Associations Now

JANUARY 26, 2020

Alice Mathu of IAAPA shares how innovation can include comfort, sustainability and trying the latest technology. To create innovative and interactive meetings, planners around the nation are raising the bar on productivity and capitalizing on attendee experience. Mathu has been at IAAPA for 14 years and a vice president for two.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 12, 2020

Resist the temptation to demand instant innovation, and instead motivate your team with conversation about the future. Of course, executives have never stopped worrying about having the right people on the bus, as Tom Peters famously put it. The anxiety is no less acute for associations than anywhere else, of course.

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MatrixG

MAY 1, 2024

So many of our clients are revisiting their strategic plans, most are upending their conferences, some are rethinking their member types, and so many are tweaking their governance. The answer, of course, is that we need to reinvent Matrix Group – again. I took inspiration from his words and I’m so glad I did! Be safe, be well.

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MemberClicks

JANUARY 26, 2023

When you’re planning a major event like a conference or annual meeting, you want to do everything to make sure that it runs smoothly and is successful. If you’re ready to improve nearly every aspect of your attendee experience – and make your job easier, read on to find out which made our list of the best conference apps!

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Strategy 1: Innovate and Differentiate What can your association do for members that others can’t? Look to create new and innovative products and services for an underserved population in your membership. While the strategy is different from the Innovate and Differentiate strategy above, the steps are largely the same.

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Fonteva

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Picture this: you’re sitting in a conference room, yawning your way through a mandatory professional development workshop. The training session may even be covering material you already know or have learned in a previous course, creating an even more monotonous experience. Design the course with the needs of your learners in mind.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

You put a ton of effort into planning, promoting and hosting a conference, but once it’s over, attendees drift away. Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo describes how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific, and academic society events. Post-event attendee engagement.

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SBI

MAY 20, 2024

We assist in strategic planning, recommending pricing policies for dues, conferences, and programs to maximize revenue streams and enhance financial resilience. SBI offers strategic non-dues revenue generation ideas and campaigns, such as paid webinars, online courses, and certification programs.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

As the scope and feel of association and corporate meetings continues to evolve, planners are recognizing that attendees no longer want to travel to a unique destination only to spend hours sitting in a dark, nondescript conference room listening to speakers read presentation slides.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 22, 2021

Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter at Propel have launched a free course, Introduction to the Rockefeller Habits. A few CEOs whom I admire practice these habits so I plan to make room in my schedule to take the course. Do we have approval to book live conferences? 8: Innovate. Because there’s always time to learn, right?

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 21, 2016

Learn how to avoid this trap in the newest mini-course for association professionals: If the embedded YouTube video is not working for you go directly to YouTube. Or we can use last year’s attendee feedback to make this year’s conference a bit better. Optimization must be balanced by innovation. Optimizing can become a trap.

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Associations Now

MAY 9, 2016

Old habits die hard but, with a fluid market and the likelihood of innovations on the horizon, it can be dangerous for associations to become too set in their ways. ” Changing the mission of a conference is another key “mindshift,” as the attendee audience’s motivation also will have changed. .”

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 20, 2023

TopClass LMS explains how to use emotional marketing triggers to persuade people to register for an educational program or conference. Equip yourself with innovative approaches to adapt community engagement strategies in an AI-augmented landscape. The Engaging Conference 4.0 The Engaging Conference 4.0 More info/register.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 4, 2021

Of course, you know they have a good answer, which they share in their latest post along with examples of how two associations use chapter benchmarking data to spark change. Introvert-friendly conferences. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Tue 6/8 from 10 a.m.

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Association Analytics

JULY 27, 2021

Let’s use course registration as an example. Acumen allows you to look at your taxonomy of courses to see how they align with your members. Let’s use course registration again as an example for an easy test. You discover that most members who attend your annual conference also took a specific course you offer.

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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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Blue Sky eLearn

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We had an online portal where we’d store on-demand content from these events, as well as content recorded from conferences. DVDs quickly started becoming a thing of the past, and more and more of our clients began embracing eLearning—and not just on-demand content from live events, but content specifically created for online courses, as well.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 19, 2024

Gain an edge on professional development competitors by adding mentoring to your online courses and cohort programs as a free or premium service. Learn innovative communication tactics and effective win-back methods to transform these former members into active, engaged participants once again. Education + mentoring. Decline of trust.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 4, 2018

As conference organizers, why can’t we also have a fun, fulfilling, and collaborative experience planning and designing the conference? Here are six ways to focus on designing your team’s experience during your next conference planning process. Read more about embracing your conference as a giving field here. Turn Inward.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Brighten up a chilly day with green seasoning baked vermilion snapper —or the fish fillets of your choice, American, of course. How Associations Can Increase Revenue Through Strategic Partnerships Many associations limit the value of their partnerships to annual meetings or member conferences. The Engaging Conference 4.0

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Association Success

JUNE 6, 2018

The unexpected result of a digital publication manifesting into a virtual conference. The virtual conference that AssociationSuccess.org held for the first time in November shared the same characteristic of pretty much anything we’ve ever done: it was an experiment. It’s a source of content for your organization.

