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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.4.16

Reid All About it

– 4 Hot Technology Trends Driving Change in Events Today. 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. Tue 11/15 at 2 p.m. 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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10 Unconventional Ways to Get More Value from Your Association’s LMS

WBT Systems

Get the most out of a conference. Recorded videos from conference sessions and on-demand webinars. Once they’re taken the orientation “course,” they’ll continue to have access to the course content as well as other resources like the employee handbook, and security and other IT policies. 10- Enhance the conference experience.

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Nonprofit Technology Training: Book List

Beth Kanter

At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I’m thrilled to be doing a panel on nonprofit technology training and it has a bit of a star wars theme, “ Learn You Will.” The Accelerated Learning Handbook. Photo from Librarianismchronicles Blog. By Dave Meier.

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How to Get Your Association to Support Staff’s Professional Development

WBT Systems

Now more than ever, new technologies and industry shake-ups are putting more pressure on professionals to learn new skills,” said Raegan Johnson at Associations Now. Review your employee handbook for policies on employee training. Identify the skills and knowledge you want to develop. Research educational options. Research HR policies.

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Changes In The Information Cycle Are Driving Conference Education Reform

Velvet Chainsaw

Conferences (and associations) used to be the go-to source for information and content about a profession or industry. Associations and conferences should find ways to become the interpreter of information not the source of content. Conference Content Is Not King, Learning Is! Anyone can create and share content.

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Reads of the Week: March 22, 2013

Reid All About it

Ray van Hilst at Vanguard Technology says, “ Say NO to stock photography for association websites.” I love the photo on the bottom right of their conference website of an Avectra client (Rebecca!) The problem in media is that we are not built for that. We are built to serve the masses.”. Good stuff.

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How to Keep Your Event Speakers Happy

Expo Logic

Sample previous work: Sample your speaker's previous work — including their talks, books or conferences — to get the best feel for their message and abilities. Maintaining an open line of communication through each step of the planning process is the most effective way to manage conference speakers. Communicate Clearly and Often.

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