WBT Systems

AUGUST 1, 2017

Everyone knows that sitting in an audience listening passively to a speaker is not an effective way for adults to learn, yet that’s still the norm at many conferences and educational events. Let’s take a look at the benefits of flipped learning for conference attendees. Attendees enjoy an extended conference experience.

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YourMembership

MAY 22, 2017

During ASAE’s MM&C Conference earlier this month, association executives and industry partners took part in 24 learning labs, three keynotes, two preconference workshops and networked to up their game on digital, content and branding strategies. Although it’s not ASAE’s […].

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WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Organizations offer a wide variety of professional learning opportunities to their members, employees, and partners which range from online courses and webinars, to regional or annual conferences, to classroom-based learning. Integrated conference management in the LMS facilitates: . Reasons Members Attend Events.

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GrowthZone

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Invite Holly to speak at an upcoming conference or workshop. . The post [GUEST BLOG] Turn Chaos into Calm appeared first on GrowthZone. The first week of every month Leadership Solutions International offers a mindfulness mini-course called the Chaos to Calm Challenge.

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Ungrated

JULY 29, 2021

After a long time apart, CAI is excited to welcome more than 1,000 registered attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors to the 2021 Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW, Aug. CAI is expecting all conference attendees to follow the new guidelines to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in our community. 18–21, in Las Vegas.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 30, 2020

The dynamics that we’re seeing impact conferences and their business models are very similar to the Freemium movement we experienced way back in 2009. I’ll never forget a blog post, entitled “ Malcolm is Wrong ,” which Seth Godin penned back then on Chris Anderson’s book Free: The Future of a Radical Price. You want to be first.

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Ungrated

MAY 17, 2023

The 2023 CAI Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW is officially underway in Dallas. The three-day conference is the premier destination for community association board managers, managers, and business partners from around the world to come together, share ideas, and network.

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Ungrated

MAY 10, 2023

Community Associations Institute is commemorating its 50th anniversary at the largest international gathering of homeowners, community managers, and businesses serving community associations during the 2023 CAI Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW , May 17–20, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Looking to change your conference format? You’ll need a content strategy that meets your audience’s needs , suggests a recent post on the Minding Your Business (MYB) blog. That way, participants can plan their learning paths at the conference without wondering if the meeting is a good fit for them. MeetingsNet has the story.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 9, 2020

This is the second in a series of blogs posts, written collaboratively by our team, which uncover lessons learned in advising dozens of our clients on their events in the time of COVID-19. The Conference Board has the best we’ve come across so far: May Reboot – quick recovery. Scenario Planning. Fall Recovery – Extended contraction.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 23, 2011

I know that you’re all on the edge of your seats waiting for the next installment of the Writing for the Web series, but first I want to catch you up on some of my blog posts elsewhere. Get the inside scoop on how AARP uses Twitter at the Avectra blog…. Conference Newcomers: Make Their First Time a Great Time.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 28, 2016

13-16, we wanted to share more advice from conference goers to help you capitalize on your experience. This month’s guest blog post is from Tom Morrison, CEO of MTI Management. Like many people, when I attended my first ASAE conference in 2006, I was overwhelmed and distracted by how the massive number of people, sessions and booths.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 28, 2016

13-16, we wanted to share more advice from conference goers to help you capitalize on your experience. This month’s guest blog post is from Tom Morrison, CEO of MTI Management. Like many people, when I attended my first ASAE conference in 2006, I was overwhelmed and distracted by how the massive number of people, sessions and booths.

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Multiview

JULY 26, 2023

The ACCESSE Conference provides opportunities for associations and their partners to stay up to date on current trends and industry changes in order to continue to grow and succeed year after year. This year, Multiview had the pleasure of once again attending as a sponsor of t h e conference.

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GrowthZone

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Invite Holly to speak at an upcoming conference or workshop. The post [GUEST BLOG] Is your Association Thankful or Grateful? In 2021 Holly co-founded the American Mindfulness Association as the professional association to advance mindfulness as a strategic business practice. appeared first on GrowthZone.

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Association Success

AUGUST 13, 2020

As someone who oversees blog content creation in my full-time job and freelance writes on the side, I know from experience that once you hit a bad patch of writer’s block, it can be really tough to brainstorm new ideas that feel interesting and fresh. Leverage conference Q&As. Refer back to old ideas. Refresh your existing content.

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Eric Lanke

JULY 25, 2016

Why did I start blogging and why do I keep doing it? I started blogging because I thought I had something to say. That combination of angst and chutzpah manifested itself in something called The Hourglass Blog , with the hourglass symbolizing the way GenX was pinched between the Boomers and the Millennials.

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Multiview

JUNE 27, 2023

ASAE’s annual Marketing, Membership, and Communications conference brings together the best and brightest minds in the industry to discuss the latest innovations and strategies for driving growth and success for associations.

