October 2023

LOOKING AHEAD ANGELA KAVANAUGH | CAI-NJ CHAPTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

CAI-NJ Annual Conference & Expo Thursday, October 19, 2023 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The Event Center @iPA,110 Schanck Road, Freehold, NJ 07728

“Rock Your Association Anthem!” at the 2023 Annual Conference & Expo! Take advantage of a full day of education and shop the tradeshow floor for ways to make your community even better than it already is. Visit 168 exhibitors — Homeowner leaders and managers, this is an optimal opportunity to shop for pro fessionals to assist you with upcoming projects, all experts in their fields and specializing in common interest com munities. Walk the floor and check out what’s trending in the industry. Take advantage of this time to have all your questions answered with every field represented all in one location. Thanks to the generous support of the exhibitors and sponsors, all community association managers and homeowner leaders may attend for free. Educational programs — This year’s programs will cover trending topics specifically affecting common interest communities (CICs). The first morning session, Oh, Tutti Frutti, Rock your Understanding of Fiduciary Duty, presented by Steven Mlenak, Esq., Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP and Christopher Nicosia, MM, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, RCP Management, Inc., AAMC, will discuss the fiduciary duty of board members and community managers through real-life examples. The second session, Let’s Dance Together: How Insurance & Your Community Associations Reserves do the Twist, presented by Michelle Baldry, RS, Reserve Advisors, LLC President, CAI Foundation for Community Association Research and Cheryl Rhine CIC, CIRMS, EBP, USI Insurance Services, will discuss the importance of the reserve study when addressing the property’s physical state and condition and how it directly relates to your insurance renewal out come. The day’s final session, Get Up Stand Up, Stand Up for Your State: A New Jersey Legislative Update, presented

by the New Jersey Legislative Action Committee (NJ-LAC), Matthew Earle, Esq., Kates Nussman Ellis Farhi & Earle, LLP, Michele Jaker, CAI-NJ LAC Lobbyist, MBI, Ed San George, PCAM, INTEGRA Management Corp., AAMC and Greg Vinogradsky, Esq., EBP, Callahan & Fusco, LLC, will discuss legislative and regulatory issues affecting common interest communities in New Jersey.

“Take advantage of this time to have all your questions answered with every field represented all in one location.”

Networking and sharing ideas with your peers and colleagues are important resources. The tradeshow offers a full day of networking to over 1,000 attendees. Take advantage of the day to catch up with those that you hav en’t connected with in a while and make new relationships along the way. It’s a winning day for all — Prizes, raffles, and tons of giveaways, starting with all attendees entering to win one of the $1,000 drawings. Four lucky winners will be selected throughout the day. Don’t forget to pick up your Concert Tour Game Card at registration for a chance to win a special themed prize. Stop by the designated exhib itors to have your Concert Tour Game Card stamped and then drop it off at the CAI-NJ booth for a chance to win! New this year — VIP, All Access Pass, contest for community association managers. Five lucky winners will receive a complimentary VIP Pass to the major 2024 CAI-

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