Reid All About it

MAY 15, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Benchmark survey on communicating in the current climate. Marketing virtual/online education. Virtual conference success story. Virtual conference of the week. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week.

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Puerto Rico Montana Revenue Conference 370

Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. They describe how to cultivate an organizational growth mindset so you can prepare your team and association to innovate and thrive. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week. Growth-mindset associations.

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Recruiting Recruitment Project Technology 329

Reid All About it

MAY 29, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reboarding members. It covers virtual event strategy and technology, including a list of platforms for different purposes. During a virtual conference, attendee attention is more focused on the educational content.

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San Diego Strategy North Carolina Conference 259

Reid All About it

MAY 22, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… New member onboarding. Virtual conference complaints—and solutions. We’ve had a few months now of quickly planned virtual conferences and learning events. Virtual conference success stories. Just kidding.

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Certificate Revenue Conference North Carolina 369

Reid All About it

APRIL 21, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Free member education. Should associations list education programs as a membership benefit if members have to pay for them like everyone else does? Good eats Skip down to the list of free educational events if you prefer takeout.

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Blue Sky eLearn

JULY 24, 2019

For an association, hosting events like conferences, networking meetups, and learning sessions is an effective way to bring people who share a common goal or passion together. Plus, events are one of the ways that your association can raise non-dues revenue. . Every event-planning team struggles with this question.

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Tips Software Recruiting Recruitment 201

Reid All About it

AUGUST 11, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association community. I’ve always been an advocate of well-designed, interactive virtual events because many people don’t have the time or money to attend in-person events. But there’s no replacement for conferences.

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Chicago Certificate Marketing Content 195

Reid All About it

JUNE 23, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.” ―F. Scott Fitzgerald ChatGPT. Nearly seven months ago, ChatGPT entered our world. Our AI future.

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Metro Strategy Technology Marketing 195

Reid All About it

JUNE 2, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” You can also use this data to find gaps in your educational portfolio and improve member acquisition and retention. Technology decisions. Fri 6/2 at 1 p.m.

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Technology Chicago Education System 195

Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 12, 2014

Many conference organizers are being asked to step up their content delivery game. One-way “Sage on the Stage” presentations to audiences held hostage for an hour or more won’t cut it in today’s conference environment. Have you incorporated Walk & Talks at your conference? Take a walk.

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Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Non Dues-a-Palooza (NDP). I love the idea of a small, focused conference where you can actually get to know people, so I hope to meet many of you there. No plan, no progress. It’s not until early September, but put NDP on your radar.

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Chicago Newsletter Mooc Education 200

AssociationChat

JANUARY 15, 2024

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down via webcam and mic for an interview with Ex Ordo’s chief customer officer Laura Harvey, a rising star in the academic conference arena. We discussed many trends that will and already are transforming scholarly events. It’s about creating spaces where every participant feels valued and heard.

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Content Conference Revenue Guidelines 52

Reid All About it

JUNE 19, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Inclusion advice. Virtual events are responsible for some of the silver linings described by WBT Systems in their post this week. Virtual conference of the week. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week.

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Video Conference Revenue Industry 221

Reid All About it

APRIL 19, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you haven’t already, you must read New Member Engagement Study , a collaboration between Kaiser Insights, Dynamic Benchmarking, 12 research partners and 160 association professionals. Now for the educational events scheduled for next week.

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DC Washington Chicago LMS 170

Reid All About it

MARCH 24, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’m going away for eight days on a hiking vacation in southern Utah, so I’m not publishing Association Brain Food the next two Fridays, March 31 and April 7. Data-informed event planning. Women in the workplace. Member onboarding.

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Reid All About it

MAY 14, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. This week, WBT Systems shared a swipe file of marketing blurbs for association conferences, courses and credentialing programs —have at it! Event safety. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week.

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St. Louis Technology Strategy Conference 341

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Starting to feel a little holiday stress? Here are the educational events scheduled for next week. If you have any free webinars or events coming up, please send me the link. The Invisible Workload of Event Planning.

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LMS Software Revenue Cost 221

Reid All About it

MARCH 25, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week. If you have a free webinar or event coming up, please send me the link by Wednesday afternoon the week before it’s scheduled. Brain Food resources. Guest: Ed Barks.

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Revenue Content Virginia Technology 195

Associations Now

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Karen Malone of HIMSS talks about how she constantly thinks about innovation and disruption, including with her own staff. To create innovative and interactive meetings, planners around the nation are raising the bar on productivity and capitalizing on attendee experience. The next event will be in Orlando March 9–13, 2020.

