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Event-Planning Reminders From “Christmas Vacation”

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Event- and conference-related takeaways from the holiday comedy classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and its lead character, Clark Griswold. And, as I was watching Christmas Vacation last weekend, I couldn’t help but notice the film has a lot of good takeaways related to conferences and events.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.26.20

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The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Inclusive conferences. Barbara Palmer at PCMA Convene lists eight ways conference organizers, sponsors, speakers and attendees can make conferences more racially diverse. Conference and education teams. Implicit bias.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.5.19

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New “auto renewal” laws in DC and several states will affect how associations handle membership communications. Navigating the Universe of Employee Medical Leave in DC: A Nonprofit’s Guide to the District of Columbia’s Universal Paid Leave Act (UPLA) and Other Employee Leave Laws (online and Washington DC).

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Association Brain Food: 5.26.23

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Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo takes you through the steps of implementing conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific, and academic events. Location: Washington DC. I’m making an exception to list this $25 event because lunch and happy hour are included in the price.)

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.15.19

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Beyond the Logo: Building Real Partnerships to Grow Non-Dues Revenue (virtual and Washington DC). Locations: virtual and Washington DC. Association Chat shares the biggest takeaways from ASAE’s Great Ideas Conference. Improving Member Engagement (Coffee Talk – Washington DC). Location: Washington DC. 1 CAE credit.

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Lessons in Event Planning From a Rock Concert

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Here are five things that I took away from this particular show that I think planners should think about as they go about executing their upcoming conferences and events. I’ve been listening to Arcade Fire nonstop and am a little bit sad that I have to wait five months to see them again when they come to DC.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 04.19.19

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MemberSuite shares 17 tips for making first-time attendees feel so welcome and comfortable that they’ll return for your next event. Some quick hits before we get to next week’s free webinars: 14 event planning blogs you should follow—they mention this one because of Association Brain Food Weekly. Location: Washington DC.

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