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Business leaders hail IT&CM association day
IT&CM Event’s First Association Day in Singapore, held last week has been lauded a success, attracting over 30 industry professionals from varied sectors including AMCs, finance, energy, engineering, education, insurance and tourism.
Organized in partnership with venue sponsor Suntec Singapore, the half-day Association Day programme featured expert speakers from association management company MCI Singapore and destination Sarawak Convention Bureau, and provided valuable networking opportunities for attendees.
The opening session ‘Ensuring the Future Sustainability of Your Association’ gave delegates valuable insights into adopting community building methods and to refocus as open professional communities rather than closed membership organisations.
Steven Ong, CEO of Financial Planning Association of Singapore found the session inspiring: "The take-aways have re-affirmed that the strategy I would like to adopt for my association moving forward is the right one. I found the trends discussed insightful. In addition, the networking opportunity has allowed me to connect with peers from associations across industries to discuss potential for collaboration."
The closing topic ‘Learning from Success: How Sarawak won the 2016 ICCA Congress’ looked at all aspects of the bidding process and how the organization used targeted lobbying across government, industry and stakeholders to create a unified message.
The IT&CM Association Day initiative is fundamental for industry engagement with the purpose of advancing the associations sector through peer-to-peer exchange," said speaker Oscar Cerezales, Chief Operating Officer – Asia Pacific | Global Director – Association Services of MCI Singapore.
IT&CM Events’ Association Days in 2015 will take place at IT&CM China in Shanghai on 14 and 15 April, IT&CM India in Delhi on 19 August, and IT&CMA in Bangkok, Thailand (30 September and 1 October).
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