Kensie visiting Seneca Rocks during the 2016 Governor ’ s Conference on Tourism .
FROM TIME TO TIME , people ask me what a normal day at work is like at the magazine . My answer is that it usually depends on the day . Some days are full of phone calls , meetings and administrative tasks , while others include sales pitches , editorial brainstorming , photo shoots , award receptions and business events .
I , like most people , attend a large number of networking and celebratory events for work each year . This helps ensure that others around the state are familiar with West Virginia Executive ( WVE ), and it helps me keep tabs on the growth and development of the business communities throughout the state . As we look forward to fall — it will be here before we know it — and the beginning of 2019 , there are a number of great events on the horizon I am looking forward to attending .
Some of the events that are coming up are oldies but goodies . The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce ’ s Annual Meeting and Business Summit will convene at The Greenbrier on August 29 for two and a half days of networking and information sharing , and the West Virginia Governor ’ s Conference on Tourism , which will be in Morgantown in September , is a great opportunity to catch up with our tourism friends and see what opportunities are on the horizon . We look forward to attending and sponsoring both of these events each year . We also look forward to WVE ’ s Young Guns reception every fall .
Kensie , right , attending the 2016 Annual Meeting and Business Summit .
This year it will be on November 15 at the West Virginia Culture Center , and we will honor yet another class of individuals ages 43 or younger who are not only excelling in their careers but are championing their communities through service .
While we love these annual events , we also enjoy checking out new events . This fall , we are participating in AlignHR ’ s first-ever West Virginia Small Business Conference on September 6-7 at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place . The staff at WVE will be lending a hand to help create the conference ’ s West Virginia marketplace , an expo-style event showcasing some of the state ’ s wild and wonderful manufacturers , artists , craftsmen and vendors .
We are also excited to host our first reception in the New River Gorge area at Adventures on the Gorge on September 13 . The reception will be a celebration of the amazing people , businesses , natural beauty and recreational opportunities offered by this iconic location and will be a great networking opportunity .
In addition to all these great events , WVE will be having its annual retreat in September at The Resort at Glade Springs . This is a long weekend intended for us to let our hair down and have some fun while also taking a step back and looking at the opportunities WVE has for growth . Our retreat is one of my favorite events because our small company shuts itself away from the world to focus on brainstorming and planning . In a time when print is believed to be dead , we are chugging along full speed ahead , and our annual retreat is a good indicator of this .
I hope you ’ ll come out and visit with us at some of these events this fall . We ’ ll have a booth , so make sure you stop by and say hello . If there are additional events in your area , I encourage you to seek them out and sign up . The networking alone is worth it , but being in a room with other West Virginians committed to your local community is a motivating experience we should all engage in . •
Kensie Hamilton Fauber Editor in Chief
Upcoming Events
August 29-31 2018 Annual Business Meeting and Summit
September 6-7 AlignHR ’ s West Virginia Small Business Conference
September 13 Celebrate the New River Gorge Area Reception
September 17-20 2018 West Virginia Governor ’ s Conference on Tourism
November 15 WVE ’ s Young Guns Reception
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