Fall Business Meetings & CDO Summit
Fall Business Meeting 2018 and CDO Summit & Onboarding registration is live – Click here to register today.
FBM 2018 is an indispensable forum for hospital program directors and their teams that provides essential information, networking opportunities, fresh ideas, and concrete tools to help increase funds and awareness in their local market. The theme for this year’s conference is “Inspire. Grow. Thrive.”
CDO Summit – Join us to learn from your CDO colleagues and industry leaders about the latest trends and gain insights into children’s hospitals fundraising. This will be a fantastic opportunity to network with your peers as well as CMN Hospitals executive and leadership teams.
CDO Onboarding – Are you a new CDO to CMN Hospitals? If so, join us to gain a better understanding of what CMN Hospitals is, our history, the power of our network and how you can capitalize on this marvelous partnership.
You will find information below to help answer all of your questions about this exciting conference.
Where: Marriott St. Louis Grand in St. Louis, Missouri. The hotel is located at 800 Washington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Nearest Airport: The St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is approximately 15 miles away. The hotel does not provide shuttle service, but these are alternate transportation options: Taxi $40, Metro $3.50 (stop 2 blocks from hotel), Uber and Lyft. On-site parking is also available for a fee, $25.00 per day. Valet parking is $35.00 per day.
When: Tuesday, October 2 – Thursday, October 4. See schedule below with CDO activities highlighted in red.
Price: The full cost of the conference is $324. If only attending the CDO dinner and CDO Summit a discount code can be used. Feel free to reach out to Adrianna or Emily for the code.
New this Year: Reflecting on his recent presentations of Big Buckle Ideas and Doubling Our Efforts to raise more funds for the children we serve, CMN Hospitals president and CEO, John Lauck, will announce a new prestigious award at FBM 2018. This award will recognize the individual who has demonstrated the most creative, over-the-top successful fundraising effort in the past year. And that person’s hospital will benefit as well. Don’t miss the closing general session to see who it will be.
Hotel: The hotel cost is $159 per night (plus tax).You must make your own hotel reservation. Book now as rooms are subject to availability. Click HERE or call 800-397-1282 to book your room. When booking your room over the phone, identify yourself as part of the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals conference. All attendees will be required to hold their room with a credit card when making the reservation.
Schedule at a Glance
Tuesday, October 2:
8:00-9:30am FBM Opening General Session
10:00-11:50am Breakout Sessions
12:00-1:30pm Networking Lunch with Hospital Task Force
2:00-5:00pm Area Meetings
5:00-6:00pm Welcome Reception
Wednesday, October 3*:
8:00-9:00am FBM General Session
9:15 – 12:00 pm T.E.A.M. 365 Mentor Training
9:15-3:00 pm New CDO Onboarding
12:00-1:00 pm CDO Lunch
2:00-3:15 pm FBM Breakout Sessions
6:30-9:00 pm CDO Dinner
Thursday, October 4:
7:30-9:15am Breakfast by Market Size/Planning for Children’s Hospitals Week
9:30-11:20am FBM Breakout Sessions & Master Classes
11:30-12:15pm FBM Closing General Session
12:15 pm-4:15 pm CDO Summit
*Note: if you have previously attended the CDO Onboarding and are interested in additional breakout sessions on Wednesday, please contact Adrianna and she will get you a list of sessions that are available for you to attend.
If you have any questions, please email Emily Cawley – ecawley@cmnhospitals.org or Adrianna Karras – akarras@cmnhospitals.org. We look forward to seeing you in October!
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