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Should Your Next Conference Have a Plant-Based Menu?

Associations Now

With more of your attendees going meatless and looking for meetings to have a smaller environmental footprint, should your conference menu be plant-based too? And the International Food Information Council’s 2019 Food and Health Survey found an increased interest in plant-based diets. Please share in the comments.

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How to Get Board Support to Attend a Conference

GrowthZone

This article has been updated since it’s original publication in 2017. Associations everywhere are about to enter their program and conference planning seasons. Including such a template as a standard component of your conference marketing is key to maximizing attendance. 6 Ways to Improve Association Decision-Making.

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Daily Buzz: Identify Preferred Pronouns on Conference Badges

Associations Now

Conference badges can give a lot of information: name, title, social handles. At ACES: The Society for Editing’s 2019 Conference, attendees could add preferred pronoun stickers to their name badges. Such a great example for all conferences and events! — Melanie Padgett Powers (@MelEdits) March 28, 2019.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.30.18

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you’re going to the ASAE Technology Conference next week and see my name badge walking toward you, snap me out of my daze, I mean, big thoughts, and say hello. Before you go, check out DelCor’s Guide to the 2018 ASAE Technology Conference.

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Daily Buzz: Preventing Burnout Through Membership

Associations Now

Planning on attending a conference in 2019? — MemberClicks (@MemberClicks) March 12, 2019. Just as planning a conference takes effort, so does attending a conference,” says Callie Walker on the MemberClicks blog. Maximize Your Event Experience. To do that, Walker suggests post-event reflection.

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10 Reasons to Attend CEX

Mariner Management

CEX isn’t your typical association conference. And here are 10 reasons you don’t want to miss the 2019 gathering on October 18 in Washington, DC. #1 If you’re from outside the DC area, compared to other industry conferences, CEX is a much more affordable option for your budget—only $249. #10 And it isn’t for everyone.

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Turn Your Harshest Critics Into Your Biggest Supporters

Associations Now

While associations may want to hide from negative feedback related to their events, confronting it and responding creatively can turn dissatisfied attendees into die-hard conference supporters. I’ve blogged a few times about how associations can best respond to negative attendee feedback.

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