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Ebola: How the Meetings Industry Is Responding

Associations Now

Here’s a look at how the meetings industry is responding to mounting fears. and the healthcare he received in Dallas. Other industry associations moved to mitigate panic and increase transparency about what they were doing to minimize exposure risk. On the ground in Dallas.

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Diversity Front of Mind for PGA Ahead of Big Move

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With diversity issues long facing its membership and golf in general, the association sees opportunity for improvement as it moves to the Dallas area in the coming years. As the Dallas News notes , the association has a membership that is 91 percent white and almost 96 percent male.

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Daily Buzz: What Freelancers Mean for Your Association

Associations Now

If that perfect market analyst lives in Anchorage, and your office is in Dallas—no worries,” Ordonez says. How to improve your facilitation practice using continual improvement, illustrated with an example from The Solution Room. Entrepreneur explains the user-experience design trends that are driving the industry.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

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They describe several examples of general and specialized membership tiers and discuss factors to consider before moving forward, like your AMS and market research. She shares examples of a pre-event virtual program and one that takes place after an in-person event, both adding more value to the attendee experience. Membership tiers.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.21.16

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Central (networking at 8:30 a.m.) – Dallas Fort Worth Association Executives Association Day. Hear about real life examples and take home tips on scope discovery, board dynamics, metrics for success, and more. You can start doing that by setting aside one hour a week for you. Mon 3/12 at 9 a.m. More info. (1 1 CAE credit).

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And the survey says…we’re scared

Aaron Wolowiec

The winter edition of the report found 44 percent of survey respondents think the meetings and events industry will change due to the increased threat of terrorism. It’s not just having people at the registration desk but having a bit of heightened security on site,” said Bob Walker of the MPI Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.31.20

Reid All About it

Although written for event platform Hopin users, many of these virtual event tips apply to any platform, for example, developing an attendee video guide and holding screen. ExpoChat is a Twitter-based conversation on topics related to the trade show industry. Presenters: Dallas Mavericks’ CEO Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall.

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