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To Theme or Not to Theme?

Associations Now

Associations often theme their conferences to provide direction to those submitting session proposals. Last month, the American Historical Association announced that its 2020 annual meeting will not a have a theme —for the first time since 2003. Another factor to consider is whether your conference is new to the market.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: When the Professional is Also.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. A couple of weeks ago, my Twitter feed was filled with Tweets from friends and colleagues talking about workshop proposals they had submitted for the 2012 ASAE Annual Meeting in Dallas. Wednesday, February 15, 2012.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Instead of Training, Try Talking

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. The telephone call or Request for Proposals are always so similar. July 29, New Orleans, NYIB Leadership Pre-Conference. 14, Santa Fe, ISAS Admissions Conference. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #15: Tools for.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Six Thinking Hats: Many facilitators find using Edward deBonos Six Thinking Hats to be a useful tool when participants have a specific idea or proposal to evaluate. July 29, New Orleans, NYIB Leadership Pre-Conference.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.13.20

Reid All About it

I go to one or two ASAE conferences a year and usually volunteer as a session proposal peer reviewer for one of them. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. A Why-To and a How-To: Virtual Conferences in the COVID-19 Era. Honestly, I’m not sure. Host: Tagoras.

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Association Subculture: Why Being Anti-Indispensability is Pro.

Association Subculture

Ive had my membership since 2003 or maybe 2004. A revolutionary, self-proclaimed edupunk, Shelly attributes her knowledge about associations to many hours on the front lines with staff and volunteers in both the 501(c)(6) and 501(c)(3) arenas and one too many all-nighters at conference. conferences. (2). online conferences. (1).

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Executive Connections: Why This Is the Right Name

Executive Connections

  I have watched focus groups, chatted with seatmates on endless plane rides and during countless conferences, and exchanged thoughts with the people I worked with when I served as the Director of the U.S. What will our conference sessions be like under this new umbrella? Office of Personnel Management.   Why? . 

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