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The X, Y and Z of membership

Aaron Wolowiec

Working on a college campus (my fulltime job is at Michigan State University ) I see the wide-eyed, go-get-the-world naiveté of Gen Y every day. But there’s another important group: Generation Z, otherwise known as the millennials. And I’ve heard we strive for a work/life balance while defining our own careers.

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Millennials Favor Texting, Do Not Value Email

Velvet Chainsaw

Did you know that texting is the number one form of writing today among Millennials? Michigan State University Writing Professor Jeff Grabill would disagree with those last two anti-text thoughts. Grabill says that Millennials today lead far more complex writing lives than any other generation. Texting Is Writing Says Research.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.15.20

Reid All About it

and Europe, changing regulations as a result of the pandemic, virtual meetings and the rapid release of new technology, legal disclaimers and new Force Majeure language, and the new HCP experience. What new technologies can they employ? Presenter: Julia Vallera, Technology and Instructional Design Consultant. More info/register.

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Is Your Association at a Crossroads?

Association Adviser

Debra McGuire , CEO of the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians , advised taking a cultural snapshot of your members, volunteer leadership, management and staff. Technology. The legacy financial model wasn’t in alignment with the new pace of technology development and member/staff needs, he said.

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Association Brain Food: 5.20.22

Reid All About it

Wonky technology can be really exciting when you get a sense of the potential it can deliver. Must-have technology. A weekly conversation about meeting and event technology, including software, hardware, and audiovisual for in-person and online events. Host: Brandt Krueger, founder Event Technology Consulting.

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Mo Rocca on Creativity, Comedy, and Obit Con vs Comic Con

AssociationChat

So it’s really been interesting to me to see that technology. We’ve had technology to help people create virtual events and and you Virtual versions of things for years. It’s out of the spectacular Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan museum. That was a family goal for the year. That was that we would sit down as a family.