Omaha Education Committee January 2026

Meeting Notes:

January 2026

AAN Education Committee Meeting

Committee Roles:

Staying on task. We have a lot to cover and a short amount of time to do it!

New ideas always welcome.

Featured Vendors are VERY important. Take some off of Steihl’s plate. Sponsors for Education Events. $350 in Q1, $400 going forward. 40-50 people for lunch. Online marketing on the website. Time to speak with the group before the education event. Stay for the event. Hand out swag. Mingle. And receive a list of attendees. Pay online or via check. Prefer Featured Vendors should be AAN members, but not required. Co-sponsors are allowed.

What do suppliers ask when being approached for being a Featured Vendor? Content of the class. Number of attendees. Align the content with the vendor if possible.

Omaha sold out 11 out of 12 classes last year.

“No recruiting” at the AAN. Safe place for education.

Advocate and share education events. Encourage coworkers and contacts in the industry to attend.

Committee members are expected to attend at least 50% of all education events. Committee members will be asked to rethink committee involvement if they miss 2 committee meetings.

Committee meetings will be scheduled for the same day as education events. Alternatives will be discussed as needed.

Education Event Day Responsibilities:

Welcome & Check-In: Check in attendees and point them in the right direction

Attendee/Ambassador: Talk to folks as they come in that you may not recognize, welcome them to AAN, get feedback. Take pictures and share with AAN.

Food Set-Up: Help delivery driver set up food and make sure we have everything we need.

Speaker Coordination: Make sure speaker has everything they need – Powerpoint set up, handouts.

Featured Vendor Coordination: Make sure sponsor has everything they need, Powerpoint set up, handouts/swag.

Website Overview.

Review Education Tab

Review Event Registration

Update Profile

Google Sheets: Education Committee Meeting Education Schedule

Review Q1

*Day of Leasing – January

*Fair Housing – February

*AI in MultiFamily – March

* CAPS (Every other year): Minimum of 13 to Break Even; Candice Manning

* CAM (Every year): Desiree Starr

*Education Expo – April – 4 Sessions (Mini Tradeshow for Featured Vendors) Expand to serve all the lanes in our industry.

Emails from AAN -

Weekly Emails from Rhonda

Registration Emails – 24 Hours before the event

Advocating for Attendance at Events or AAN Membership