Carrying on with its tradition of excellence and leadership, the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce was honored with several awards at the Western Association of Chamber Executive's (W.A.C.E.) Annual conference, held last month in Burlingame, Calif.
W.A.C.E. is an organization that promotes the growth and competence of chamber of commerce executives, sponsoring programs and conferences that interest Chamber professionals. The organization's membership spans across 15 western states.
It gives out awards to recognize chamber programs that stand out in each of the five "core competency" categories: Creating a Strong Local Economy; Promoting the Community; Political Action; Representing Interest of Business with Government; and Networking and Building Business Relationships.
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce's Netforce Referral Program was named the 2012 Core Competency Program of the Year in the Networking and Building Business Relationships category.
According to W.A.C.E., one of the main criteria for Core Competency Award winners is that the program must be able to be replicated at other chambers of commerce.
The Carlsbad Business Journal also took home a W.A.C.E. Publications Award, winning first place in the newsletter/magazine category for Chambers that have a budget of more than $1 million. The publication received the top score among all of the submitted entries. Judges gave the publication high marks for its writing style and substance and for alerting chamber members about the important issues that are affecting their business.
Toni Padron, the Chamber's executive vice president and COO also was recognized for becoming an Accredited Chamber Executive, a designation established by W.A.C.E. in 1993 to encourage chamber executives to expand their education and training in the chamber management field. The designation is only for CEOs or for executives with "definite executive management responsibilities."
"These awards reinforce the Chamber's never-ending pursuit of excellence," said Ted Owen, president and CEO of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. "We continually set a high bar for ourselves as an organization and strive to represent our Chamber and our members well. We are honored that our work, which is often lauded locally, can also be recognized at this level."
W.A.C.E. is an organization that promotes the growth and competence of chamber of commerce executives, sponsoring programs and conferences that interest Chamber professionals. The organization's membership spans across 15 western states.
It gives out awards to recognize chamber programs that stand out in each of the five "core competency" categories: Creating a Strong Local Economy; Promoting the Community; Political Action; Representing Interest of Business with Government; and Networking and Building Business Relationships.
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce's Netforce Referral Program was named the 2012 Core Competency Program of the Year in the Networking and Building Business Relationships category.
According to W.A.C.E., one of the main criteria for Core Competency Award winners is that the program must be able to be replicated at other chambers of commerce.
The Carlsbad Business Journal also took home a W.A.C.E. Publications Award, winning first place in the newsletter/magazine category for Chambers that have a budget of more than $1 million. The publication received the top score among all of the submitted entries. Judges gave the publication high marks for its writing style and substance and for alerting chamber members about the important issues that are affecting their business.
Toni Padron, the Chamber's executive vice president and COO also was recognized for becoming an Accredited Chamber Executive, a designation established by W.A.C.E. in 1993 to encourage chamber executives to expand their education and training in the chamber management field. The designation is only for CEOs or for executives with "definite executive management responsibilities."
"These awards reinforce the Chamber's never-ending pursuit of excellence," said Ted Owen, president and CEO of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. "We continually set a high bar for ourselves as an organization and strive to represent our Chamber and our members well. We are honored that our work, which is often lauded locally, can also be recognized at this level."