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50 Things That Shaped Our World in 1969

Association Adviser

Sesame Street debuts on National Education Television, the precursor to the Public Broadcasting Service. On August 21, Donald and Doris Fisher opened the first Gap store in San Francisco. Cost of Living in 1969: Year End Close to the Dow Jones Industrial Average: 800. Average Cost of new house: $15,550.00.

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What Happens When Digital Education Reaches Your Profession/Industry?

SCD Group

The digitally-driven rapid changes in higher education could be a precursor for associations and our role in knowledge transfer. The Minerva Schools at KGI is one of several recent entrepreneurial initiatives aimed at shaking up traditional higher education. Startup MOOCs who see education as more than for 18to 25-year-olds?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.17.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association exec Mark Golden explains why a future-focused profession needs full participation from all people to reach its potential—the reason diversity, equity and inclusion cannot fall off an association’s strategic agenda. Austin Kleon ).

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For the Kids: Child-Friendly Conference Events

Associations Now

The first was an exploration of the nearby San Francisco Children’s Garden with a “fold-your-own-microscope.” The second was short talk by an attendee about her education and career path to becoming an academic scientific animator. What I like about these examples is that they serve a lot of different needs.

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Better Connected: Engaging Virtual Meeting Attendees

Associations Now

Among them: allowing members to attend who would have otherwise been unable to due to travel costs or other factors, boosting nondues revenue, and broadening an association’s global reach. Hybrid conferences—where an in-person meeting is blended with an online component—come with a lot of benefits.

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Preparing for an Association Event’s Security Means Going Off Auto-Pilot and Taking Control for Yourselves

Association Adviser

The registration area of MPINCC’s Annual Conference & Expo at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The Board decided that securing event cancellation insurance was a relatively low cost investment that would help the chapter stay solvent should ACE be cancelled. AA: Was the plan activated? LK: It was not, thankfully!

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Social Media Roundup: Small Plates, Big Lessons

Associations Now

What tiny portions can teach education pros about savoring big ideas. That’s a lesson Conferences That Work author Adrian Segar picked up on a recent trip to San Francisco, and he enjoyed (almost) every bite. How to Price Your Online Ads: Cost per thousand, cost per click, cost per lead, or cost per acquisition?