation closes January 30. To see who has registered as of 8am on January 22, please click this link.
If you intend to join us at either, please register now.
Trends in Housing Conference
Registration for our inaugural Trends in Housing Conference is now open with early bird pricing available! This event will be taking the place of our spring Advocacy Day next year given the lack of activity in the legislature. Agenda is below. Please also include this on your list of upcoming events in your emails to members. Conference will take place at the Ingleside Hotel in Waukesha.
9:00 AM - Check-In & Continental Breakfast
10:00 AM - Workforce Housing Shortage Report, Kurt Paulsen; UW Dept.
of planning and Landscape Architecture
11:00 AM - Trends in Energy Efficiency & Smart Home Technology, Joe Nagan; Focus on Energy (1.5 credits - free for WBA members)
12:30 PM - Lunch
1:30 PM – Wisconsin Workforce & Economic Outlook, Dennis Winters; WI Dept. of Workforce Development
2:30 PM - Housing Outlook Forecast, Robert Dietz; Chief Economist, NAHB
3:30 PM - Cocktail Hour
B4 Conference
This conference is open to all members and is a great time to take advantage of continuing education credits and dynamic speakers. This year, the WB Foundation is paying for all Wisconsin technical college students’ admission to the B4 conference. The WB Foundation is also sponsoring a luncheon during the conference where our members can network with the students and teach them about their businesses and open positions. We have provided a form for members to fill out and send back to Joan who will bring copies to the luncheon for the students. Please feel free to include this offering in emails to your members or re-send directly if you know of any that would like to take advantage of the opportunity to build relationships with students/fill open positions. Click here for the flyer that is being distributed to all WTCS instructors.
2020 Association Management Conference
Information and links for NAHB’s 2020 Association Management Conference have been posted to the Executive Officer Resources page for anyone who wants to get a head start on planning. Just a reminder - it will be taking place in Minneapolis so we hope that we will be seeing you all there!
BOD Nominations
The nomination period for BOD to WBA has ended, but if you have nominations to make in the future, please be sure to let us know so we can have them approved at a future meeting.