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Did You Know? Associations Prepared for a Natural Disaster or Cyber Attack, But Not Other Potential Crises

Association Adviser

No event planner wants to have a negative incident impact their conference or trade show, but hurricanes, wildfires, violence or other events that are either impossible or very difficult to control can still happen. You cannot plan an event in a bubble and assume a negative incident will never happen at your events.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.6.19

Reid All About it

And, Caroline Forsey at HubSpot explains what California’s new data privacy act means for marketers. The Invisible Workload of Event Planning. Ask event managers about the invisible workload of their job, and they’ll know exactly what you’re talking about. Let them prove it. Wed 12/11 at 2 p.m. – More info/register.

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Preparing for an Association Event’s Security Means Going Off Auto-Pilot and Taking Control for Yourselves

Association Adviser

Considering the current high-voltage political and cultural climate in which the world finds itself, associations that fail to prepare for the possibility of an event disruption place themselves at risk of financial and reputational damage. Lori Kinsey, Meeting Professionals International, Northern California Chapter.

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Friday Buzz: How McDonald’s Scored Big With Its Corporate Event

Associations Now

That inventiveness extends to its event planning. Every two years, the company puts on a Worldwide Convention in Orange County, California, and it tried a new approach to promote the event this year: Rather than simply launching an event site on its intranet, it created a content-heavy Facebook-style news feed.

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Solutions for Your Membership Conundrum

Association Adviser

Early results of our unscientific reader poll show that one in four associations (26 percent) are now offering separate networking events for young leaders at their live events. NCRA’s Good recalled a time 10 years ago when his leadership team thought trade shows were a dying breed. The many benefits of mentoring programs.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.10.20

Reid All About it

Presenters: Susan Robertson, CAE, president and CEO, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. Mary Kate Cunningham, CAE, vice president for public policy, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. Ami Bera, member of Congress representing Sacramento County, California. Tenenbaum, Esq., Host: PCMA. Tue 4/14 at 2 p.m.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

At least 8 states have issued stay-at-home orders (source: CNN) March 22, 2020 –The following states, in order of population, have issued stay-at-home orders: California – 39.5 New York and California have ordered residents to stay at home, except for essential trips like buying groceries. million – started Thursday. New York – 19.5