Welcome to Washington Chamber of Commerce Executives (WCCE).

WCCE is the professional development association for Washington State Chamber professionals and their staff. For over 50 years, WCCE has been the leader in bringing information, resources and support to its members. The following is an overview of highly prioritized services and products that WCCE provides to its membership:

Events

Annual Chamber Day in Olympia

Attendance: Chamber staff, leadership, volunteers & business community
Purpose: Joint meeting with the legislative leadership (house and senate legislative leadership, Governor and/or Secretary of State). One-on-one meetings with individual legislators and state of Washington officials.

Northwest Chambers Leaders Conference

Date: March 2010
Attendance: Chamber Staff and Volunteers
Location: Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

WCCE Technology Workshop

Date: Summer 2010
Attendance: Chamber Staff and Volunteers
Location: TBD

Annual Statewide Conference

Date: October 27, 28 & 29 - 2010
Location: Spokane, WA
Attendance: Chamber staff
Purpose: Information, education and network focused towards the chamber professional and staff.

Services

Public Web Site
Address: http://www.wcce.org
Purpose: A portal web site for WCCE member chambers to direct (nearly 1 million hits per year) traffic to their web sites.

Purpose: To provide access to all WCCE member chambers through the use of current technology (computers & intranet) to access information and resources to manage their chambers of commerce.
Specifics: Username and password protected. Features of the Intranet include: Email list serve, web site, discussion board, email and a resource library. Microsoft has donated software to WCCE for Washington State Chambers (postage & handling charge only while supplies are limited).

Mentoring

Purpose: One-on-one support from experienced chamber professionals that provide assistance to chamber executives and staff.

Scholarships

Purpose: To enable Chamber executives and staff with various experience and financial levels to attend organization management training.
Type: Scholarships to the US Chamber Institute for Organizational Management ($1,000 value). Sponsored by Lawton Printing and Leaming & Associates. Scholarships to the WCCE Annual Statewide Conference

Resource Library

http://www.wcce.org
Purpose: Provide and share easy to access information and resources amongst the Washington State Chamber Community.

Communications

Publications
- A quarterly “Washington Chamber Professional (WCP) ” eNewsletter
- WCCE Membership & Washington State Online Chamber Directory

Communications
- WCP eNewletter
- Career Opportunities Bulletin

WCCE Mission: Advancing Chambers of Commerce by connecting chamber professionals to information and resources they need to succeed through education, coordination and facilitation.