Welcome

“We continue to grow”

This year has seen a remarkable and very encouraging growth in CMAE, with larger MDPs and new and exciting educational opportunities for Club Managers across the CMAE Family.

As you will read in the pages ahead, the CMAE team accomplished the extraordinary feat of holding three MDPs in the same week and in the same location –not something I think they would want to do too often, but going by the reports flowing back this was an outstanding success. Our thanks must go to the team and all the presenters who helped make this such a success, as well as to our host the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club.

As I write this, London is preparing to host our second Sport and Recreation MDP followed the week after by MDP1 with a full house of 30 delegates, one of the biggest groups to come together for this. MDP. Our calendar of MDPs is available on page 6 and I would urge you to sign up as soon as possible as we’re finding the programmes are becoming ever more popular, with a number already fully booked.

Many of us are also looking forward to the very first of our BMIs which will be hosted in Washington in September. This promises to be a unique experience and one we will certainly continue to grow over the coming years with many exciting locations already on the wish list.

Planning for Conference in London in 2024 is also well underway and we hope to release the dates before the end of the year along with details on a world class line up of speakers, as well as opportunities to experience what London life has to offer, both inside and outside of Clubs.

I would also like to take this opportunity to highlight the European Club Education Foundation. The Foundation does extraordinary work, both within CMAE and partnering with the wider Club community, to offer bursaries for colleagues throughout Europe and beyond to attend CMAE courses and to further their careers which may not have been possible without funding. I certainly do believe this support and the ability to provide these opportunities is something we should all strive for, as well as recognising individuals who would benefit from this support and encouraging them to apply.

I hope you all have a successful Summer season.

Contributors

CMAE Board of Directors

David Balden CCM david.balden@cmaeurope.org

Michael Braidwood CCM CEO@bruntsfieldlinks.co.uk

Niall Carroll CCM niall@cducestates.com

Cristian Fiora CCM fiora@tee-time.it

Debbie Goddard debbie.goddard@cmaeurope.org

Alberto Iglesias CCM aiglesias@fdlgolf.es

Torbjörn Johansson Torbjorn.johansson@cmaeurope.org

Michael Newland CCM michael@theberkshire.co.uk

Debbie Pern CCM admin@deesidegolfclub.com

Silvia Serrano CCM serrano_silvia@yahoo.es

Michael McCormack CMDip michael.mccormack@cmaeurope.org

Craig Cotterill craig.cotterill@cmaeurope.org

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