MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBER EXECUTIVES - FALL 2018 MEETING KALISPELL, MT OCTOBER 7-9 - Montana Chamber of Commerce
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M O N TA NA A S S O C I ATI ON
OF C H A MB E R E X E C U T I V E S
FA L L 2018 M E ETI N G
KALISPELL, MT
O C TOBE R 7 -9
H O S T E D B Y
W E LCOME TO K A L I SPE L L
We are proud to host the MACE 2018 Fall Meeting
I’d like to invite you to make plans to join us in Kalispell for the Fall Meeting of the Montana Association of Chamber
Executives. The fall is a great time all around the state of Montana, especially in the Flathead. Come early and
enjoy Red Lion’s great rate of $99/night with breakfast included. Take in a great golf course, a scenic drive around
Flathead Lake, or shop and enjoy any of the new wineries, breweries, distilleries, and cideries that have opened
recently.
One of the foremost trainers in the chamber industry, Pat McGaughey, is joining us for three sessions on Roadblocks to Advocacy, Win-Win
Alliances, and the Best Boards in America. We’ll also have peer group breakout sessions to share tips, successes, and challenges with your
colleagues across the state. Speaking of tips from colleagues, the program will also feature best practices for affordable housing, manufactur-
ing, and leadership alumni programs that can be scaled and replicated in your communities.
More importantly, you will be able to network with 50 top chamber professionals across Montana to better energize the work you do for your
communities. I invite you to make plans now to join us and bring as many of your staff as you can afford. The hotel’s group rate is good
through September 20th.
See you in Kalispell!
Joe Unterreiner, CCE
President and CEO
Kalispell Chamber and CVB
M O N TA NA A S S O C I AT I O N O F C H A MBE R E X E C U TI V E S
FA L L 2018 ME ET I N G AG E N DA
October 7-9, 2018 • Kalispell, Montana
Conference Hotel: Red Lion Hotel 406-751-5050
Early Arrival Activities Monday, October 8, 2018 - Continued
• Golf at Buffalo Hill, Northern Pines, Village Greens, Whitefish 2:30-4:30PM Economic/community development tour
Lake, Eagle Bend, Meadow Lake and Glacier View golf courses of Kalispell
• Take a scenic drive around Flathead Lake or to Glacier National Park 5:00-6:00PM Reception at SunRift Brewery,
Contact the Kalispell Convention & Visitor Bureau for more information hosted by the Kalispell Chamber
at 888-888-2308 or visit & download the Visitor Guide at 6:00PM Dinner at the Conrad Mansion
www.discoverkalispell.com
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - Red Lion Hotel
Sunday, October 7, 2018 7:30-8:00AM Breakfast
5:00-6:00PM Welcome Reception: Kalispell Chamber, 8:00-9:30AM Best Boards in America –
15 Depot Park, across the street from Red Lion next level orientation strategies
6:00PM Dinner on your own 9:30-10:30AM Best Practices in the Chamber Industry
• Leadership Alumni - Kim Latrielle,
Monday, October 8, 2018 - Red Lion Hotel Missoula Chamber
9:30-11:30AM Optional Sessions: • MFG Day - Kate Lufkin, Kalispell Chamber
• 7 Roadblocks to Advocacy – You can raise the • Affordable Housing - Kevin Gartland,
Whitefish Chamber
voice of business with Pat McGaughey
10:30-10:45AM Check out from hotel
• Trends and Optimization – Tips for better
10:45-12:00PM Peer Group Breakouts: executives, business
websites for Chambers
managers, membership, government affairs,
11:30-12:00PM Break and check-in
marketing & communications, tourism, leadership
12:00-1:00PM Welcome and lunch: MACE business meeting
programs, young professionals
1:00-2:30PM Win-Win Alliances – Putting your partners first
12:00-1:00PM Working lunch with legislative affairs updates
from the U.S. Chamber and the Montana Chamber
For further information & questions, please contact: Joe Unterreiner
Direct: 406-758-2804 or Mobile: 406-249-2046
joe@kalispellchamber.comM AC E 2018 FALL CONFEREN C E WORKSHOP
7 Roadblocks to Advocacy: “The Best Boards in America”
Monday, October 8, 9:30-11:30 am (optional) The key to becoming one of the best boards in America
Why do a majority of Chambers of Commerce, outside will always be found in your annual board orientation. The
of major metro chambers, face so many problems in strategies being addressed that make your board great
developing a strong and consistent advocacy or govern- can also be the strategies that can make your board
mental affairs program? This MACE workshop will help dysfunctional, but if done well, it all comes down to a
you identify the seven roadblocks, which face chambers dynamic board orientation that inspires and demands
nationwide in building a dynamic advocacy program of high performance. Be ready to re-write your board ori-
work. There are the roadblocks with your board, with your entation agenda and presentation after attending this
committee, and with budgeting and staffing, which means dynamic board development session for chamber execu-
sometimes, the roadblock may be the executive. Deter- tives.
