Aaron Wolowiec

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Your Website is (Likely) Non-Compliant

Aaron Wolowiec

Can someone get from your main event page all the way through the registration process without barriers? Is your website ADA compliant? How do you know? Run your website - either your association, organization or event site through a free online accessibility tool.

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Equitable Practices to Consider before Establishing Indigenous Land Acknowledgements

Aaron Wolowiec

One of the main goals in doing an indigenous land acknowledgement is to respect and honor Indigenous People and their Tribal Nations and acknowledge the indigenous traditional lands where we do our work. However, one begs the question – is this enough; is it performative?

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Change is good…right?

Aaron Wolowiec

According to the survey, association innovation tends to focus around a few main areas: website and social media; conventions, conferences and seminars; education programs; and membership, technology and marketing (56 percent each). That’s a recent development, however, as most didn’t start focusing on innovation until the past five years.

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Change is good…right?

Aaron Wolowiec

According to the survey, association innovation tends to focus around a few main areas: website and social media; conventions, conferences and seminars; education programs; and membership, technology and marketing (56 percent each). That’s a recent development, however, as most didn’t start focusing on innovation until the past five years.

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Creating Conscious Meetings

Aaron Wolowiec

What used to be “woo woo” spiritual practices like meditation, essential oil and choosing holistic foods, is becoming more main stream. As you look around it doesn’t take long to recognize the world of business is evolving. As such, “same old” meetings will no longer work.

Maine 154
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Creating Conscious Meetings

Aaron Wolowiec

What used to be “woo woo” spiritual practices like meditation, essential oil and choosing holistic foods, is becoming more main stream. As you look around it doesn’t take long to recognize the world of business is evolving. As such, “same old” meetings will no longer work.

Maine 154
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Facilitator’s oath: Responsibly introducing challenge by choice

Aaron Wolowiec

After completing a briefing on how to use the “always-locked-on” gear, guests climb into a main tree platform where they can choose from 15 different trails that are color coded to indicate the degree of challenge they offer. The Adventure Forest itself spans nearly six acres of the tree canopy.

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