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Thinking Beyond the Traditional Meeting Space

Associations Now

While numerous cities are prioritizing this trend for meeting planners, Indianapolis has long been home to non-traditional spaces utilized for meetings and events. Bankers Life Fieldhouse , an award-winning retro-style arena that is home to the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever basketball teams.

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5 Questions to Answer Before Planning Your Next Meeting

Associations Now

How much is technology disrupting your industry? For example, the nonprofit TechPoint in Indianapolis works with conference planners to find local keynote and panel speakers that can cover the latest and future tech trends that matter to your members. **2. Are your members clamoring for more information on tech trends?

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What’s Your Membership Resolution for 2019?

Associations Now

Director of Membership, Corporate Housing Providers Association, Indianapolis. “My Develop a stronger mechanism for continuous member feedback and engagement on industry issues and advocacy. Here’s what they said: Nick Estrada. This would be a 20 percent increase from where we currently are.”.

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Evaluating Your Board Meeting Agenda to Boost Productivity

Achieve

Hit on industry and organizational news. . Rather than bogging your team down with these items, try condensing them so that everything can be handled in one fell swoop. Hit on industry and organizational news. any major industry happenings, and a rundown of your organization. Assign preparation tasks ahead of time.

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3 Tips to Best Determine the ROI of Your Meeting

Associations Now

“The ROI helps us lay out where we need to be as an organization and where the event needs to be to meet the needs of the future attendee,” says Mandy Hazlett, CMP, senior event manager at the National FFA Organization in Indianapolis. This year’s event will be held in October in Indianapolis.

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Get Board Buy-In for Your Association’s Learning Business

Leading Learning

Whether your association is committed to workforce development, upholding professionalism in your industry, or providing opportunities for young professionals entering the workforce, education should be a part of your mission. Then, present your findings to your board as evidence of industry need. by Jeb Banner of Boardable.

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Looking Back at 2018: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going

SBI

Together with our team of staff, client partners, association volunteers, vendors and business partners, we continued to grow, tackle new challenges, and set the bar high for what we will do in 2019. It is important to us to celebrate team and individual successes, and this year we had a lot to celebrate. Technology Enhancements.

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