Principled Innovation

DECEMBER 22, 2018

It is November 2017 and I am boarding a flight home from a conference in the USA. It was in the short time waiting to board the flight I set three goals for 2018. I was tired and feeling like s**t. It had not been a great year at work, in my own head and physically and psychologically I was not in a great place. Get in shape.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Did your association team miss the Salesforce Dreamforce conference this year? Here are a few key takeaways from my experience at Dreamforce 2018: Customer 360: This was the big product announcement at Dreamforce. At Dreamforce 2018, Salesforce reminded us why they’re the number one customer relationship management (CRM) platform.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Here are some of our favorites from 2018. But before we bid adieu to 2018, it’s worth circling back to a few of this year’s many smart Membership Hacks. The post Top Tips From 2018 Membership Hacks appeared first on Associations Now. If there’s one thing true in life, it’s that time flies.

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YourMembership

JANUARY 21, 2016

Conference organizers are always looking for ways to improve their yearly meetings, and one of the best ways to ensure members are engaged and their opinions heard is to hear directly from them. They want their members to help them discover new ideas for their upcoming annual conference. Have an innovative conference engagement idea?

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Delcor

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

ASAE’s 2018 Technology Conference & Expo ( #asaetech18 ) is packed with sessions led by industry experts that will provide valuable information about current technology trends that you can take back and put into action in your own association. Marketing & Content Management. Digital Engagement & Experience.

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YourMembership

APRIL 2, 2018

May 6 is right around the corner, and the YM Careers team is ramping up to head out to Orlando for the inaugural Community Brands Technology Conference, bringing together the technology solutions and annual events of Abila, Aptify, NimbleUser and YourMembership, all of which are now a part of the Community Brands family.

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Delcor

OCTOBER 22, 2018

ASAE’s Associations @ Work business conference attracts association professionals seeking in-depth knowledge about association management, human resources, finance, and fundraising. Critical to the success of these operational areas are two topics prominent in the A@W educational opportunities: cybersecurity and data management.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 20, 2018

For meeting planners, here are three conference elements to consider leaving behind in 2018. But this year, I’m taking a different route by looking at three conference elements or practices I really don’t want to see in 2019. Technology plays a huge role in enhancing the conference experience for attendees. Marathon Days.

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GrowthZone

MARCH 20, 2018

The post 2018 American Associations Day appeared first on GrowthZone. This unique opportunity allows association professionals, to create connections with policy-makers that will not only advance the association industry, but their own organizations as well. Every Industry. Every State. Associations Strengthen America.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 8, 2018

If your nonprofit wants to up its Twitter game in 2018, here is a summary: Tweet Storms and Threads: Twitter announced the launch of a new feature in December help users more easily post Tweetstorms – a series of related tweets posted by a Twitter user in quick succession, in order to share longer thoughts.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 23, 2018

Likewise, many conference professionals have no idea what embracing the long-tail, pull benefits of content marketing even means. Most marketing and communications teams agree that content marketing serves as the foundation to their conference marketing strategy. A Poverty Of Conference Content Marketing Success.

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Associations Now

MARCH 5, 2020

Post-event attendee evaluations can reveal where your conference hit it out of the park and where it struck out. Gathering feedback is a critical step after any conference. That’s what the Society for Critical Care Medicine did at its 2018 conference in San Antonio. But do they go far enough?

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 27, 2018

Being an insurance broker at the ASAE 2018 annual conference, I was drawn to the Express Talk on Cybersecurity Risk Management to see what the speakers would have to say on the subject. The Cybersecurity Risk Management Express Talk at ASAE 2018. Brian earned a B.A.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Your association, annual conference, and governance are all institutions. According to the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer, only one-third of Americans trust their government to do what is right. Smith’s year” or “Sally’s year” when referring to past annual conferences. Conferences are there to serve the paying attendees.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 30, 2018

Last month, we asked readers in what area they plan to make the most innovative changes in 2018. As the 12-month free membership period ended, ABF staff worked hard through email and phone campaigns to convert these professionals to dues-paying, conference-attending members.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 7, 2019

Putting the participant at the center of your conference programming by becoming more learner-centric, that is planning and offering education sessions that go beyond surface learning, is one of the biggest challenges facing conference organizers today. How much of your conference program is focused on learners?

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Aptify

APRIL 4, 2018

Xperience 2018 is less than a month away, and we’re highly anticipating hosting the best and brightest minds in the association and nonprofit sectors May 6 through 9 at the Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida. The post Xperience 2018: What to expect. See you in Orlando!

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 12, 2018

At a recent conference consultation with a client, a millennial made me think that I wasn’t keeping up with the times. I voiced my strong opinion that conference organizers should embrace inbound marketing (pull) over traditional outbound marketing (push). I reiterated that their conference needed a home base to optimize.

