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with strong coffee is provided to those who seek knowledge. The Roundtable Forum is a casu- al evening event whereby industry experts discuss over a dinner feast topics that are important to board members. Like the knights of the roundtable, board members circu- late among different tables to hear from the different field experts. It’s an informal and light format that allows attendees to ingest “food for thought”. The Annual CAI-NJ Conference and Expo to be held on Oct 18th is another informal educational oppor- tunity for board members to attend presentations by industry experts as well as learn from exhibitors about their products and services. Walking the great exhibition hall with satchel in hand allows board members and homeowner leaders to meet and greet all who would give freely of their time and wisdom in all matters relating to community associations. All who attend are guaranteed to come away richer in spirit, fuller in freebies, and having learned that there is much to learn on the journey. Hopefully, you get the idea from this tale that CAI and CAI-NJ provide a wealth of opportunities to gain knowledge about how community associations can be governed and improve your leadership skills. CAI- NJ combines the generic CAI BLD workshop with several other infor- mal venues targeting New Jersey community association issues. I have found that taking advantage of the educational offerings of CAI-NJ has allowed me to become more knowl- edgeable about the issues impacting CONT I NU E S ON PAGE 43

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