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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. Sports: The Montreal Canadiens defeat the St. Louis Blues four games to none to win the Stanley Cup on May 4. The Montreal Canadiens defeat the St. Louis Blues four games to none to win the Stanley Cup on May 4.

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The Big 3 (Costs, changing demographics and mobile) impacting association meetings

SCD Group

But, the registration fee is less than 20% of the total cost of attending. In addition, I have to pay airfare/travel costs (around $500) and lodging expenses (about $950). So, my out-of-pocket costs total about $2,250. So, the real cost of attending that one professional meeting totals about $5,600! Customized content.

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A New Type of Conference Education

SCD Group

Too often, this describes conference education sessions. Each scheduled, 20-minute education session covered a brief, timely topic and provided attendees with information they could take home and immediately use in their business. Louis, Missouri. Guest Post by Emily Bibens, CAE Stale PowerPoint presentations. Sound familiar?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.14.21

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Leonard Toenjes, CAE, President of AGC of St. Marketing copy. Adam Legge.

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SCD Group: Best of the Week: 3 key topics for Association CEOs.

SCD Group

Facebook and Twitter Postings Cost CFO His Job via the Wall Street Journal Mr. Gene Morphis was chief financial officer of fashion retailer Francescas Holdings Corp. One story deals with management; another with education. Panera management on the move; Co-CEOs live in different cities, headquarters in a third (St. Newer Post.

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SCD Group: Is there a "magic" price for association memberships?

SCD Group

At some point during the process, weve covered our fixed costs for memberships or events. The YMCA of St. Louis promotes its special (flexible) member dues pricing system. Footnote: After proofing this post, my wife Barb noticed a YMCA ad (above) in the St. Louis paper. If so, please share in the comments section.

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So You Think You Know Non-Dues Revenue

Association Adviser

Cost-plus pricing doesn’t cut it anymore: [link] @AssocAdviser. Executive education is another hot growth area. He said SMS is a proprietary senior leadership program for up and coming metal industry execs that MSCI puts together in collaboration with Washington University’s Olin Business School in St. Who cares?

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