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Products Innovation United States Chicago 93

Expo Logic

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Organizers and planners are continuing to move forward to create virtual conferences and facilitate an online experience for their attendees and replicate what would have been in-person. It is important to think about your event strategy and what components you need online that will best help you to accomplish your goals. Sponsorships.

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Conference How To Newsletter Video 36

Reid All About it

APRIL 24, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Zoom fatigue—or is it? I’m reading a lot about “Zoom fatigue” these days, which concerns me because associations are relying on Zoom (and other web-conferencing platforms) to educate and connect members to each other.

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North Carolina Survey Strategy Conference 243

Reid All About it

APRIL 9, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Event Farm is hosting a series of virtual events on pandemic compliance and safety at in-person events. The first session addressed six event safety factors to consider from the public health and event planning perspectives.

San Diego 370

San Diego Revenue Strategy Content 370

Reid All About it

APRIL 28, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Credentialing programs. Before developing a certification exam or any type of education program or pathway focused on a specific job role, you must do a job analysis. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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DC Recruiting Recruitment Washington 206

SBI

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

At SBI, we pride ourselves on providing innovative services and solutions to help nonprofits thrive. Developing a virtual event plan and program that provides return on investment to key stakeholders while providing an engaging digital experience for attendees. Now on to the CMP!” – Katie Pitchford, MS, VEMM.

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Team Certificate Course Event Planning 52

Reid All About it

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Virtual conference research. Leading Learning released The Virtual Conferences Report 2021. Here are a few tidbits: 1% of participants report that registrations for their virtual conference either met or exceeded expectations.

Revenue 195

Revenue Survey Leadership Education 195

Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 17, 2013

Attendees are toting tablets at conferences and trade shows in record numbers. If your conference attracts mid or top-tier executives, it’s a safe assumption that nearly everyone will have access to a tablet. Savvy planners will observe how attendees utilize these devices to consume and interact with the conference.

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Conference eBook Education Technology 40

Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’m not publishing Brain Food next Friday (10/2) because I’ll be hiking in southern Utah, so this edition includes all the events I know about in the next two weeks. Virtual conference communications survey.

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Case Study Content Montana Price 285

Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 20, 2015

Your mighty event team managed to transform a “what if?” ” idea into a five-star, conference greatest hit. That’s why conference organizers need to be in a perpetual state of new WOW discovery. If the conference organizer delivers well on these counts, attendee satisfaction increases.

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Conference Event Planning Team Tips 40

Reid All About it

APRIL 5, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… When I was in charge of getting a new AMS back at my old association, I had no idea how to approach selection and implementation. Now for the educational events scheduled for next week. Bridget Deutz, HubSpot ). 1 CMP credit.

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District of Columbia DC Washington LMS 170

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… AI is definitely coming soon to associations, in fact, many associations already use AI-powered software to serve and engage members. How do you compete in online education if you only have a tiny budget ? AI’s a pretty exciting topic, isn’t it?

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Keep up with the exciting tech disrupters that planners are adopting to bring engagement and productivity to their meetings and conferences: beacon technology, drones, Snapchat, and augmented/virtual reality. Brandt Krueger, educator, speaker and consultant specializing in the field of event technology. 1 CMP credit.

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Handbook Washington eBook DC 241

Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 10, 2015

Translating this dynamic to the world of conferences and trade shows, more often that not: A very high percentage of revenue will be primarily dependent on (or influenced by) key customers and top investors. Fader, we believe that premium products like conferences should embrace Attendance Centricity.

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Conference Revenue Analysis Event Planning 40

Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 28, 2015

This post, Delivering Experience , by Anthony Iannarino stuck in my mind as it sparked new ideas about conference experience design. Applying This Lesson to Professional Conferences No question, efficiency is appreciated at many conference touch points of the attendee journey. Conference endings tend to get the short shrift.

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SBI

AUGUST 31, 2022

We partner with associations across a variety of industries, including healthcare and medical specialties, academia and higher education, environmental professions, and other professionals such as HR and financial planners. We travel to staff their events, and carefully make recommendations that serve their best interests.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 21, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. In WBT’s primer on this essential element of instruction, they explain why the brain likes retrieval practice and how to build it into the design of your educational programs. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week.

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Survey Newsletter Price Technology 195

Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Gamification is catching more attention in conference and expo circles. Typically, conference organizers will create a game within the context of an event to increase attendee exposure to a product or service. Let’s assume that you are attracting the right people to your conference. Looking forward to her session.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

We interrupt this blog post with an important news bulletin: This just in… after months of hearings, the National Bureau of Stop Boring People has established new standards for audience engagement at conferences. How else can we dial up the interaction at conference learning sessions: 1. Audience Polls.

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