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Conference Circuit: American Psychiatric Association

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The American Psychiatric Association’s 2019 Annual Meeting begins this weekend in San Francisco. City: San Francisco. APA TV will be broadcast on screens around the venue, in selected delegate hotels, and online and through social media platforms. Attendance is expected to top 15,000. Venue: Moscone Center.

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Membership Hack: Super Bowl Wager

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The $1,000 bet benefited a local nonprofit and created opportunities for press coverage and social media engagement. The association received press coverage in trade publications and local media outlets. How to hack it? The wager of $1,000 would benefit the winning HFA member’s charity of choice. What’s the bonus?

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Conference Circuit: Auto Dealers

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The National Automobile Dealers Association’s 2019 NADA Show begins next week in San Francisco. City: San Francisco. The Social Connection Zone is a space to get free, one-on-one advice from NADA social connectors. Workshops and education sessions: 100 plus. Attendance is expected to top 20,000. In the zone.

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A New Strategy for Event Social Media

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At events, we use social media to engage with our attendees and to keep the hashtag flowing. Should event social media be a deeper part of the process? A new startup makes the case for social strategizing months before the event. An area where attendees can get help with social media.

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Conference Circuit: Fundraising Fundamentals

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The Association of Fundraising Professionals’ 2017 International Fundraising Conference kicks off in San Francisco this weekend. City: San Francisco. The AFPeeps—AFP’s savvy social media mavens—will be bringing AFPeeps U (a.k.a. The Peep Show”) to San Francisco. Rundown Attendees: 3,000.

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Social Media Roundup: Is Your Conference Location Walkable Enough?

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Jump feet first into the issue in today’s Social Media Roundup: Watch Where You Step. But other event-heavy urban areas do slightly better on the index, including Chicago (44th), San Francisco (47th), New York (48th), and Boston (51st). The post Social Media Roundup: Is Your Conference Location Walkable Enough?

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Social Media Roundup: The Future of Hotel Stays

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That and more in today’s Social Media Roundup: Hotels Look Ahead. — Social Tables (@socialtables) April 30, 2013. who heads the Department of Hospitality Management at the University of San Francisco, predicts that more individualized services will take the lead. More tech savvy and going greener!