Dr. James Smith Jr.Association Lead Gen Engine
Daily scan live · 5:00 AM ET · digest to Bill

Pipeline Overview

Every association worth a stage, watched daily for open calls for speakers. Data as of Aug 31, 2026, 6:00 PM ET — refreshed by each morning's scan.

Next deadline
Sep 4
PCMA Convening Leaders 2027 — 4 days
Open calls now
3
ESSAE · IAEE · ASAE digital
Targets tracked
173
across 6 priority groups
Researched
14
Group 01 complete, Aug 31
Expansion queue
31
state SAEs from the ALC roster
Deadlines & Windows
  • Sep 4, 2026Friday
    PCMA Convening Leaders 2027 — CFP closes URGENT

    Miami Beach, Jan 10–13. The biggest room of speaker-buyers in the plan. Portal-only — submit here. Email to Jim is drafted, awaiting Bill's send.

  • Sep–Octexpected
    MPI WEC 2027 call for speakers opens WATCHING

    Historically opens Sept, closes ~Oct 1. Engine checks mpi.org/events daily.

  • Nov 2026expected
    ASAE Annual 2027 CFP opens WATCHING

    Charlotte, Aug 7–10, 2027. The association industry's own stage.

  • Open nowrolling
    ESSAE speaker intake OPEN

    Always-open form, Program Committee review. essae.org/become-a-speaker

  • Open nowrolling
    IAEE year-round speaking proposals OPEN

    Keynotes kept on file two years; form takes fee ranges to $20K+. iaee.com/speaking-proposals

  • Spring 2027expected
    IAEE Expo! Expo! 2027 CFS WATCHING

    2026 call closed May 15; next cycle expected ~March.

  • Anytimeemail OK
    SGMP — pitch the Education Director OPEN

    2027 NEC: May 4–6, Pittsburgh. One of the few email-reachable doors in Group 01.

Engine Status
  • LIVELayer 1

    Watch known CFS pages — 14 URLs, diffed daily at 5:00 AM ET

  • LIVELayer 2

    Discovery searches — daily, rotating Jim's verticals by weekday

  • PLANNEDLayer 3

    Dedicated newsletter inbox as a sensor

  • PLANNEDLayer 4

    Sessionize / SpeakerHub profile feeds

Standing Rules
Nothing auto-sends — ever. The engine observes, scores, and drafts; Jim sends. Existing clients are suppressed. Portal-only submission processes are respected. Contacts come from public sources only — every record carries its source URL.
Discovery Log
No discoveries yet — first scheduled scan runs Sept 1, 5:05 AM ET. New opportunities found by the daily searches will appear here as candidate targets.

Watch List Group 01 · Association Executives · researched Aug 31 from public sources

OrganizationCall statusDeadlineNext eventRouteContact
PCMAConvening LeadersOPEN — CLOSES SEP 4Sep 4, 2026Miami Beach · Jan 10–13, 2027Portalspeakers@pcma.org
PCMA Greater Philadelphiawarm door — Jim's testimonialRELATIONSHIP—Chapter events year-roundEmailErica Keagy · gppcma@comcast.net
ESSAEEmpire State SAEOPEN — EVERGREENrollingAnnual Conference 2027 TBAPortalCarrie Laney · executive@essae.org
IAEEExhibitions & EventsOPEN — YEAR-ROUNDrollingExpo! Expo! · Milwaukee · Nov 16–18PortalStacy Powers · info@iaee.com
ASAEAmer. Society of Assoc. ExecutivesCFP ~NOV 2026—Annual · Charlotte · Aug 7–10, 2027PortalVivienne Oxford · voxford@asaecenter.org
MPIMeeting Professionals IntlCFS ~SEP–OCT—WEC 2027 TBAPortalJessie States · mpiacademy@mpi.org
SGMPGov't Meeting ProfessionalsPITCH ANYTIME—NEC · Pittsburgh · May 4–6, 2027EmailAlan Kleinfeld · education@sgmp.org
ACCEChamber of Commerce Executives2027 TBA—Annual Convention 2027 TBAEmailAmy Shields · ashields@acce.org
NSANational Speakers AssociationACTIVATE CLOSED—Influence · Scottsdale · Jul 17–19, 2027PortalCandice York · learn@nsaspeaker.org
Assoc. Leadership Coalition31 state SAEs — roster sourceNO PUBLIC CFS—Winter Mtg · Wilmington DE · Jan 25–26FormMary Ann Passi (interim ED)
NESAENew England SAEMANUAL CHECK—Annual Mgmt ConferencePhone978-250-9847 · site blocks bots
SessionizeCFS platformMONITOR—needs speaker profile (Layer 4)Platform—
SessionboardCFS platformMONITOR—no public directoryPlatform—
Toastmasters districts127 districtsREFERRAL ONLY—district conferencesDirectory—

Target Universe six groups, ranked by value · nationals & states before chapters

GroupFocusTargetsResearchedStatus
01 · Association ExecutivesASAE, state SAEs, MPI, PCMA, ACCE — the people who book speakers for a living1414RESEARCHED
02 · Résumé-UnlockedFinancial services, healthcare/pharma, journalism, civic, higher-ed380QUEUED NEXT
03 · Identity & AffinityDivine Nine, Black professional associations, parallel affinity families360QUEUED
04 · Function & TradeHR, project management, real estate, construction, education, athletics650QUEUED
05 · Mission & CauseAutism, cancer survivorship + the corporate door (Disability:IN)150POLICY TBD
06 · Park or ReframeAuthors, travelers, international — not now, or not as revenue50PARKED