One Morning. Three Strategic Perspectives.

CSAE’s 2026 Fall Future of Associations Symposium is designed to connect several of the most consequential issues facing association leaders:

What is changing around us?
What do our members truly value?
How must our organizations evolve internally to respond?

Friday, October 9, 2026 | 8:15–11:30 a.m. | Virtual

Featured Speakers

Dean West, FASAE
Founder and President, Association Laboratory

Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., CAE
Membership Product Advisor, Higher Logic

Jamie Notter
Culture Scientist, JamieNotter.com

The forces reshaping associations are arriving faster—and interacting in more complex ways—than ever before. Changing member expectations, workforce disruption, economic uncertainty, emerging technologies and new sources of competition are challenging long-held assumptions about how associations create value.

Understanding these trends is no longer simply an exercise in forecasting. It is becoming essential to decisions about where to invest, what to change, how to strengthen member value and how to remain indispensable in an increasingly complex environment.

CSAE’s 2026 Fall Future of Associations Symposium will give association leaders the opportunity to step beyond today’s immediate demands and examine what may be coming next. Through research-based insights and provocative discussion, participants will explore the trends influencing the association sector, consider their strategic implications and identify practical ways to prepare their organizations for continued relevance, resilience and growth.

Registration

Now – October 1, 2026
CSAE Members: $95 per person
Non-Members: $145 per person

October 2 – 9, 2026
CSAE Members: $105 per person
Non-Members: $155 per person