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title: Midwest Club Symposium
description: CMAA Survey. Participate in Club Managers Association of America Industry Research
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**Master Club Advisors Present...  
****Great Country Clubs of the Midwest  
***[Powered by Club Benchmarking](https://www.clubbenchmarking.com/)*

You are cordially invited to attend the ***21st** Annual Great Country Clubs of the Midwest Symposium*** to be held in Chicago, IL  Tuesday, October 18th – Thursday, October 20th. Attendees will receive CMAA education credits for this symposium. Details including registration form are on the right side of this page.

In conjunction with this event, Club Benchmarking will gather, analyze and interpret data from participating clubs. The results of that effort will be presented to attendees as a printed survey booklet and company CEO Ray Cronin will be on hand to present and discuss his findings. **[Participate in the Survey](https://www.clubbenchmarking.com/mca-survey)**

Our hosts John Spidalette, ECM, University Club Chicago, John Guy, CCM, Westmoreland Country Club and Chuck Scupham CCM, Skokie Country Club have planned a great event that will feature the dynamic Gregg Patterson as our keynote speaker as well as peer networking, motivating speakers and a session dedicated to reviewing and analyzing the survey data.

## Symposium Details

**Location: **Chicago, IL 

**Host Clubs:  
****University Club of Chicago  
**John Spidalette, ECM

**Westmoreland Country Club**  
John Guy, CCM

**Skokie Country Club**  
Chuck Scupham, CCM 

**Room Block:** University Club of Chicago

**Dates: **October 18-20, 2016 

- [Invitation](https://www.clubbenchmarking.com/hubfs/docs/Invitation_Letter.pdf)
- [Lodging](https://www.clubbenchmarking.com/hubfs/docs/Accomodations.pdf)
- [Pricing & Registration](https://www.clubbenchmarking.com/hubfs/docs/2016_Midwest_Registration.pdf)
- [Symposium Agenda](https://www.clubbenchmarking.com/hubfs/docs/2016_Midwest_Updated_Agenda.pdf)

## **Please Participate in the Survey**

Analysis and interpretation of the group's data is a key component of this event. Your participation will contribute to the quality of the Symposium Report and discussions related to financial, operational and compensation benchmarks specific to this unique segment of the private club industry. The process is simplied by easy upload of financial and compensation data.

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