CAI-NJ January 2021

LOOKING AHEAD ANGELA KAVANAUGH | CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been…” — Rainer Maria Rilke

S uch a simple thought and yet so encouraging. A full year to make it right and set the world back on track. To me, every day is a gift. Consider it a new beginning and draw as much as you can out of the day that you were fortunate to be given. January is a time to reflect and come up with a plan on not what we can acquire or how much richer we can become but instead how we can become better, less selfish, more giving and more forgiving, starting with improving ourselves to be better people… So, make plans and press restart. My wish for all of you is to have the most amazing year ever! This month’s theme is ‘Our Virtual Community’. I hope that you take advantage of everything the chapter has to offer. ExhibitorVideoCatalogandLiveStreamSessions. The Exhibitor Video catalog is currently available on our website and we are excited to launch the second piece of our annual tradeshow, the Exhibitor Live Stream Sessions that will run from January through March 2021. Here you will have the opportunity to come face-to-face with exhibi- tors as you enter their LIVE ZOOM ROOMS. Exhibitors will offer education, games, great giveaways, and Q&A on issues and what their company offers. Free registration for the Live Stream Sessions is available now on our website, www.cainj.org, but you must pre-register for each date to participate. Continuing Education Credits — Now more than ever, managers can earn credits online through our virtual educa- tion. Credits are available for both webinars and roundtables. The Wednesday Webinar Series will start up again in April 2021. All members may attend the one-hour sessions, hosted by the CAI-NJ Ultimate Partners, on topics that are timely and relevant to those living in common interest communities. We

welcome topic suggestions so please contact me if there is a topic that you would like the chapter to present. Virtual Roundtables, hosted by the Manager and Homeowner Leader Committees, as well as sessions from our Legislative Action Committee, will be presented throughout the year. Each session will cover five related topics of interest to our members. Our first LAC Roundtable will be on Wednesday, January 13th from 12 pm – 1:30 pm. The topics that will be discussed on this roundtable will be: Immunity legislation for CICs, Appeal of Radburn Regulations, Statute of Limitations on construction defects in CICs, Regulation of smoking/vaping of cannabis in CICs, and board member training. Be sure to register now for this informative session! ProfessionalManagementDevelopmentProgram (PMDP)​ classes​have gone virtual until further notice which is great news for our manager members! You now can participate in most of the classes offered from the comfort of your personal office. The M-100, 200 and 300 level courses will be available virtually and for the first time ever, the PCAMCase Study. I recom- mend that you make this part of your New Year Plan. Now is the perfect time to earn your designations as it has never been easier. Further information can be found at, https://www.caionline. org/LearningCenter/Education-for-Managers. Virtual Resources Research Library — This CAI Members-Only Research Library contains over 3,000 articles on common interest community issues. You can easily locate articles on topics by using the search feature. Available articles from CAI periodicals can be found at, https://www.caionline.org/ LearningCenter/ResLib. Webinar Library — Archived on our website are the live recorded sessions of all the educational programs that have been presented throughout 2020. Those to be pre-

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