Catching Up With The CUE Conference

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Cue Conference

Michael VanDervort, the Executive Director of CUE, joins us to talk about the Cue Conference. We discuss the highlights, the panels, the speakers, the contributors and more!  

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Michael VanDervort

Leadership

"We leaned into some new topics, we took a few risks with things we were talking about and it was well-received."

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CUE Conference Details

  • The Fall event was held October 13-15, 2019 in Las Vegas, with the theme of “How NOT to Gamble with your Positive Employee Relations”
  • Two conferences are typically held annually – one in the spring (typically the larger of the two) and once in the fall.
  • The conferences are intended for a North American audience, focusing on labor and human resources topics relevant to the US and Canadian workforces. 
  • SHRM and HRCI Certification credits can be earned from attending the CUE Conference. 
  • Three staff members and a team of volunteers keep the conference going behind the scenes.
  • Planning for any given conference begins on the last day of the previous conference.
  • Improvements to the conference under Mr. VanDervort:
    • Improved technology in Audio/Visual production;
    • Event Planner hired to professionally plan the conference and run the event onsite;
    • Broadened speaker and topic choices;
    • Played with different versions of the schedule and found one that has a good balance between networking and education;
    • Experimented with new offerings (like network lounges, etc.), to improve the conference experience;
    • Replaced the old 400-page conference book with an e-book, an app and a smaller conference book;
    • Speaker gifts are now charity donations in the speakers’ names

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History of CUE

  • CUE has been around since 1977.
  • 1977-1995: CUE operated as a committee under another the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). During this time, the committee itself was the membership – there’s was no conference, they just held their committee session meetings a few times a year. At some point, membership was opened to the public, and the conferences began.
  • In 1995, CUE amicably split from NAM and was established as an independent, non-profit organization.
  • Over a 42-year period, CUE has held more than 85 conferences and is still going strong!

Regional Meetings

  • Regional meetings are 4-6 hour events that focus on what’s happening in the region where the meeting is located.
  • They are offered once a year in one of several different cities, (Dallas, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Toronto, and in Florida as well) in a fixed rotation.
  • Regional meetings may take place in other cities as well, on an ad hoc basis if someone has interest or if there’s a developing issue at the local level.
  • Regional meetings are great opportunities for local people who can’t get to the national conference to get to a CUE event.

Spring 2020 CUE Conference Sneak Peek

  • To be held in New Orleans, LA
  • Theme: “Easy Ways To Jazz Up Your Positive Employee Relations”
  • Earlybird registration begins December 16, 2019 and typically saves $75 off member price (only 100 Earlybird spots available). Earlybird registration runs through January 2020, or until 100 spots are sold.

Resources

Michael VanDervort: Backstory

  • Degree in Political Science from University of Michigan-Dearborn
  • MLIR, Human Resources and Labor Relations from Michigan State University
  • Manager, Labor Relations for Publix Super Markets
  • Currently serves as the Executive Director for CUE Inc.

  • Co-Host of Drive Thru HR radio program

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