The Only Event
Designed for CRPs

April 4, 2025 Washington DC + Virtual

Get ready for the ultimate CRP gathering at CEX!

Join us for a day filled with insights, inspiration, and invaluable networking opportunities at CEX. This event is designed exclusively for Component Relations Professionals (CRPs) like you!

Earn 5.5 CAEs.

About the Event

The Association Component Exchange (CEX) is a forum for association professionals who manage, nurture, and work with chapters to share successes, struggles, strategies, and innovations with your peers! But most importantly, CEX is so much more than a one-day event. CEX is a mindset. It’s a conversation. It’s a community of CRPs like you!

When is CEX 2025?

April 4, 2025

Plan on making a day of it! CEX starts at 9:00 a.m. and we go until 4:00 p.m., ET.

Where is the Event?

Washington, DC + Virtual

CEX 2025 will be held in-person at the AGU Conference Center in Washington, DC and online via the Matchbox Virtual Media platform.

Why You Should Attend CEX

Attend the Only Event Designed for CRPs

Collaborative peer-to-peer solution rounds, engaging learning and networking experiences, and access to chapter tools and resources.

Let's Brainstorm, Discuss & Network, Together

Seize the opportunity to elevate your CRP journey, forge new connections, and equip yourself with valuable insights to drive success in 2025 and beyond.

Come for the Content, Go Home with a Community

You’ll have time to work out problems, share ideas, and build relationships with other CRPs. Benefit from the collective wisdom, insight, and inspiration.

CEX Value

We’re keeping prices low so association professionals of all budgets can join us, connect, and gain insights. Invest in your growth without breaking the bank.

This year’s fee is just $179—cheaper than a week of DoorDash!

The CEX 2025 Agenda

Registration opens at 9 a.m., ET and we will kick off the program at 9:30 a.m., ET. We’ll wrap up at 4 p.m. ET.

Registration & Coffee Talk

Check-in, get settled, grab a cup of coffee and mingle with other attendees.

Welcome & Agenda

Consider this the official start of a day packed with learning and networking. We’ll, run through logistics and the need-to-knows, review the agenda, and let the fun begin!

Harnessing AI & Tech: Empowering Chapters and Volunteers

Explore the tools and tasks that can revolutionize our support for chapters. How can we empower our busy volunteers and component teams to harness the power of AI and technology? Nerdy Best Friend, Beth Z, will lead this energetic conversation, highlighting current tools in use and new possibilities to consider.

Beth Z, Your Nerdy Best Friend

What Does the Future Hold for Components?

Be among the first to explore key insights from the 2025 Benchmarking and Component Exploration study. This exclusive sneak peek will reveal emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities that will shape the future of component relations. Gain a deeper understanding of how associations are evolving their strategies to support chapters, affiliates, and other components. Whether you’re rethinking your structure, refining your approach, or seeking innovative ways to engage and empower your components, this session will provide valuable data-driven perspectives to inform your next steps.

Kristine Metter, President | Crystal Lake Partners

Peggy Hoffman, FASAE, CAE | President and Executive Director | Mariner Management & Marketing LLC

Lunch & Networking

Chances are you’re going to work up an appetite. Grab a plate (virtual attendees, grab your gift card) and chat with other CRPs while you refuel for a busy afternoon.

Education through Collaboration

Discover innovative, collaborative strategies for effectively onboarding and training component volunteers and staff. This session will explore innovative ways to align leadership development with your association’s broader education strategy. Learn how to partner with your education team to create engaging, effective training programs that empower component leaders with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. Walk away with fresh ideas, best practices, and real-world examples of integrating leadership training into your overall learning ecosystem.

Laura Shelters, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases | Director, Education, Program Design & Evaluation

Laura D. Skoff, Construction Management Association of America | VP, Operations

Peggy Hoffman, FASAE, CAE | President and Executive Director | Mariner Management & Marketing LLC

Chapter Exchange: Swap Ideas, Solve Challenges, and Share Wins!

This session is all about you and your fellow association professionals. Connect with peers in a dynamic, interactive setting to tackle common challenges, exchange innovative ideas, and share success stories. Whether you’re looking for fresh strategies to support chapters, seeking solutions to pressing issues, or simply hoping to learn from others’ experiences, this collaborative discussion will provide valuable insights and practical takeaways.

That’s a Wrap

Join us as we recap the biggest insights from our sessions, highlight key takeaways, and share practical next steps. This interactive wrap-up will help you reflect on what you’ve learned and leave with actionable ideas to implement right away.

  • One of the most valuable things is the fact that people can submit what they are interested in, what they want to learn about so that by the time we get together you all do a great job of matching us with people who do things differently so we can learn from one another.”

    Wesley Carr
    Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)
  • It’s revolutionary. It’s you and all of your colleagues. They get it, they understand the pain points and they cheer you on and give you new ideas.”

    Lindsay Currie
    Council on Undergraduate Research (Formerly at RAPS)
  • These are my people and there is no other event that serves the chapter component relations community like this one does.”

    Jill Murphy
    Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
  • CEX is the furthest thing from a conference. It’s talking to the experts, it’s learning something new. You are not being spoken at, it’s a true collaboration.”

    Patrick Algyer
    Encore Engagement Solutions (Formerly at GBTA)
  • Being a part of CEX is critically important for any membership professional honestly. It doesn’t matter if you are managing members, your managing chapters, state affiliates, special interest groups, sections.”

    Kelly Verberg
    Kelly Verberg
    American Staffing Association (ASA)
  • I wish all virtual presenters had your enthusiasm and ability to change pacing throughout their programs—and would use case studies!! Your program was excellent and the best virtual I’ve attended in pursuit of my CAE renewal.”

    Mary Byers
    CAE, CSP
  • From CEX this year, I have great ideas for how we are going to develop into our chapters, how we are going to change them, and transform them. I had a great time, I love this! Coming back again. I am already making my reservation for next year.”

    Becky Folger
    Becky Folger
    American Mensa

About the CEX Hosts

About re:Members

re:Members Chapter Performance, formerly Billhighway, unifies finances and data for organizations with components. We solve inherent operational, data, and financial complexities that impact component-based associations.

About Mariner Management

Mariner Management & Marketing is your partner in helping association volunteers and staff create the greatest possible value for your members and in ensuring the long term health and growth of your association.