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Surprise and Delight: How to Make Your Meeting a Sleeper Hit

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I think sleeper hits are places where everybody feels comfortable, and then there’s more than you expect when you get there,” said Tory Ondrla, conference manager for the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. Ondrla had success with this approach to her programming in Cleveland.

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Cleveland Nonprofit Recognizes Unsung Volunteer Heroes

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For nine citizens of the Greater Cleveland area who were recently honored with MTV Awards, the recognition had nothing to do with catchy music videos or trophies shaped like moon men. The post Cleveland Nonprofit Recognizes Unsung Volunteer Heroes appeared first on Associations Now.'

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High Quality Educational Content Remains Key for Attendees

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In 2019, the AAMI held its meeting in Cleveland, home to the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, the MetroHealth System, and biomedical organizations such as BioEnterprise. The relationships we cultivated in Cleveland made it possible. To learn more about Cleveland, visit www.thisiscleveland.com/meetings.

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How to Delight Meeting Attendees in 2020

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The organization transformed a big-box room at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland into the ultimate CrossFit gym , hosting literal hometown heroes to compete with world-renowned CrossFit athletes. The Association of College & Research Libraries was drawn to Cleveland’s affordability and accessibility.

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Create Mindful Meetings For An Improved Attendee Experience

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Traditionally, professional meetings take place in windowless hotel ballrooms or conference center boxes, brightly lit by fluorescents while attendees sit motionless in front of PowerPoints and podiums, fueled by coffee, cookies and croissants. Those days are over. You’re not going to find an experience like that in a hotel,” she says.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.2.21

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Future conference attendance. A new report from Bruce Rosenthal Associates, HPN, and Ricochet Advice, The Conference Roadmap to Recovery , presents survey responses from 8,525 association members on their likelihood to attend conferences in 2021. Hybrid conferences. Educational coaches. Guest: Sandy Weiss. 1 CAE credit.

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2020 ASAE Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition Breaks Event Registration Record

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The conference garnered 14,108 association professionals, consultants, and industry partners registered for the meeting taking place August 10-12, 2020, with 71 percent of those being first-time attendees. David Patt posted a great summary of his overall impressions and feedback for the conference on LinkedIn, too. Was it successful?