from the roundtable A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD
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ver the last few years, much has been written about the inventions that have changed lives, from items such as the wheel, to concrete, to automobiles, to electricity, to the most recent edition to these lists—the smartphone. As an early baby boomer, I remember the shoebox cellphone, then the flip phone, and now this smartphone gadget that may have 50 or more apps that allow me to access information from literally around the world. CACM has certainly been a part of new world technologies. From our CACM website to our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter social media presence, we are touching thousands in the CID industry every day. Gone are the snail mail event reminders; now it’s instant and timely reminders on our smartphone and email. Even CACM board directors over the years have witnessed changes to how we conduct board business. Paper board packets are a thing of the past. Now directors access their board packet during the meeting with a tablet or laptop. Oh, and by the way, they access these digital files through our CACM website.
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And then there are our Industry Partners who amaze us with new software that allow a compliance photo to be taken onsite and have the compliance letter and photo ready to be mailed before the manager returns to the office. These same Industry Partners also create software that allow our board directors 24-hour access to their association’s financial information. This is an exciting time to be a manager or vendor in our CID industry. With all the innovations we have experienced in the last 10 years, we can only wonder—what’s ahead for us in the next 10 years? Thank you for your service to the CID industry.
On behalf of the CACM Board, Phyllis Harkins, CAMEx, CCAM-LS.AA, Board Chair