Pulse March 2020 | Page 2

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE ISPA TEAM HAS BEEN CLOSELY MONITORING THE EVOLVING ACTIVITY AROUND COVID-19 and its impact on our member community. The increasing number of travel restrictions being implemented by member organizations and the continuing growth of COVID-19 cases in California (currently under a declared State of Emergency), have led us to the unfortunate decision to cancel the April ISPA Talent Symposium and Resource Partner Summit that was to be held in Santa Barbara, CA. The March issue of Pulse features information on these events, which, due to print lead times, we were unable to remove before the magazine shipped to ISPA member worldwide. The digital version of Pulse has been amended to reflect this news. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE The 2020 ISPA Conference & Expo will still be held this October 14-16 at the Gaylord National Harbor in Maryland. Helping our members recruit, retain and engage talent remains a top priority. Therefore, we are developing a plan to deliver the Talent Symposium’s key messages and resources to attendees at this fall’s ISPA Conference & Expo—additional details will be provided in the coming weeks. As passionate supporters of the hospitality and travel industries, this was a very difficult decision to make. Thank you for supporting ISPA. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Sincerely, Lynne and the ISPA Team —LYNNE McNEES, ISPA PRESIDENT CONNECT WITH ME ON FACEBOOK! Lynne Walker McNees