Last Day to Submit Education Proposals for NASMM 2019 is Friday, June 29!
This event is your opportunity to serve as a presenter for the NASMM 2019 Annual Conference — North America's only professional conference supporting Senior Move Management professionals. NASMM's three day conference attracts the best and brightest Senior Move Managers who are looking to build their business, connect with colleagues and learn new techniques to enhance and expand their Senior Move Management services.

Click here to learn more about the submission process and to access the submission form. Proposals are due Friday, June 29!

NASMM Elects New Leaders
The NASMM Membership elected three (3) new Board Members. Their terms begin on July 1, 2019. The following members will serve as At-Large Directors for two (2) years.

NASMM would like to thank the following retiring Board Members for their service:

• Gloria Bersani, MySolutions, Arlington Heights, IL
• Carla Saavedra, Clearly Organized, Tampa, FL
• Jill Yesko, Discover Organizing, Pittsburgh, PA

Rooms are Going Fast! Reserve for NASMM 2019 in San Diego Now!
NASMM 2019 will be held March 7-10, 2019 at the San Diego Hilton Resort & Spa! Located on scenic Mission Bay, our San Diego resort is situated on an 18-acre park with lush gardens and rolling lawns, just steps from the beach. NASMM 2019 Attendees will be treated to a newly renovated resort on the shore of Mission Bay. With 70% of the room block already sold, we strongly recommend you make your reservations soon — our block will sell out. The room rate is $189 Single or Double Occupancy.

• Call Hilton Hotels central reservations at 800-445-8667
• Make your reservation online by clicking here.
• Reference group code NAS319 or National Association of Senior Move Managers

NASMM A+ Submission Window Opens July 1, 2018
The next quarterly submission window for NASMM A+ Applicants is July 1-31. If you are in the submission process, you can submit your completed applications during this time. Submitted applications will be reviewed in August with decisions rendered by early September.

NASMM Welcomes New Industry Partner — Closetbox Storage
Closetbox is the nation's largest full service storage company. Closetbox comes to your client, picks up your client's belongings, stores them securely and returns your items whenever you need them. We do all of the heavy lifting. This is an excellent option for your clients who have seasonal items they don't have room for — golf clubs, Christmas decorations etc. With Closetbox, your clients have easy access to the items they wish to keep, but don't have room in their smaller residences. Closetbox offers a discount to all members. You (or your client) will receive free pick up of items needing to be stored with a five (5) month storage commitment.

For more information, contact Christopher Weston at cweston@closetbox.com or 435-770-0053.

NASMM Offers New Office Depot/Office Max Discount Program
Office Depot® and National Association of Senior Move Managers have partnered to provide exclusive benefits and savings to its members including:

• Customized pricing to fit the specific needs of your business
• Curated assortment of products and services
• The flexibility to shop online at business.officedepot.com and at any of our retail locations with your Store Purchasing Card
• FREE, next-business-day delivery on qualifying orders of $50 or more within our local delivery areas. (See our Terms and Conditions for details.)
• World class customer service for quick problem resolution
• Experienced account managers to help improve productivity and uncover cost savings
• Convenient payment options including single account billing or consolidated billing for multiple locations

To register, or log in, click here.
To download your store purchasing card, click here.

NASMM 2018 Conference Recordings on Sale
Missed NASMM 2018? You can purchase recordings of the conference! Twenty-five sessions featuring over 30 hours of presentations is available!

Click here to learn more!

Is Your Insurance Current?
All NASMM General Members are required to carry General Business Liability and keep a copy of Certificate of Insurance (COI) on file. NASMM audits members for insurance and removes members from the "Find A Senior Move Manager" map if insurance is not current. To update your "MyNASMM" account with your current insurance, follow these instructions:

• Log into "MY NASMM"
• Click on the orange "Manage My NASMM" box
• Click on "My Profile" — this will bring up your company profile
• Click on the blue box at the top of your profile — "Edit company information"
• Edit your information
• If you need to upload your certificate of insurance or letters of recommendation, scroll down to the bottom of your company profile to the upload fields. Please make sure these files are saved as .pdf files.
• Upload your files from your computer
• Hit the blue submit button at the bottom to save your changes

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