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Going Virtual: What We’ve Learned Supporting 2000+ Virtual Events in 6 Months Part I

Blue Sky eLearn

Emilio attended the Association of Fundraising Professionals conference who quickly had taken their conference online at the beginning of the pandemic. AG Bell slimmed their original schedule down and tailored it from 68 to around 40 sessions and held a two-day conference in July with multiple concurrent sessions.

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Hone in on what your virtual conference is telling you.

HighRoad Solution

And not because she did the 60s style purple sunglasses and cream-colored boa right in the year 2000 Almost Famous film. Rather, in the same film, she coined the phrase, "It's all happening.". That's what comes to mind when I think of virtual event shift. Whether we're prepared for it or not, virtual events are happening.

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Expand Your Product Line: Clone Your Classic Conference into Punchy Regionals

Association Success

Supplement your national conference with regional events and watch participation grow. For many associations, our traditional national conferences are like classic BMWs - four doors, a black or silver exterior, and time-honored elegance that appeals to a top-end market. That meeting generates healthy revenue over expenses.

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Interview with an Expert Series: Tracy King

Blue Sky eLearn

Paul liberal arts university back in 2000. Creating a repository of conference session video recordings that were not produced to be eLearning. Treating eLearning like a one-off event (such as a conference or in-person course) vs. a learning pathway. How long have you been involved with eLearning?

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Conference Circuit: Reinventing Meals on Wheels

Associations Now

A prominent organization serving the nation’s seniors looks to use its conference to spark new ideas. With changing demographics at play, expect attendees at the Meals on Wheels Annual Conference and Expo—August 26-28 in Scottsdale, Arizona—to place a high priority on innovation. percent of Americans were seniors. Already, 9.3

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.18.20

Reid All About it

Virtual conferences. Not going virtual is not an option for association conferences , says MemberSuite. If you’re tempted to not host a virtual conference in the coming year, consider the questions they pose before making a final decision. Going Virtual: What We’ve Learned Supporting 2000+ Virtual Events in 6 Months.

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Your Conference Needs To Go On An Education Session Diet

Velvet Chainsaw

Your conference attendees and prospects are less satisfied with an extensive list of education offerings than a narrow one. Chernev,2003 ; Iyengar & Lepper, 2000 ). Chernev,2003 ; Iyengar & Lepper, 2000 ). Frequently, conference hosts say, “We have something for everyone!” The Paradox Of Choice.