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YourMembership

AUGUST 8, 2013

Yesterday’s blog post gave a few tips on turning post-conference excitement into action. When you come back from a conference with all of these delicious ideas percolating in your head, it’s hard [.] ( Read more. ) The post Obtaining Post-Conference Buy-In to Innovation appeared first on YourMembership.com.

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Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In this blog series, we’ll be recapping what each speaker has learned, but as always you can watch the entire webinar on- demand by clicking here. . Emilio attended the Association of Fundraising Professionals conference who quickly had taken their conference online at the beginning of the pandemic. The Beginning .

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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). The millennial piped in “who reads blogs anymore?”.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 19, 2013

Although I didn’t participate in today’s #assnchat about ASAE’s Great Ideas Conference , it still inspired a blog post. Perhaps playing with toys shifts our mindset from serious office mode to relaxed engaged conference mode. F&B : The Canadians also served poutine at one point during the conference. Thank you, KiKi!

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Ungrated

MAY 18, 2023

Day two of the 2023 CAI Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW introduced attendees to the first set of conference education sessions to inspire and inform. ” The post Community NOW Day 2: Conference education sessions inspire, inform attendees appeared first on Ungated: Community Associations Institute Blog.

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Ungrated

MAY 18, 2023

Day two of the 2023 CAI Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW introduced attendees to the first set of conference education sessions to inspire and inform. ” The post Community NOW Day 2: Conference education sessions inspire, inform attendees appeared first on Ungated: Community Associations Institute Blog.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 20, 2018

For meeting planners, here are three conference elements to consider leaving behind in 2018. For the past few years, I’ve focused my end-of-year blog post on what issues meeting planners should keep in mind or trends they should consider implementing as they go about the next 365 days. Shiny New Technology” Syndrome. Marathon Days.

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Smooth The Path

JUNE 12, 2018

The opening keynote speaker sets the tone for the rest of the conference. Then schedule a call in advance of the conference to discuss what you hope to achieve with the opening keynote. Ask to repost their blog posts in pre-conference marketing. Have each speaker reinforce the theme of the conference.

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Multiview

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

When trying to get the word out about an annual conference or educational webinar , social media is a highly effective tool. Promotion is an important part of any event’s planning process. The fact is that s ocial media is where people are.

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Eric Lanke

MARCH 20, 2017

I've had two recent experiences that have made me think critically about an association board's role in selecting venues for their association's annual conference. As if that was the only thing that could spell success for the conference. Which venues will help us maximize the percentage of membership types attending the conference?

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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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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 3, 2022

With live conferences’ comeback, event organizers need to make complex decisions about how to incorporate digital product extensions into their business model. Based on our research, we estimate that there’s an even split between conference owners who are including synchronous or asynchronous hybrid options and those who aren’t.

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Reid All About it

MAY 26, 2011

I’ve been busy writing for other people and haven’t blogged much for myself, except for my Grabbing the Gusto blog, I’ve posted a few new recipes there. Here is a sample of some of my recent writing – blog posts for Avectra and SmartBlog Insights. Association Blogs: Don’t Let the Haters Get You Down.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 4, 2011

Louis for the annual ASAE conference, I’ll be driving a few hours to spend a week with lots of family and friends at beautiful Ocean Isle Beach here in North Carolina. On my Grabbing the Gusto blog, there are three new chicken recipes to check out – blueberry chipotle , Milanese and rosemary walnut. Meaty Blog Posts.

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Forj

MAY 13, 2021

In 2020, associations everywhere were faced with a tough decision: pivot to virtual events or cancel their much-anticipated conferences outright. Now, over a year later, associations are now planning their conferences either fully virtual or hybrid from the jump. 6 Virtual Conferences Lessons Learned for 2021.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 31, 2011

I’ve been cheating on my blog again. Here are some of my posts on other blogs — Avectra and Socialfish. I went to camp on Saturday: the EventCamp National Conference in Chicago. But, I didn’t fly to Chicago; I enjoyed the hybrid conference from the comfort of my home office. Yes, You Can Be Private in Public.

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YourMembership

AUGUST 14, 2012

YourMembership.com Blog. You’re Back From Conference. I love going to conferences. You come back feeling invigorated (from a good conference, at least) and ready to put all that learning to work and yet you’re met with uninterested looks from fellow staffers. After all, your conference was work.

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Ungrated

MARCH 29, 2022

Attendees gather at a networking event during the 2021 CAI Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW in Las Vegas. We are busy making final preparations for the 2022 Annual Conference and Exposition, May 4–7, at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla. Can’t attend the conference in person? Photo by Chelsa Christensen).

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Associations Now

APRIL 3, 2015

Managing a conference blog takes work. For the past month, I’ve been writing “ Conference Circuit ” for AssociationsNow.com. A conference blog is a good way to give attendees an insider perspective. This led me to consider this question: Should annual meetings have their own blogs? Who would write them?

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