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International
benchmarking
The relationship between associations abroad
All our past conferences have included
remains strong, and South African practices
presentations
are continuously being benchmarked against
the Community Associations Institute (CAI).
international standards. ARC facilitated the
Kelly Richardson, the current president of the CAI,
formation of the Community Associations Institute
delivered a keynote address at the 2016 annual
of South Africa (CAISA), offering professional
conference at Midstream Estates, Centurion,
qualifications and designations to community
Gauteng. The annual conference was also attended
association staff in South Africa.
by delegates from Australia and Dubai.
Jeff Gilmour serves as a director of CAISA and is
At the recent CNAF2016 20th National 1st
a member of the World Congress on Community
International Conference of Property Managers
Association Management together with delegates
held in June 2016 in Seville, Spain, was attended
from USA, Canada, Australia, Spain and the UAE.
by more than a thousand delegates from Japan,
Jeff also participates in the international
Italy, Columbia, Spain, the USA, the UAE, Australia
Foundation for Community Association Research,
and Brazil. Dirk Uys from Arabella Country
where ongoing research is conducted across all
Estate and Jeff Gilmour presented topics relating
aspects of community association leadership,
to the South African industry, and many new
management, governance and best practices.
opportunities for collaboration were discussed.
from
senior
officials
International delegation at CNAF2016
of