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What’s Next? 6 Membership Trends to Watch in 2017

Socious

Now it’s nearly 2017 and a lot has changed. I was watching a movie from 2001 recently and one of the main characters had a laptop. It seems like only yesterday we were worried about what would happen when the computers hit the year 2000. Just think about technology.

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For a Good Time, Call on Members in 2017

Association Adviser

Have you resolved to network better in 2017? If the hosts agreed to see the visitor, they would be introduced into the main parlor or living room and typically stay just 10 to 15 minutes before moving on to the next open house. Why not throw a simple open house and invite all members and professional contacts to reconnect for 2017?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.2.17

Reid All About it

Event Tech Tribe Unite 2017 (New York). Tell us what you think it means to be an event professional in 2017, help us shape the Tribe manifesto for the future, share your knowledge about creating awesome events, learn from our speakers and each other, and leave with new ideas, connections and insights. Tue 6/6 at 1:30 p.m. 1 CAE credit.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.22.17

Reid All About it

Since it’s the season to be merry, here are 99 reasons why 2017 was, in fact, a good year. The PCMA Digital Experience Institute will be streaming live the most talked about sessions including each day’s main stage, thought leaders from across the globe and business events experts focusing on the most pressing industry topics.

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Why are Associations missing from the Digital Credentials conversation?

WBT Systems

Interestingly, since January 2017 there has been a proliferation of well-researched articles, opinion pieces, and whitepapers which echo the sentiment behind this stark indictment of the current education-to-employment system. ” (‘Leapfrogging in higher ed’, Tech Crunch, Jan 27, 2017.

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Paid Family Leave Gains Support from Business Groups

Associations Now

Small Business for Paid Family and Medical Leave —which includes the Main Street Alliance, the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and the Small Business Majority, as well as other partners—aims to counter the common claim that paid family leave is too expensive for small employers.

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Create a “Yes, And” Team Culture of Engagement and Performance

Association Adviser

Never say no is one of the main rules of improv comedy. Galen Emanuele with Shift Yes used the five main tenets of improv comedy to show attendees how they can build a culture where all ideas and people are respected in “Create a ‘Yes, And’ Team Culture of Engagement and Performance” at the 2017 ASAE Annual Meeting.

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