Apartment Trends Magazine June 2016 | Page 14

MISS MANAGEMENT CAROL LEVEY | LEVEY ENTERPRISES What your company expects from you at NAA's Education Conference I’m a regional and totally looking forward to NAA Education Conference until receipt of the memo from our company regarding what classes and social events I am expected to attend. Is that not the most ridiculous thing you’ve heard? Back me up on this would you? Y meet up at the conference and there divide up the team according to specific needs and/or preferences. Others go a step farther and include a written synopsis requirement from each attendee so that the best ideas come back to the company. If the answer is yes to any or all of these then organizing beforehand might be a way to accomplish. Some organizations have a game plan to The conclusions of this process should also be shared with NAA to help with future conference planning. ou’re probably not going to like my response but I know that a lot of money goes out in order for you and your colleagues to attend a national conference like NAA's this month in San Francisco. Should a company expect accountability for your attendance? Should they expect a thorough coverage of the available workshops? Would they want a strong recognizable branding at some of the general assemblies and/or social events? 12 | TRENDS • JUNE 2016 Finally, “best practices” usually include a group evaluation to determine what was gained at the conference combined with the value and/or cost by the support effort “back at the ranch” in order to process continuing value. Some organizations have a game plan to meet up at the conference and divide up the team according to specific needs and/or preferences. www.aamdhq.org