Early Bird Rates for NASMM 2020 Expire on December 2!
Get your groove on and register for NASMM 2020 — the conference for Serious Senior Move Managers! Early Bird Rates expire on December 2 and registration rates will increase by $100 per person. NASMM 2020 features nationally acclaimed Thought Leader presentations, 24 Learning Labs featuring cutting-edge topics, un-matched networking, and an exhibit hall featuring products and services essential for Senior Move Mangers.

Remember, you cannot access the NASMM Hotel Block at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel — the site of NASMM 2020 — until you register! Don't delay — hotel rooms are going fast!

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NASMM Now Accepting Proposals for IGNITE 2020!
Consider being part of an innovative and exciting learning format — NASMM 2020 Ignite — a showcase of five-minute talks that might be bold, possibly brash, maybe even brilliant — but never boring! It's the learning format that's fast, fun, and focused where each speaker gets 20 slides, auto-advancing every 15 seconds, for 5 minutes total. The international Ignite motto is "enlighten us, but make it quick!"

Thus, Ignite is storytelling more than presenting. Given five minutes to speak with brief visual aides, what would you share with other SMMs? What would you most like to learn from your colleagues? Would you tell a humorous story? Teach a hack? Explain your passion for an unusual hobby? NASMM 2020 Ignite is taking place during NASMM 2020 on Sunday, March 8. Are you up for the challenge? Submissions are due by January 10, 2020. Questions? Contact Mary Kay at marykay@nasmm.org.

Click here to submit your proposal!

Open Enrollment for NASMM Health — Watch the Webinar and See How You Can Benefit
Our team has been working on providing our members with an affordable healthcare solution and are proud to have recently launched the NASMM Health!

The program offers multiple components that offer preventative care coverage, prescription drug coverage, telemedicine and cost sharing for larger, unforeseen medical expenses. The program is flexible and allows members the ability to customize their healthcare, while providing a comprehensive solution. And the best part, the program is saving members an average of 60% and report a 91% satisfaction rate!

As we near Open Enrollment please take a few moments to watch the webinar. Many NASMM members have already signed up, watch the webinar and find out why!

To watch the webinar, click here.

NASMM Neighborhood Update
NASMM is so excited to continue with our newest networking program — NASMM Neighborhoods. Participants of past Neighborhood events have greatly appreciated the opportunity to learn from and support other SMM's in their area, and we are extremely eager to extend the availability of this program to different NASMM members across the country.

Upcoming events include:

• 11/22 – Tampa, FL
• 12/11 – Portland, OR

We anticipate another 20 neighborhoods launching soon!

If you wish to attend or coordinate your own NASMM Neighborhood event, please contact Bryce Allmacher at bryce@nasmm.org for more details!

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