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Freestone

MARCH 7, 2024

A Professional Development Day is an innovative way to keep members engaged with your learning program. Your continuing education program already likely offers several in-person and on-demand learning courses, annual conferences, and member events. You might consider scheduling an annual Professional Development Day!

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 4, 2023

The Endocrine Society and Matchbox Virtual Media announced a joint venture to design and deliver online experiences that will drive innovation in the medical, healthcare and scientific industries. Per a new study, women leaders can successfully network off the course. Online experiences. Fri 8/4 at 4 p.m. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 12, 2024

Even well-meaning learners who’ve paid for online courses and conferences are apt to click away if their attention wanes during your program. Connecting Art and Innovation: Norman Rockwell Museum’s Digital Transformation Learn how the iconic Norman Rockwell Museum (NRM) skillfully integrated its heritage with 21st-century technology.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 8, 2021

Virtual conference closing. I still remember the final moments of a virtual conference I attended last year. The conference experience just stopped. Inspired by Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering , WBT Systems describes how to close a conference in a meaningful way instead of ghosting your attendees. Building new norms.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 6, 2016

Learn about imaginative empathy and test it out in this 3-minute mini-course: Is this embedded video not working for you? Related: How big or small do association conference make members feel? Related: How big or small do association conference make members feel? Watch it from YouTube. The questions are in this blog post.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 27, 2023

They say they’re more interested in making investments around innovation, and more confident they have the kind of culture that stokes new ideas. Climate change disrupts supply chains and access to resources; associations themselves have a harder time guaranteeing that their conferences and events will be free of weather-related challenges.

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Innovation. Innovation Does Not Happen Online. Sometimes, they seem so strident in their demand for online interaction as a way to drive collaboration and innovative practice, its almost as if they think online communities are a prerequisite for innovation. But, of course, theyre not. Because its innovative.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 7, 2020

They offer webinars, blog posts, and maybe even conferences to your members. Partner together to develop opportunities for them to bring their expertise to your members—for a price, of course. Host: Adrian Segar, founder, Conferences That Work. Presenters: Michael Ryan, TEDx Global Partnerships, TED Conferences.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 1, 2019

Conference: 71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. New for 2019, the AACC Innovation Zone brings unique, curated content to the AACC Clinical Lab Expo. Dive deeper.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 29, 2021

Pathways that lead directly to good first jobs rather than the current dense tangle of courses and programs faculty want to teach (or have always taught).”. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. 8: Innovate. 8: Innovate. Quick hits. Always ask “Why?” (Wes

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Smooth The Path

JULY 14, 2020

Have you had to ditch most of the work you did on upcoming in-person events to turn on a virtual conference immediately? Of course, we are not alone. We can raise up the ideas of our innovators. Innovative association leaders borrow and apply ideas. Work is increasing while deadlines are getting shorter. How about you?

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MemberClicks

AUGUST 9, 2022

Conferences are an amazing way to learn new skills, hear stories for other people in your industry and to meet new people. We’re diving into all the questions you have about hybrid conferences and events, so read on to learn more! What is a hybrid conference? A hybrid conference combines the best of both worlds.

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Associations Now

MAY 11, 2017

The Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association’s Annual Conference begins in Orlando next week. More than 800 drug and alcohol testing professionals are headed to sunny Orlando early next week to network with colleagues, hear from industry experts, and learn about the latest innovations and advancements. Want more details?

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 2, 2012

The best conference organizers are proactively looking for fresh, new ideas to implement at their next annual meeting. The most innovative conference organizers are not satisfied with creating ordinary, mundane conference experiences. Conference organizer game changers create unique ah-ha moments for attendees.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In general, members were certainly shifting to more online products and services, such as virtual conferences or online classes. If you see that someone who signs up for a webinar is similar to members who purchase a continuing ed course, you can promote that course to that member after the webinar. New Audiences.

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Blue Sky eLearn

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Technology has paved the way for innovative methods of generating non-dues revenue while providing significant value to your members. Most Effective Ways to Monetize Educational Content: Here is what we’ve found to be some of the most effective ways for associations to monetize their educational content: Develop and sell online courses.

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