The FCSI Symposium and NAFEM Show 2023 are behind us and what a week it was. It started off with over 47% of our FCSI The Americas Consultant membership in attendance at our SeaWorld party and the OCCC for our education. I myself rode the Ice Breaker roller coaster 5 times with various FCSI members, including our amazing conference chair Tarah Schroeder who I made ride it with me twice in a row. What a great job she did leading the conference planning committee through our Symposium and we are excited what she will do for 2024 in Austin.
For all of the presentations, photos and a wrap up video see the section below.
The 2023 NAFEM Show was a great success for us again as well. Deidre, Charlie, Buffy, Allison and the entire NAFEM team are so generous with tickets for consultant members to the NAFEM Show's opening party. We greatly appreciate NAFEM inviting FCSI The Americas to be a part of the the Five Families booth so that NAFEM, FCSI, MAFSI, CFESA and FEDA members could meet and network in the shared space. It was so great to have so many members stopping by to say hello and getting a chance to have some great conversations in person again. The membership applications have been flying in since the show.
Finally, the FCSI The Americas Board of Trustees and my company (Forte Association Management Company) agreed to a 5 year extension that will allow us to continue offering our services until at least 2029. Thank you to the Board for your belief in us and a special thank you to Penny Price in my office for doing such an outstanding job as she gets ready to celebrate her 10th year here at Forte AMC with FCSI The Americas.
Cheers to the next 5 years!
Wade Koehler, CAE
Executive Director, FCSI The Americas
