Velvet Chainsaw
APRIL 12, 2023
Contingency plan, A, B & C: iStock Credit: Andrii Dodonov Last fall, two of our consulting clients were scheduled to have their annual conferences in Orlando. Fortunately, this association had already planned a digital version of the conference to be held four weeks after the in-person event. Here are some suggestions.
Velvet Chainsaw
MAY 20, 2021
As it becomes more apparent that face-to-face events will return in some form this year, conference organizers have an opportunity to make changes that would have been more difficult to sell up the ladder in the past. It’s a good time for planners to challenge their organizations to make the meeting experience more valuable than ever.
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Velvet Chainsaw
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
There’s never been a better time than right now to reimagine your education programming for your first in-person conference in some time, for many—in over two years. Conference education sessions have long been considered the main course of the event, yet typically they reek of status quo. That simply won’t work anymore.
Smooth The Path
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Putting on an in-person conference can be like putting on a show. Remember what it feels like to have people coming into the main session room during the conference opening and finding their seats? Some conference hosts, especially hosts of large conferences, are trying to create that same pageantry in the virtual setting.
WBT Systems
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Organizations offer a wide variety of professional learning opportunities to their members, employees, and partners which range from online courses and webinars, to regional or annual conferences, to classroom-based learning. A recent poll from Association Adviser asked what is the main reason that members attend events?
Smooth The Path
APRIL 20, 2021
Conferences tend to offer two main benefits, education and connection. Many associations are developing academies that members can access whenever they need to learn, which means there is no longer the need for members to wait for the conference. Does that mean that soon there will be no need for conferences?
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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