Events Division

Through creative events, chambers provide business networking opportunities, promote and enhance community and economic development, facilitate professional development and training, and generate organizational revenue. ACCE’s Events Division provides practical information and resources for chamber event planning professionals and opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and networking.

COVID-19 Resources

ACCE is here to support you, your chamber teams, and communities in this current crisis.

Register here for special all-division roundtable on COVID-19 (April 3, 3 - 4 pm ET).
Resource guide with relevant links, samples, and templates. If you have samples or information to contribute, or questions about available resources, please reach out to our AskACCE team.
Weekly update on chamber responses to COVID-19, from CEO community peer group and division calls.

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Join our Facebook group just for ACCE chamber event professionals!

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Recorded Webinars

From the Winner's Circle: Supporting Women Entrepreneurs (January 30, 2020)
- Presentation slides and other resources
Your New CRM: Choices, Challenges, Rewards (December 12, 2019)
- Presentation slides
Chamber Event Planning 101-Let's Get Started (November 7, 2019)
- Presentation slides and other resources
Taking the Prize - Awards Show Excellence (September 26, 2019)
- Presentation slides and other resources
Find more ACCE webinars on events and programs here.

Recorded Division Roundtable Calls

February 26, 2020: Led by Melissa Vance of the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce, on workforce development events.
- Call recording
- Presentation Slides
November 19, 2019: Led by Colleen Schipsi and Keegan Aalderink of the Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce, on networking events.
- Call recording
- Presentation Slides
September 25, 2019: Led by Alex Finney of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, on post-event surveys.
- Call recording
- Presentation slides
May 14, 2019: Led by Colleen Schipsi and Keegan Aalderink of the Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce, on chamber of commerce annual meetings.
- Call recording
- Resources
  - Presentation slides
  - ACCE Information page on awards and annual meetings
November 13, 2018: Led by Carole Chambers, President & CEO of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, on Metro-Wide Mentoring for Women event.
- Call recording
- Resources

Have an idea for a roundtable call or webinar? Let us know!

Division Newsletters

Other Resources

Chamberpedia pages on Events and Programs
Presentations from Events Training Conferences (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019)
ACCE Convention recordings and handouts: 2018 and 2019

2019-2020 Division Advisory Board

Chair:

Jaime Henning, CCE, President & CEO, Greeley Chamber of Commerce, jaime@greeleychamber.com

Members:

Paige Anderson, Director of Events, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, panderson@nashvillechamber.com
Sydney Doctor, Director of Events, Greater Louisville Inc., SDoctor@greaterlouisville.com
Colleen Schipsi, Program Manager, Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce, colleen@westcoastchamber.org
Melissa Vance, President & CEO, Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce, Melissa@WCAreaChamber.org

ACCE staff:

Susan McGuire, Director, Professional Development, smcguire@acce.org
Emily Counts, Coordinator, Community Advancement, ecounts@acce.org

To inquire about the Events Division, contact Susan McGuire at smcguire@acce.org. You can also update your profile status online to receive Division communications.