The InterConnection VOLUME 9
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021
NACM Connect Virtual Conference Wrap-Up to present for an hour virtually than to take time from his very busy schedule to deliver his economic forecast in person, and many more of our members were able to hear his remarks.
Lillian Novak, CGA Vice President of Education, Marketing, and Member Services NACM Connect n this, dare I say it, unprecedented year, NACM Connect is pleased that we were able to bring our 2020 conference to our members in a virtual format. While not an ideal situation, our members who need education and participation points to maintain their CCE, ICCE, or to earn their NACM professional designations were able to not only attend the event; but, they were able to attend more educational sessions than in a typical live event. Participation topped 200 members and over 20 exhibitor/ sponsors. Because of the support of our partner community, those members participating were able
to attend at a registration fee much lower than our live events. Additionally, we were able to bring in speakers that were able to reach all of our members. Many of our speakers also have time and travel constraints and aren’t always able to attend all three NACM Connect conferences. It was much easier, for example, for our opening keynote speaker, Dan North of Euler Hermes,
“The virtual webinars worked out wonderfully. Due to the Covid-19 travel restrictions in place, I was finding it difficult to earn CCE recertification credits. NACM Connect's virtual conference allowed me the flexibility to attend many more seminars over the course of several weeks. As a result of this, I was able to attend a number of interesting webinars that I may not have been able to attend in person. I was also able to earn additional credits for my CCE recertification,” remarked Tony Greenway, CCE, Credit Manager at Edwards Garments in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Continued on page 17>>
NACM Connect Employees and Members Get the Giving Spirit Lillian Novak, CGA Vice President of Education, Marketing, and Member Services NACM Connect
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his past holiday season was one of the most desperate we’ve seen in some time. The pandemic hurt many families in more than one way. Many people lost their jobs; many who usually have the ability to help were unable to this year. NACM Connect, its staff, many of its members, and the ACE Group and its members came through, raising over $1000 for Santa Cop, a charity helping needy families in the Rockford area with clothes, food and
toys. Our holiday Open House last year was a toy drive for Santa Cop, and we hope that we will be able to have a live event for our members to get together next year. We also began supporting the Palatine Food Pantry. We would like to thank all those who did participate in our efforts, and also to those that participated in other charities of your choosing. We can be proud as an organization in our efforts to help those less fortunate. ■