Association executives meet in Australia.International relations international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of international relations include diplomacy and diplomatic history, international law, among associations were strengthened in late May, when four leaders in the global association community, were among the 150 participants in the Australian Society of Association Executives (AuSAE) annual conference. ASAE ASAE American Society of Association Executives ASAE American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems) ASAE Alkali-Sulfite-Anthraquinone-Ethanol President and Chief Executive Officer Michael S. Olson, CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. , attended the Brisbane, Australia, event, along with the president of the Wellington-based New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. Society of Association Executives (NZSAE), Malcolm Congdon, who serves as chief executive officer of the Auckland-based Corporation of Insurance Brokers of New Zealand, and Louis Laudencia, executive director of the Manila-based Society of Association Executives - Philippines (SAE-Philippines). The three met with Kate Hartwig, president of AuSAE, Canberra. At various events during the three-day meeting, the executives discussed differences and commonalities among issues that the association community in each of their countries is facing. Government relations was one key issue of discussion, with Olson informing the group about ASAE's recent efforts to fight a proposed tax on association investment income. Hartwig, who also serves as executive director of Software Engineering Australia (Victoria), Melbourne, concentrated on the anticipated impact on associations of a goods and services tax The Goods and Services Tax is a Value-added tax that exists in a number of countries. Please see:
The three visiting executives attended a portion of the preconference board meeting, during which Olson proposed partnership agreements between ASAE and AuSAE, NZSAE, and SAE-Philippines. Offers included ASAE conference discounts, bookselling arrangements with ASAE, reprinting re·print n. 1. Something that has been printed again, especially: a. A new printing that is identical to an original; a reimpression. b. A separately printed excerpt; an offprint. 2. of ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT articles, and other means of partnering to share knowledge among the four associations. Olson delivered the conference keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. , pointing out the importance of continual advancement of association management worldwide. He noted that there are only 14 countries in the world that recognize association management as a profession and that have societies of association executives. Plus, only seven of these SAEs have staff. Olson announced plans for ASAE to increase its involvement in the international association arena and urged executives in the audience to do likewise. He also addressed the needs that executives expressed throughout the conference - for Australian associations to further the development and sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. of association management. Said Olson, "I urge you to look for ways to lift up the profession." |
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