GrowthZone

MAY 22, 2017

It’s summertime and the 2017 association conference season is off to a great start. A key component of your overall conference marketing plan should be a letter/proposal template that can be used by potential attendees to pitch the idea to their boss/board, etc. Read the tip sheet: We’ve Got to Stop Meeting Like This and.

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GrowthZone

DECEMBER 18, 2018

This article has been updated since it’s original publication in 2017. Associations everywhere are about to enter their program and conference planning seasons. How attending will increase the attendee’s contribution to their organization as an employee (ex: education sessions). Early registration cost savings.

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Associations Now

JULY 5, 2017

Meeting planners are dealing with these five conference trends—and finding that cities across Canada are poised to meet their needs. Some association executives would argue that face-to-face conferences have never been more important than they are today. But the conference city must be worthy of their tourist dollars, of course.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 9, 2020

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? As sustainability becomes more of a priority and as attendee dietary preferences change, how are your conference menus evolving? Please share in the comments.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 18, 2017

It’s the adventures of your next conference experience across the eighth dimension. Well, similar to Buckaroo’s adventures, you have the opportunity to take your band of conference participants into the 21st Century conference dimension. These conference programming trends are headed your way.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Don’t let your association fall into that pattern in 2017. Which conference sessions were well attended? Creating a content plan for entire year that encompasses print, email, digital, social media, events and education can be a challenging and overwhelming task. Outline a clear vision for your association’s communications.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Your association, annual conference, and governance are all institutions. That’s a decline of 14 percentage points from the 2017 report. One of the sacred cows for associations and their annual conference is attributing notoriety to the office of the president, board chair or annual conference committee chair.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… Next week, I find hard to believe, is Thanksgiving week so only a few webinars are scheduled. Make sure you base your association’s educational programs on science, not fiction. And what’s a conference without an app? I can’t imagine it.

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Blue Sky eLearn

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

According to a 2017 ATD Report , 81% of adopters cited this as the most common application. To start creating microlearning, take those hour-long podcasts, webinars, and conference sessions, and start breaking them down! Reinforce or supplement formal training.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 19, 2017

As 2017 begins, respondents to our latest reader poll have told us they plan to focus more on membership than on other areas of association operations. As demographics and technology change, many associations are re-examining the perks of membership to ensure they’re still relevant in 2017. Non-members can join these classes for a fee.

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WBT Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2016

With just a couple of weeks to the end of the year and a huge variety of association learning solutions being showcased this week at ASAE Technology Conference 2016 , it’s a good time to look back at the association learning trends that were predicted for 2016 and see which of these are still relevant.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 22, 2017

There’s a place for sponsored content in conference programs, if you’re thoughtful in your approach. As more sponsors embrace content marketing or thought leadership as arguably the most powerful strategy for improving attitudes and perceptions of their brand, conference-speaking slots are increasing in value. Transparency.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Education Sessions: 300. The National Recreation and Park Association’s 2017 Annual Conference begins in New Orleans early next week. Conference: 2017 NRPA Annual Conference. Innovative education. The post Conference Circuit: Parks and Recreation appeared first on Associations Now.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The American Camp Association’s 2017 ACA National Conference starts next week in Albuquerque. Conference: 2017 ACA National Conference. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. Rundown Attendees: 1,300.

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Association Adviser

MAY 25, 2017

There were many great education sessions at ASAE’s 2017 Membership, Marketing & Communications (MM&C) Conference, held earlier this month in Washington, D.C. The post Key Takeaways Association Marketers Need to Know from ASAE’s 2017 #MMCCon by Association Adviser staff first appeared on AssociationAdviser.com.

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Association Success

JANUARY 12, 2018

Does your association offer a complete range of educational products, or are your members missing out? In today’s economy, traditional modes of education are losing steam. At Tagoras, we provide help in building lifelong learning strategies for organizations in the continuing education and professional development business.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 10, 2017

In order to design relevant education and networking experiences at our conferences, we need to be focused to the point of obsession with our target audience. Over the past 18 months, we’ve carefully scrubbed and analyzed the attendance of 20 major conferences. Who has the professional development budget to attend every year?

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Associations Now

APRIL 27, 2017

Education Sessions: 100 plus. The Association of Fundraising Professionals’ 2017 International Fundraising Conference kicks off in San Francisco this weekend. Conference: 2017 International Fundraising Conference. The post Conference Circuit: Fundraising Fundamentals appeared first on Associations Now.