mining the roadblocks to advocacy and finding a way over
or around them will give you positive strategies to move Speaker Biography
forward with the original vision of all chambers of com- “Pat” H. McGaughey, CPF, IOM is
merce; you can be the voice of business. an international industry consultant
to chambers of commerce across
Trends and Optimization for Web Sites: the United States and Canada. His
Monday, October 8, 9:30-11:30 am (optional) success as a chamber executive
Learn about hot new trends in web development and in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
general optimization for conversion. Great time for ques- established his credentials for be-
tions if you are considering building or redesigning your coming a twenty year faculty mem-
chamber website. ber for the United States Chamber
of Commerce Institute for Organization Management, as
well as an independent consultant to hundreds of cham-
Win-Win Alliances: bers coast to coast. Pat led three Northwest chambers to
Monday, October 8, 1:00-2:30 pm financial and membership success and he was the origi-
he great roadblockto building partnerships and alliances
T nator of first tiered dues schedule in 1994 as president
is credit. Who gets the credit when the alliance is suc- and CEO of the Coeur d’Alene Area Chamber of Com-
cessful and who gets the blame when the alliance merce.
fails?Understanding what motivates those being invited to
an alliance and understanding your own motivation as the Over 3,000 chamber and association professionals have
chamber of commerce CEO are the first steps in multi- subscribed to Pat’s weekly blog since 2000, which fea-
plying your organization’s value by building alliances that tures insights on organization leadership, management,
work for them and for you. This workshop is a pragmatic and marketing, as well as membership and sponsorship
look at how alliances succeed and how they fail, which sales. For more, go to www.chambermentor.com and
will help you build strategies for the next alliance you want www.activatingpeople.com which is a dual website for
to create or the next alliance you are invited to join. both his chamber and association clients.
The MACE Kalispell Fall 2018 Meeting is made possible by:
MACE Sponsors also include:
Associated Employers First Interstate Bank NorthWestern Energy
Cloud Peak Energy EBMS Republic Services of Montana
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Montana State Fund Tri-County ImplementCOME E ARLY AND PL AY!
6th Annual Pink Me Up Celebration-
1K or 5K Walk or Run
Get “pinked up” before the MACE conference for the 6th annual color celebration in the
Flathead Valley. Get doused with color at several points along the course on this 1k/5k
walk or run. This non-timed event is hosted by Kalispell Regional Healthcare and Mann
Mortgage. The purpose is to raise awareness (and funds) about all cancers to better
support our friends and neighbors.
October 7, 2018
Downtown Breweries www.krh.org/krmc/services/breast-health/pink-me-up-1k-5k-color-celebration#a2917%20
Tour Local Breweries, Distilleries and Cideries
in the Flathead Valley
It’s about relationships, collaboration and innovation, good times, great friends, and
amazing creations of brews and spirits!
Check out our local breweries, distilleries, or cideries in the Flathead Valley aboard one of
our new “brew” passenger buses. Let the experts provide the transportation and personal
driver, while you get to delight in the local flavors with friends and learn about the local
history and specialities of the Flathead’s craft brews, spirits and ciders.
www.montanabrewbus.com
www.bigskybrewscruise.com
2018 FALL CONFERENCE INFO
October 7-9, 2018
Red Lion Hotel Golf-One of the World’s Top Golf Destinations
20 North Main Golf Digest named Northwest Montana one of the world’s top 50 golf course destinations.
Kalispell, MT 59901 With nine championship golf courses, Golf Digest’s declaration is not a surprise with the
outstanding quality and affordability of the valley’s golf courses. Check out the nine area
www.mtchamberexecutives.com golf courses to schedule your tee time.
www.golfnorthwestmontana.com
ROOM RESERVATION INFO
Reservations can be made online
at https://www.redlion.com/kalispell
Call 800.753.5466 or
Scenic Drive around Flathead Lake
An easy 10-minute drive from Kalispell is the north shore of Flathead Lake. The largest
406.751.5050
freshwater lake in the West, Flathead Lake has more than 185 miles of shoreline, with
Be sure to reference MACE
many small towns on its shores, as well as six state parks that are open to the public.
All rooms are $99/night + taxes
through October 5-11, 2018 As the colors change you will be able to catch the spectacular fall-foliage wonderland, with
Breakfast is included in the yellows, oranges, and reds painting the mountainsides with the vibrant colors of autumn.
room rate.
(reservations must be made by As you travel the shoreline, you have breweries to the east and to the west. Grab lunch on
September 20 to reserve the the east shore, in Bigfork at the Flathead Lake Brewing, where World Beer Cup awards
group rate) have been won and check out the menu, it will be too hard to decide.
Cover Photo: Trevon Baker
Catch dinner at Tamarack Brewing Company in Lakeside on the west shore. Here you will
FOR QUESTIONS:
find a laid-back casual alehouse with a creek-side patio, or a warmly-lit fire serving pub-
Dee Durand, MACE
PO Box 1730 grub and beer brewed in-house.
Helena, MT 59624-1730
dee@montanachamber.com
(406) 442-2405 Ext 105 Contact the Kalispell Convention & Visitor Bureau for more information at
888-888-2308 or visit and download the Visitor Guide at www.discoverkalispell.comYou can also read
