Indiana CPA Society Receives Top Association Honor for Young Pros Forum

The Indiana Society of Association Executives (ISAE) presented the Indiana CPA Society (INCPAS) with the Outstanding Individual Program/Event Award at its 2022 STAR Awards ceremony celebrating associations in Indiana.

INCPAS Young Pros Forum was a new, single-day conference for young professionals hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium. Held in the exclusive Quarterback Suite, it featured 4 hours of continuing education credit focusing on career and leadership development, a volunteer service project, behind-the-scenes tour of the stadium, and post-event networking happy hour. [Video recap]

The half day of continuing education addressed the two skills our young members have reported wanting to learn about most: leadership and networking. These topics were addressed by a panel of their peers, INCPAS leaders and keynote speaker Brian Richardson, Indianapolis Colts director of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Participants came from 15 different cities, and 80% were first-time attendees at any INCPAS Conference. 100% of attendees scored this conference as a 5 out of 5—for the overall conference, program and speakers, venue, and how the experience compared to other conferences.

The event by its nature lent itself well to social media promotions and engagement leading up to the date, and increased traffic to the web page by 446%.

“We’re honored to be presented with this award, and excited our team created an event format that appeals to younger members,” said INCPAS President & CEO Courtney Kincaid, CAE. “The blended education, networking and volunteer group service brought together key learning elements that professionals don’t always have the time to seek out separately.” INCPAS intends to build on this success in 2023 by hosting an event with a similar format, but at a different exclusive venue and with a new volunteer project. Details will be posted at incpas.org/YPForum.

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