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To Attract Feds to Events, Conferences Are Becoming Luncheons

Associations Now

According to Federal Times , meeting organizers such as MeriTalk are increasingly embracing a mini-meeting format, where an informational session might take place during a lunch or continental breakfast. AFCEA International, for example, has launched shorter formats to adapt to federal conference spending cuts.

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NASBP’s Legislative Efforts ‘Bond’ Education With Action to Influence Policy

Association Adviser

NASBP member firms assist businesses of all sizes to qualify for surety bonds that guarantee the performance of construction and other contracts in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and elsewhere. McCallum has led NASBP since 2009. MM: I think of advocacy as another form of education.