WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Conferences consume a great deal of your association’s time and financial resources. The truth is: conferences are not the most effective method of transferring knowledge. In most associations, only a small percentage of members attend conferences. Why Continue the Conference Learning Experience.

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Many associations are missing the mark – and missing revenue potential – when it comes to their conference sponsorship offerings, according to the findings in our new white paper, “The New Sponsorship Model for Virtual Events.”. Our white paper provides examples of these marginal-value benefits include: Logo Placements. Exhibit Space.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 15, 2022

In my experience, most large conferences this year are realizing about 80 percent of their 2019 revenue performance. C) Investors help activate the sponsorship through their pre- and post-conference marketing. Giving sponsors more stage time, for example, could backfire. Opportunities sell out.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

This week I wanted to provide a concrete example of each of those elements, based on the actual terminology and language my association leadership and staff have determined. We have three program objectives aligned with our example goal. As described above, each element is derived from and nests within the element that comes before it.

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MemberClicks

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Fortunately, 85% of Americans own a smartphone (a 50% rise since 2011), and by giving your attendees the option to download a conference app, you can reduce overwhelm and increase their overall event satisfaction. You can then explore the 17 apps we’ve reviewed that will help you plan, implement, and evaluate your next conference with ease.

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Optimist Consulting

MARCH 30, 2015

I was delighted to deliver a presentation about crowdsourcing at the recent MemberWise ‘Membership Excellence’ conference. I thought I’d share six examples of membership organisations that are using crowdsourcing well. A great commercial example is the LEGO Ideas site. 6 great membership examples. What is crowdsourcing?

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Optimist Consulting

MARCH 30, 2015

I was delighted to deliver a presentation about crowdsourcing at the recent MemberWise ‘Membership Excellence’ conference. I thought I’d share six examples of membership organisations that are using crowdsourcing well. A great commercial example is the LEGO Ideas site. 6 great membership examples. What is crowdsourcing?

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Optimist Consulting

MARCH 30, 2015

I was delighted to deliver a presentation about crowdsourcing at the recent MemberWise ‘Membership Excellence’ conference. I thought I’d share six examples of membership organisations that are using crowdsourcing well. A great commercial example is the LEGO Ideas site. 6 great membership examples. What is crowdsourcing?

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Associations Now

APRIL 5, 2023

Searching for new avenues to promote an upcoming conference? With a big conference on the horizon, associations do everything they can to promote it and get the word out to their members and other potential attendees. Golding shared three ways that associations can work with exhibitors and speakers to market their conferences.

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Higher Logic

JUNE 11, 2019

What if you could provide your members with networking opportunities and useful information on the content discussed at your annual conference or industry event, long after it has ended? Resource: 8 Practical Ways to Boost Engagement with Mobile Event Apps. This is often recordings from speaker sessions, webinar slides, photos, so on.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 21, 2019

In physics, the second law of thermodynamics says all things—bodies, businesses, conferences, energy, organizations, relationships—move toward chaos and disorder. As your conference matures, it experiences entropy. As a conference professional, you know this to be true. It is also the natural law of evolution for any conference.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

While things have changed, these tenets will hold true and the principles can be applied to other D&I conferences and events. After studying and consulting on several successful association women’s conferences, I can confidently say – they need to be very different than other conferences in your portfolio.

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Protech

MAY 11, 2021

Organizations are pivoting from hosting a virtual conference to hosting a hybrid conference. For clarity, a hybrid conference is an event that has an in-person conference component such as a live presentation, and a virtual conference component for remote participants attending virtually.

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Membersuite

MARCH 23, 2021

They’re describing in-person conferences livestreamed to virtual audiences. A hybrid conference is one event experience, not two. Imagine the Possibilities for a Truly Hybrid Conference. We all did the same thing when planning virtual conferences last year. You want to create FO MO for a one-time hybrid conference.

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Freestone

AUGUST 17, 2023

Discover how PCNA leverages Freestone LMS to stream its annual conference and discover best practice tips to elevate your annual event to achieve similar success! Why PCNA chose Freestone to stream its annual conference Since 2015, PCNA has conducted its largest annual event, the Annual Cardiovascular Symposium.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 15, 2020

There are so many great reasons for why I go to Higher Logic’s annual conference, Super Forum. For example, who owns your online community ? Editor's note: Anne-Margaret, online community manager for the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), shares her perspective on Super Forum 2019.

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NXUnite

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

For example, an all-text blog post describing how to apply for Google grants might be difficult to parse. For example, a post could cover the benefits of hybrid fundraising events, but not how to organize a hybrid event. But if it’s broken up with relevant images and videos, then the information becomes much easier to digest.