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Associations Now

APRIL 28, 2017

Sure, conferences are usually for adults, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any room for “kids stuff.” So is an association offering child-friendly activities and events during its annual conference. At its January 2017 North American Beekeeping Conference & Tradeshow in Galveston, Texas, it held the “Kids and Bees” event.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 31, 2017

The Self Storage Association’s 2017 Fall Conference & Trade Show begins in Las Vegas next week. Conference: 2017 Fall Conference & Trade Show. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. Members only.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 3, 2017

The National Court Reporters Association’s 2017 Convention & Expo begins next week in Las Vegas. Conference: 2017 NCRA Convention & Expo. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. Sponsors: 9. City: Las Vegas.

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Associations Now

JULY 6, 2017

Education Sessions: 120 plus. The School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference begins this weekend in Atlanta. Conference: Annual National Conference 2017. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 2, 2016

If you’re going to the ASAE Technology Conference, like me, and agreed during registration to receive emails from exhibitors, then you’re probably getting several of them a day. If you want to stand out and make a positive impression, read my advice about sending emails to ASAE conference attendees. 2017 Hospitality Trends.

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Associations Now

MAY 18, 2017

Continuing-Education Credits: 23.25. The National Home Infusion Association’s Annual Conference & Exposition begins in Orlando early next week. Conference: 2017 NHIA Annual Conference & Exposition. The post Conference Circuit: Home Infusion appeared first on Associations Now. Exhibitors: 100 plus.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

The Association of Academic Physiatrists’ 2017 Annual Meeting kicks off next week in Las Vegas. Around 1,000 trainees, educators, thought leaders, and other professionals in the physical medicine and rehabilitation field are headed to Vegas next week to connect, collaborate, innovate, inspire, share, and learn together. Milestone year.

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Associations Now

JULY 20, 2017

Educational Sessions: 700 plus. The American Veterinary Medical Association’s 2017 Convention begins in the upcoming days in Indianapolis. Conference: AVMA Convention 2017. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org.

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

That’s why when we looked to bring in keynote speakers for the final sessions in each of the three days of our digital conference, we looked to bring in people who could help participants walk away with a toolbox full of ideas, skills and challenges to find new opportunities within their own organizations. . SURGE Growth , which returns Nov.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It’s almost time to bring out (and embrace) your inner techie – ASAE Tech Conference & Expo is this week! inch display—by visiting Naylor Association Solutions ’ booth #301 (located near the entrance to the Tech Conference expo hall). What are you most looking forward to about the 2017 Tech Conference?

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Associations Now

MARCH 5, 2017

A morning workshop on the first day of the 2017 Great Ideas Conference highlighted that there are many ways to make videos that work for your audience—but also many factors, including cost, approach, and overall strategy. The above clip, highlighting ASAE’s Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference, is about 45 seconds.) “The

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Associations Now

MARCH 2, 2017

The 2017 NASPA Annual Conference is set to start this weekend. Organization: NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Organization: NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Conference: 2017 NASPA Annual Conference. Rundown Attendees: 5,500.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

In the past, they achieved this in part by selling continuing education content to members, either directly or indirectly through conferences and forums. These diverse entities all sell accredited continuing education content — and they’re starting to make a dent in the U.S. skills gap ” problem. According to the U.S.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It’s almost time to bring out (and embrace) your inner techie – ASAE Tech Conference & Expo is this week! inch display—by visiting Naylor Association Solutions ’ booth #301 (located near the entrance to the Tech Conference expo hall). What are you most looking forward to about the 2017 Tech Conference?

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WBT Systems

MAY 9, 2017

This week Eric Kuhn, opening keynoter at ASAE’s 2017 Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference advised attendees to “ adopt social media next practices , not just best practices “, when describing social media as one of the most powerful marketing tools for associations.

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Associations Now

MARCH 9, 2017

The Research Chefs Association’s 2017 Annual Conference and Culinology Expo begins next week in Puerto Rico. Conference: 2017 Annual Conference and Culinology Expo. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 2, 2016

If you’re going to the ASAE Technology Conference, like me, and agreed during registration to receive emails from exhibitors, then you’re probably getting several of them a day. If you want to stand out and make a positive impression, read my advice about sending emails to ASAE conference attendees. 2017 Hospitality Trends.

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Associations Now

JULY 27, 2017

The National Black Nurses Association’s 45th Annual Institute and Conference begins in the upcoming days in Las Vegas. Conference: 45th Annual Institute and Conference. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Education Hours: 75 plus. The Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference will take place in Savannah, Georgia, during the first week of January. Conference: Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference. Southeast Regional is set to start on Thursday, January 5, with a series of education sessions.

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