Aaron Wolowiec

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Vote for us for best meeting planning company!

Aaron Wolowiec

Again this year, Event Garde has been nominated for the best meeting planning company for the Michigan Meetings + Events 2016 Best of Michigan Awards. Each year, Michigan Meetings + Events sponsors the readers choice awards. From Atlanta to Florida to Michigan, he spoke at 25 events on a range of topics. And it shows.

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Instructional Design: The New Normal

Aaron Wolowiec

That is, they’re not familiar with adult learning, cognitive processing, learning styles and learning objectives – all of which are just the tip of the iceberg. 26, 2015, I’ll be further exploring what this means to associations in a webinar I’m developing for the Michigan Society of Association Executives. So, on Feb.

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Bonus Content – Event Garde e-news – February edition

Aaron Wolowiec

Elyse Kopietz, director of communications, marketing and events, Michigan Manufacturers Association. Q & A with Elyse Kopietz , director of communications, marketing and events, Michigan Manufacturers Association. What I am enjoying most about this process is finding opportunities to apply what I am learning as I go.

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Rolling out the ORGPRO 2013 welcome mat

Aaron Wolowiec

Henry Center for Executive Development at Michigan State University, and Aaron Wolowiec, founder and president of Event Garde. From the editor: Considered Michigan’s premier education and networking event for professionals in the nonprofit sector, ORGPRO 2013 will be held from July 8 to July 10 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel at Kalamazoo Center.

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Call for Presentations: Dead or Alive?

Aaron Wolowiec

The new normal” is shifting to a process whereby a cross section of the association’s membership comes together as a conference task force or education committee and: Brainstorms what topics the members should be hearing at XYZ meeting (based upon the anticipated audience and conference goals/objectives). visuals, handouts, activities).

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Just two little words

Aaron Wolowiec

Destination Michigan believes that giving back to the communities in which we hold our events is an integral part of the meeting experience,” said Kim Corcoran, general manager. “If 6, Destination Michigan held a food drive at its showcase, donating 425 pounds of food to the Greater Lansing Food Bank. At its showcase on Nov.

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Bonus content – Event Garde e-news – October edition

Aaron Wolowiec

Now in the role of conventions and exhibitions manager, I’m looking forward to being involved in the full process and experience again. A: I earned my degree in deaf education from Michigan State University but never used it, as I was working in the association industry at the time. Q: Give us one little known fact about you.

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