Reid All About it

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Conference design. Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo describes how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific, and academic association events. Competing against niche professional organizations, membership and conference revenue has “slowed to a trickle.”

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Associations Now

JULY 20, 2016

Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC, topped the large-towns list (11.3 jobs per 1,000 people), while Rochester, Minnesota, led the small cities (4.9 Other cities with a significant nonprofit presence included Orlando, Florida, and (no surprise) Washington, DC. nonprofit positions for every 1,000 people.

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Associations Now

APRIL 30, 2015

Taylor Strange, director of special programs at the Center for Nonprofit Advancement in Washington, DC, has plans to incorporate a job-exchange program into her professional development later this year. And, also like field trips, exchange programs do not have to be relegated to your school days.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 10, 2015

But what followed was an “unusual night,” in the words of Minnesota Star Tribune music critic Jon Bream. When attending a conference like ASAE’s Annual Meeting & Exposition , some people type up notes in a Word document and others scribble a few words in a bulleted list. So far, so good. ‘I’m pissed.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 28, 2015

In fact, here are four things I think associations can take away from sports organizations when it comes to executing, staffing, and generating excitement about their conferences and events. Think about how your meetings team could introduce a new job role that could benefit its conferences. Value (and trust) your social media team.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

A conference this week highlighted how trade groups hope to tackle the issue together. While critics are concerned about one form of privacy, Pawlenty told conference attendees, “personal privacy is being violated flagrantly every day” by cybercriminals.

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ChatterBachs

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

First, I was thrilled to get a signed copy of Adrian Segar’s “Conferences that Work” in the bag I received at registration. We certainly had those, but we also had representation from far away and exotic lands called Illinois, Minnesota, Washington, California, Ontario, and Quebec. My answer: zero.

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