Certified Association Executive (CAE) Info

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CAE . Those three letters after your name can represent professional recognition and career advancement. CAE means Certified Association Executive, the professional designation for the association management profession ... and the Forum can help you achieve this individual certification. The Association Forum was the first local society to provide study groups for CAE candidates back in the mid-'70s.

If you have or plan to submit your CAE Application Form to ASAE by Friday, Febuary 8, 2008 the Forum strongly encourages you to enroll in the society's study group. The sooner you get the application into ASAE, the sooner you will know whether you are eligible to sit for the exam, and to participate in the study group. Here are the details:

WHO: The study group is intended for association professionals who have met the basic CAE certification requirements, who file their application by February 8, 2008 (or March 7, 2008- Subject to an additional $100 application extension fee) and who intend to take the May 2, 2008 examination .

WHAT: The study group is a small, interactive group of association professionals that meets for a structured case study series based on the ten domain areas of identified competencies, open discussion and a review of potential exam questions and materials.

WHEN: The group(s) will meet weekly beginning March 4th through  April 15th. The groups will meet from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: The downtown group will meet at Forum headquarters, 10 S.Riverside Plaza, Suite 800, (or another site in the Loop or North Michigan Avenue area if warranted).  In order to host a suburban study group 8 registrants are required.

CONTENT : Weekly meetings will be facilitated by existing CAEs and will focus on one of the ten identified domains of association management expertise. With this format, every exam subject will be covered thoroughly. It is strongly advised that all students read the recommended reading materials BEFORE the scheduled case study. The schedule will be e-mailed to all enrollees.

STUDY GROUP SIGN-UP:

To register for the Study group, click here.

ORDERING BOOKS:

You can order the books through ASAE at www.asaenet.org/cae .

Can't Attend Weekly Study Sessions?

The Michigan Society of Association Executives conducts an Internet-based distance learning study group. If interested, contact MSAE CEO Cheryl Ronk, CAE at 517-332-6723 or cheryl@msae.org  for more information.