• CSAE Alberta Chat & Cheers

    Join the free virtual networking events hosted each month by local CSAE Network Councils and take part in facilitated conversation about a current topic relevant to association professionals. All are welcome to this event at no charge (both members and non-members).

    When

    Thursday, June 17 — 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm MDT

    What We Will Talk About

    Join our panel discussion to learn the dos and don’ts of hosting successful hybrid events.

    Hybrid events will inform the future model of membership engagement. At this session, you will have the opportunity to learn from panellists who have implemented their own hybrid events. Hear about their challenges, their successes, the technology required and how you can make your own future hybrid event a success. 

    Questions welcome throughout the session.

    Panellists

    Stephen Fuchs
    Audio Visual Event Specialist, Canadian View Corp.

    After completing high school in Sherwood Park, Alta., Stephen moved to Germany in 1997 where he started working his way through the audio-visual industry within Europe’s largest AV firm, LANG AG. He attended the LANG ACADEMY and became an AV events specialist. After nearly a decade with LANG AG, Stephen and his family returned to Calgary, where he started CANADIAN VIEW CORP and began supplying professional AV services to corporations and non-profit groups throughout Canada. With the advent of COVID-19, live events quickly became a thing of the past, and Stephen shifted his focus to virtual events and live streaming services. McInnis and Holloway shared Stephen’s vision, and together they pioneered a service that was very desperately needed in a time when travel and gatherings were no longer viable options. On Jan. 1, 2021, LIVESTREAM CANADA was started as a division of CANADIAN VIEW CORP, where live-streamed events continue to evolve and improve for both the corporate and the not-for-profit world.

    Sandra Mossman-Crawford
    Principal, Event Producer at Infocus-Events

    Sandra Mossman-Crawford, CSEP (Certified Special Events Professional), is the founder and general manager of InFocus-Events, an Edmonton-based company established in 2003 that specializes in event and wedding planning, and conference management. With a passion for event production, Sandra has directed the development, creation and execution of events, conferences, seminars, business functions, galas, fundraisers, milestones and community improvement initiatives. With a common goal binding all stakeholders, a creative solution is attainable by designing and executing a unique guest experience through a variety of event models. Virtual and hybrid events are not new concepts, but how we apply them is seeing growth and purpose. The events industry is transforming with innovation and creativity never experienced before, producing interactive experiences within fully customized environments. These immersive hybrid events can facilitate and drive engagement as well as deliver measurable results. Attention to detail can help you be successful with your function, regardless of size.

    Jeff Hagel
    President, McInnis & Holloway Funeral Home Ltd.

    Jeff graduated with his applied degree in small business and entrepreneurship and his diploma in international business from Mount Royal University. He worked outside of the funeral profession until 2004 when he made a career change, went back to Mount Royal University and took the distance learning funeral director’s certificate program while obtaining his funeral director and embalmers licences in Edmonton, Alta. Jeff joined McInnis & Holloway in June of 2007, becoming a partner in October 2011 and president in 2020. In 2015, Jeff was voted onto the Alberta Funeral Service Regulatory Board, where he contributed to the working relationship between the board and the profession and various government ministries. In addition to his role on other boards in Calgary, Jeff and his wife Danielle have two children, Joshua and Jacob.