Aaron Wolowiec, MSA, CAE, CMP, CTA delivered this presentation during the CSAE July PEAK Triple Play on Friday, July 8, 2016, at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown in Denver, CO.

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MEETING MIX AUDIT TOOL – sample

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MEETING HISTORY AUDIT TOOL – sample

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AUDIT TOOLS
The audit tools presented on the preceding four pages are screen captures of Excel workbooks. To
receive the editable Excel workbooks, please send a request to aaron@eventgarde.com for both
the Meeting Mix Audit Tool and the Meeting History Audit Tool.
ACTION PLANNING
Insight 1 Insight 2
List two key insights.
How do these ideas
translate to your
context?
What are your desired
outcomes?
What steps are required
for implementation?
What potential barriers
do you anticipate?
How will you measure
success?

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BIOGRAPHY
Revised: June 24, 2016
Aaron Wolowiec is a learning strategist and meetings coach for leading
trade associations and individual membership societies across the United
States. Committed to the latest research and trends on learning, intentional
networking environments and meaningful transfer exercises, he launched
Event Garde, a professional development consultancy, in 2011.
Aaron earned a master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan
University (CMU). He’s also a certified association executive (CAE), a certified
meeting professional (CMP) and a certified tourism ambassador (CTA), as
well as an Association for Talent Development (ATD) master instructional
designer.
An active member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE),
Aaron is chairman of the Professional Development Section Council (PDSC), as well as past
chairman of the Young Association Executives Committee (YAEC) and a 2009-2011 Diversity
Executive Leadership Program (DELP) scholar.
Currently, he serves the Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE) as a top-rated Academy
of Association Management faculty member on professional development and as the lead CMP
Prep Course instructional designer/facilitator. Aaron is also a nationally recognized presenter on
professional development, meetings and events-related topics.
His contributions to the meetings industry earned Aaron the Convention Industry Council’s (CIC)
top #CMP30 Influencer Award in 2015. Likewise, he serves on the Michigan Meetings + Events
editorial advisory board and writes a regular column for the magazine called, “The Meetings
Coach.”
In addition to maintaining the Event Garde blog, featured in both Alltop and Association Universe,
Aaron has contributed to such national publications as Association Adviser, Associations Now,
BizBash and Meetings & Conventions.
When he isn’t traveling, Aaron enjoys exploring the local food and drink scene, transforming his
1912 Spanish Revival house into a tranquil home and tending to various wedding day details. He is
currently co-writing a learner engagement e-book and pursuing certification as a Technology of
Participation (ToP) facilitator with the Institute of Cultural Affairs.
Aaron lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with his fiancé, John, and their three pets Gryffin, Lillie and
Pippin. You can reach Aaron by email at aaron@eventgarde.com or online at EventGarde.com.