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AMR Management Services

MARCH 27, 2024

Color and branding play significant roles in shaping the mood of an association conference. Here’s how: Consistency: Consistent branding with colors, logos, and fonts across all conference materials (website, banners, signage, etc.)

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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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Associations Now

JANUARY 9, 2020

With more of your attendees going meatless and looking for meetings to have a smaller environmental footprint, should your conference menu be plant-based too? For example, a North American market research study published late last year found that 35 percent of millennial guests are looking for more vegetarian options on menus.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 3, 2020

A decade ago, the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) asked 14 thought leaders about the metamorphosis we need to see in meetings and conferences. I want stories that inspire, examples worth emulating, insights worth adopting and adapting. I was privileged to be one of them.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 26, 2018

One of the strongest intangible attributes of a healthy conference is how much sharing takes place. Professions that deliver conference sessions with a high level of sharing – not diluted or generalized from the stage – are often in fields linked to prevention, healthcare, education and philanthropy.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 19, 2019

But recently I’ve come across a handful of examples of associations that have tried new initiatives to make sure their conferences are more inclusive. HRS isn’t the only association to reconsider its registration fee structure as a way to make its conference more inclusive. Here’s a look a three of them. Family Friendly.

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SBI

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Regardless of whether they are virtual or in-person, planning association conferences and events is not a one-size-fits-all exercise. That’s a very different perspective than paying for conference registration out of a professional development budget your boss approves. Make sure you keep the total cost of attendance in mind.

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GrowthZone

OCTOBER 30, 2017

When it comes to finding a conference speaker, associations work with a limited (if any) budget. To find the best fit for your conference, consider the following: Decide what kind of speaker makes sense for your conference and your attendees. SEE ALSO: A Critical Marketing Tool for Association Conferences. Search online.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 20, 2018

For meeting planners, here are three conference elements to consider leaving behind in 2018. But this year, I’m taking a different route by looking at three conference elements or practices I really don’t want to see in 2019. Technology plays a huge role in enhancing the conference experience for attendees. Don’t get me wrong.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Example: Using more advanced learning analytics, one association was able uncover that the courses they offered with industry certifications had significantly higher completion rates than those without. Example: An IT association discovered that learners consistently faced challenges in one specific module of a coding course.

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Associations Now

MARCH 5, 2020

Post-event attendee evaluations can reveal where your conference hit it out of the park and where it struck out. Gathering feedback is a critical step after any conference. That’s what the Society for Critical Care Medicine did at its 2018 conference in San Antonio. But do they go far enough?

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 22, 2019

Traditionally teams from organizations attend a conference with a divide-and-conquer game plan, as they split up and attend as many different sessions as they can. What if you flipped that model and designed conferences that offered learning aimed at improving team collaboration and changes back in the workplace? Learning Together.

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Leading Learning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

One of the challenges with virtual conferences – particularly with there now starting to be many, many more of them as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – is that it is pretty easy for them to feel like bunch of Webinars strung together. This post is based on a talk I delivered at virtual conference earlier in 2020.

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MemberClicks

APRIL 27, 2022

When you harness the capabilities of the Conference App , a user-friendly, all-in-one event tool, you combine the best attributes of online and in-person events for an experience your attendees will love — and your bottom line will thank you for. A conference app can earn your attendee satisfaction an easy five stars.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 29, 2024

For example, tailor activities for members in the “May or May Not Renew” category based on key renewal factors. Do members who attend your conference usually renew? Use your new crystal ball to help build your mid- and end-of-year strategies. What about certain member types? This is also a manual exercise.

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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 30, 2019

The League of American Orchestras’ 74th National Conference begins next week in Nashville. Conference: 74th National Conference. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. Rundown Attendees: 1,000 plus. Exhibitors: 60 plus.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 14, 2017

The mass-personalization wave that is dramatically changing what and how we buy as consumers has application to conferences. For example, when purchasing a laptop, they can choose the color, hard-drive size, processor and pre-loaded software. Application to Conferences.

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Smooth The Path

MARCH 12, 2020

Conferences, meetings, summits, and congresses are the best examples. Yes, you have a conference to host. The post Do You Ever Feel Exhausted at the End of a Long Conference Day? Association executives face the same phenomena of high volume contact and tough interactions. High Volume of Contact. Just because you can.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Here’s what has changed: I’m convinced that “something for everyone” programming — including basic content for the novice or intermediate practitioner — is no longer the right strategy for positioning your conference as a can’t-miss experience. How Conference Sessions Can Deliver on Wisdom.

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