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Match a City’s Perks with Your Attendees’ Interests

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As you research future meeting sites for your organization, seek out cities that already embrace your organization’s mission and ideas. Headquartered in Indianapolis, NFHS is the national leadership organization for high school sports and activities. Indianapolis is well-known as the amateur sports capital of the world.

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The Meeting of the Future is Green and Looks Like This

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People who are looking to leave a smaller carbon footprint like to associate with businesses and organizations that feel the same way. In the end, the event’s diversion rate was 93 percent, which earned it the “Green Sports Alliance Innovators of the Year” honor. Olympic diving trials.

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Thinking Beyond the Traditional Meeting Space

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How one organization utilized non-traditional venues for a creative, memorable conference experience. While numerous cities are prioritizing this trend for meeting planners, Indianapolis has long been home to non-traditional spaces utilized for meetings and events. And that means rethinking the location of your next conference.

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Create Memorable Events That Leave Your Attendees In Awe

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MPI’s World Education Congress (WEC) in June in Indianapolis was held entirely in a huge open-plan exhibit space at the Indiana Convention Center. Innovation Village. So, we’re looking at membership retention, new membership, loyalty of our members, different business objectives that we have as an organization.”. Social Village.

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Eric Lanke: Member Engagement Solution #1: Don't Forget the Fun

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Innovation. Ive mentioned previously that Im leading another innovation effort for WSAE, something were calling an Innovation Circle. By making the tasks you want them to perform fun, you have a better chance to engage their innovation and creativity. I'm currently a part of a group planning TEDx Indianapolis.

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Seek Local Opportunities Linked to Your Association’s Industry

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As you evaluate locations for future meetings, you should consider which cities offer expertise related to your organization. That’s what the American Association for Anatomy experienced when Indianapolis was selected for the 2021 Experimental Biology conference, a joint meeting with five scientific organizations.

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5 Tactics To Create An Experiential Event

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There’s just a large drive for that kind of experiential, emotional connection,” said Samantha Meigs, PhD, chair of the Experience Design Department at University of Indianapolis. Beachbody held its Coach Summit in Indianapolis in June with 25,000 coaches. You’re trying to build emotion through what they’re doing.