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November
18nov6:30 pm9:00 pmASB Meet-Up & BEMA Regional Dinner6:30 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
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BEMA’s Regional Dinners offer a uniquely intimate opportunity for bakers and suppliers to connect, build meaningful industry relationships, and spark collaboration—right in a city near you. These events bring together
Event Details
BEMA’s Regional Dinners offer a uniquely intimate opportunity for bakers and suppliers to connect, build meaningful industry relationships, and spark collaboration—right in a city near you. These events bring together small groups around the dinner table in locations like Atlanta, Kansas City, Dallas, Los Angeles, York, and Columbus, fostering high-impact conversations in a relaxed, inviting atmosphere. Designed to extend BEMA’s mission to connect beyond its major conventions, Regional Dinners create powerful local networking that resonates long after the plates are cleared.
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Trappeze Pub, Athens GA
269 N Hull St
24nov1:00 pm2:00 pmAssociation Outreach & Engagement Committee Meeting1:00 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
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Term Goals: Execute member listening initiative Each committee member conducts 5-8 structured conversations with assigned members to identify emerging issues and unmet needs Lead association and program engagement campaigns Peer-to-peer engagement to invite members
Event Details
Term Goals:
- Execute member listening initiative
- Each committee member conducts 5-8 structured conversations with assigned members to identify emerging issues and unmet needs
- Lead association and program engagement campaigns
- Peer-to-peer engagement to invite members to programs, encourage new members to engage, reconnect members who have not recently participated
- Serve as the BEMA Intel Advisory Council
- What intelligence do members need right now? What questions should BEMA be asking? What topics deserve deeper research? Which trends require discussion beyond data?
- Conduct Industry Pulse Discussions
- Rather than relying on surveys, the committee will host 30-minute listening sessions with target audiences: operations, HR, sales, young professionals, etc.
Chair persons: Eric Cruse, Teresa Ruder, Audrey St. Onge
If you are interested in joining the committee meeting, please reach out to Emily Bowers.
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December
01dec1:00 pm2:00 pmMembership Value & Engagement Committee Meeting1:00 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Event Details
Term Goals: Guide tiered membership model implementation Review member feedback, recommend policy updates, and evaluate success of the new model Execute new & renewed member ambassador program Committee members will adopt a small portfolio
Event Details
Term Goals:
- Guide tiered membership model implementation
- Review member feedback, recommend policy updates, and evaluate success of the new model
- Execute new & renewed member ambassador program
- Committee members will adopt a small portfolio of members to contact within 30 days of joining/renewing’ help connect members to committees and BEMA benefits that fit their needs
- Lead lapsed member outreach
- Committee members contact and listen to former members.
- Impact Convention engagement
- Assess previous membership programs at Convention and make recommendations for 2027. For example: program for first-timers or member benefit moment.
Chair persons: Blake Day, Michelle Pournelle, Sergio Caballero
If you are interested in attending this committee meeting, please reach out to Wes Luczak.
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January
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February
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The Baking Industry Forum (BIF) brings bakers and suppliers together for candid, collaborative conversations about issues impacting the commercial baking industry—and the meetings are traditionally closed
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March
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October
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