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Dangerous Assumptions About Your Conference Education Part I

Velvet Chainsaw

We equate telling from the stage with audience education. Most of our conference education mimics our traditional higher education model. The majority of higher education institutions were developed as research institutions in the early and mid 19th century. Two Additional Faulty Conference Education Assumptions.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative.

Idea Architects

Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative Capacity, Emerging Education Models, and Group Decision Making. In one of my volunteer roles, I write a feature in the ASAE Executive Management Section IdeaLink newsletter called Seen Elsewhere. The best are delivered in a free newsletter every Sunday and make for an inspired start to the week ahead.

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The World of Opportunities for AMCs: A YM Perspective

YourMembership

It is an alarming trend we began to witness following the 2008 recession. Younger members, especially millennials, have experienced technology as a key component of their entire education experiences, have expectations that will put pressure on associations not investing in current technology.

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Association Events Can Learn from Amazon’s Disruption Model

Associations Now

And while you may have the needed continuing education or publishing credentials, that only means the attendees come to you when they have to. It’s happening all the time: SXSW, Web Summit, C2, the list goes on and on. Companies with money are investing to create fun events because they’re a good revenue stream. Interested in more?

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Engineering Society Builds Chinese Community for Long Term Growth

GlowGlobally

Educational events and networking opportunities were not well organized or opportunities exploited. Manage ISPE’s pavilion at the China Pharm 2008. Education (5). Participation of volunteer leaders was not active enough because they didn’t have proper local functional support. Name: Email: Website: Message: *.

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I've Got Money Riding On This Post, So Read Carefully

AMR Management Services

Think about it - do you know an association that doesnt publish a newsletter, magazine, directory or journal? That doesnt offer educational conferences, webinars, training or tours? Should we be publishing a print magazine or an e-newsletter? ► 2008. (23). But this is what associations have been doing all along.

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Taking a Fresh Look at Association Sponsorships

Association Adviser

Very few organizations escaped the economic downturn of 2008-2009 and the slow-growth mindset that still follow us today. That said, many associations have become better educated and more creative about NDR and now have a portfolio of assets that they can offer when selling my favorite NDR concept: sponsorships. Newsletter advertising.

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