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The following association events are currently scheduled for 2016. Please mark your calendar now to save-the-dates.

If you are interested in being on the planning committee for any meeting, please contact the meeting chairperson. 

April 20: New York City - Annual east coast meeting held at the New York Athletic Club. Two or three business sessions beginning at about 1:30pm followed by a networking cocktail hour. (CTA Expo NYC is scheduled for April 21, the following day)

Chairman: Howard Rennell, hrennell@e-windham.com

July 14: Chicago - Co-sponsored event held at DePaul University, downtown Chicago campus. Two business sessions beginning at about 1:30pm followed by a networking cocktail reception. 

Chairman: Jerry Nolan, jnolan@countycorkllc.com 

September 14: Chicago - Annual membership membership meeting held at CME Group Building. A full-day program including a demonstration hall, lunch and speaker and a cocktail reception. (CTA Expo Chicago full-day is scheduled for September 15) 

Chairman: TBA -- Temp Chairman: Melinda Schramm, melinda@futuresrep.com 

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