Save the Date: 2021 Annual Conference

If COVID-19 has taught us anything over the past year, it is that planning for the future requires an abundance of caution, particularly when it comes to events. For many of us, there is light at the end of this pandemic tunnel with vaccinations rolling out and restrictions being lifted. But a year of dealing with the fallout of this pandemic has left some lasting impacts, particularly regarding institutional budgets.

Without a clear picture of how much nationwide travel will change over the next 6 months, and an acknowledgement that money for travel for many of our members will be minimal in the fall, the Board of Directors has made the prudent decision to host the 2021 Annual Conference virtually.

Obviously, this decision was a hard one to make with so many unknown factors. However, after much discussion and deliberation the Board felt it was a necessary to make at this time to provide the current Program Committee the guidance needed to begin planning the 2021 event. The Annual Conference will be held the week of October 11th-14th with the exact dates and format to be determined as the program committee finalizes the program for the event.

The Board is also in the process of seeking out in-person event options for the 2022 Annual Conference and hope to have those details in the coming months.

Regards,
CCUMC Board of Directors