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SBI

JANUARY 2, 2019

To celebrate the beginning of a new year, we’re reflecting on what we accomplished in 2018. What a year 2018 was for SBI! Last year, SBI planned and executed more than 130 local, state, national, and iternational association conferences; regional events; and chapter meetings throughout the US. Excellent Events.

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Associations Now

MAY 23, 2019

Three conference practices that associations need to put into action now to ensure your attendees feel welcome, happy, and included. For my final blog post of 2018, I identified three conference elements I didn’t want to see stick around this year. Here goes: Family-Friendly Practices. The five-day program is open from 7 a.m.

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CommPartners

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

CommPartners’ Peak User Group Conference started in 2018. After meeting clients face-to-face, and receiving positive feedback from participants, we knew this was something we wanted to repeat. Now we have arrived […].

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 19, 2019

But recently I’ve come across a handful of examples of associations that have tried new initiatives to make sure their conferences are more inclusive. HRS isn’t the only association to reconsider its registration fee structure as a way to make its conference more inclusive. At its October 2019 conference, EDUCAUSE introduced Wordly.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

It could also be a great addition to your meetings and conferences by helping answer your attendees’ questions onsite and directing them to meeting rooms and other locations. Alexa will once again be making an appearance at its 2018 annual meeting , which starts this weekend. The post Time for a Conference Chatbot?

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 26, 2018

One of the strongest intangible attributes of a healthy conference is how much sharing takes place. Professions that deliver conference sessions with a high level of sharing – not diluted or generalized from the stage – are often in fields linked to prevention, healthcare, education and philanthropy.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The 2018 International Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Canadian Society of Agronomy begins this weekend in Baltimore. Conference: 2018 International Annual Meeting. The post Conference Circuit: Crop Science appeared first on Associations Now.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The 2018 joint meeting of the American Musicological Society and the Society for Music Theory begins next week in San Antonio. Conference: 2018 Annual Meeting of AMS and SMT. 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

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The 2018 National Parking Association Convention & Expo begins next week in Las Vegas. Conference: 2018 NPA Convention & Expo. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. Rundown Attendees: 1,500 plus.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The Association for Information Systems’ International Conference on Information Systems 2018 begins next week in San Francisco. Conference: International Conference on Information Systems 2018. The space will be available throughout the conference as a place for students to network and relax between events.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The 2018 Fall Owners Leadership Conference, held by the Construction Owners Association of America, begins next week in La Jolla, California. Conference: 2018 COAA Fall Owners Leadership Conference. The post Conference Circuit: Construction Owners appeared first on Associations Now. Education Sessions: 20.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 30, 2018

Last month, we asked readers in what area they plan to make the most innovative changes in 2018. As the 12-month free membership period ended, ABF staff worked hard through email and phone campaigns to convert these professionals to dues-paying, conference-attending members.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Post-event attendee evaluations can reveal where your conference hit it out of the park and where it struck out. Gathering feedback is a critical step after any conference. That’s what the Society for Critical Care Medicine did at its 2018 conference in San Antonio. But do they go far enough?

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YourMembership

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

This past spring, I had the pleasure of speaking at Community Brands Xperience 2018 conference on the topic of Identifying Your Most Loyal Members. The session exposed findings from the Community Brands’ 2017 Member Loyalty Study.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 23, 2019

In the spring of 2018, I had the opportunity to attend one of my favorite conferences in the association year: digitalNOW. At that event, among all the cutting-edge content, I heard one word over and over: blockchain. We just use the bit.ly as an easy mechanism to count the number of times it’s been downloaded.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 25, 2019

Meeting and conference attendees increasingly expect ways to engage organizers, presenters, and each other – from the moment they register until months after the event. About that last minute location change… no one loves to break a sweat running to the wrong conference room. Mobile Event Apps: No Laptop? No Problem. Need examples?

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 9, 2018

At any industry or customer conference, we all hope to tackle a few simple goals: chat with smart people, learn some new tricks, and get inspired by new ideas. For Super Forum 2018, we’re riffing on our familiar motto All Together to bring you all three: Communicate I Collaborate I Elevate. Check out more on Jackie Huba and Kim Lear.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

APICS 2018, the leading supply chain conference, begins this weekend in Chicago. Conference: APICS 2018. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. Rundown Attendees: 2,000 plus. Education Sessions: 65 plus.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 16, 2018

The International Legal Technology Association’s ILTACON 2018 begins this weekend in National Harbor, Maryland. Conference: ILTACON 2018. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. Rundown Attendees: 1,600 plus.

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