The Association 100

OCTOBER 20, 2024

In a recent A100 video interview , recorded live at ASAE’s 2024 Annual Conference, I had the pleasure of talking with Carla Lochiatto, IOM, CAE, director of the CSO Center for ASIS International. Lochiatto shared the innovative strategies ASIS has implemented to boost membership engagement, with a focus on the power of personalization.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Do we have approval to book live conferences? Breakout room topics will include asynchronous virtual education, virtual conferences, and Zoom tips. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. 8: Innovate. Conference Organizers Summit (Day 1). 1 CAE credit.

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2024

New members – join now and you get free months, a free book, a free webinar, a free conference attendance, etc. What if you offered buy 5 get the sixth for free on your conference attendance? What if we rewarded loyalty instead?

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JULY 31, 2020

Planning virtual conferences. Lisa Block at Velvet Chainsaw Consulting suggests a list of questions to consider—about business model, meaningful engagement and content development—when planning a virtual conference. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Making a case for conference attendance. If you want to get approval to attend a conference, Barbara Scofidio at Skift Meetings describes five areas to cover when writing an event justification letter to your boss. Host: Meetings Today Speaker: Robyn Mietkiewicz, Innovation Partner, INNOV8 Meetings + Events Wed 2/26 at 2 p.m.

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JUNE 4, 2021

Introvert-friendly conferences. Introverts everywhere want to hoist John Spencer up on their shoulders and thank him for the five suggestions he asks you to consider when planning your next conference—or, at least, I do. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman.

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.orgSource

MARCH 11, 2025

Innovating for the Future of Associations As we step into 2025, associations are facing a pivotal moment. a concept introduced in 2018are those that will thrive by prioritizing innovation, agility, and strategic execution. Organizations that embrace Association 4.0 Organizations that embrace Association 4.0

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AUGUST 7, 2020

They offer webinars, blog posts, and maybe even conferences to your members. Host: Adrian Segar, founder, Conferences That Work. Learn how to take events online in a way that will deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference.

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Montana Education Conference Member Engagement 369

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MAY 15, 2020

Virtual conference success story. I’m going to keep my eye out for good stories since everyone’s trying to learn about virtual conferences right now. Virtual conference of the week. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Tue 5/19 from 9 a.m.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. 8: Innovate. Explore the trends and technologies your association can better monetize and/or innovate with so you can more effectively educate and communicate with your members, constituents, and the public. 8: Innovate.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

High-tech user conferences like Dreamforce and Microsoft Ignite have been designing innovative hub spaces to engage and nurture their top customers for years. A conference hub should be a destination that participants want to go to when not attending sessions or walking the expo hall. Here’s what we came up with.

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MAY 22, 2020

Virtual conference complaints—and solutions. We’ve had a few months now of quickly planned virtual conferences and learning events. WBT Systems has been tuning in—they describe ten attendee complaints about virtual conferences and provide suggestions to resolve them. Virtual conference success stories. Here’s another one.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 2, 2023

We can’t wait to meet with thousands of association professionals, attend meaningful sessions, and get inspired to innovate. The 2023 ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition will offer innovative and engaging community-building experie nces. See firsthand innovative solutions that will help to future-proof your association.

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JUNE 26, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Inclusive conferences. Barbara Palmer at PCMA Convene lists eight ways conference organizers, sponsors, speakers and attendees can make conferences more racially diverse. Conference and education teams. Virtual conference advice.

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Montana Conference Content Education 370

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Nominate yourself or a woman who works in the association industry for an award in one of three categories: technology leader, innovation, or technology champion. Conference/event evaluations. Nominating someone is simple and anonymous: submit their contact info and a sentence about them—the AWTC awards committee takes it from there.

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YourMembership

APRIL 10, 2018

Join us on day one of the conference for the Crowd Wisdom LMS and Freestone LMS roadmap sessions. Here, we will review the latest features and enhancements from the past year and discuss the product strategy and accelerated innovation shaping the upcoming releases and roadmap. Roadmap sessions. appeared first on YourMembership.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

Building & Growing User Conferences Join a fluff-free deep dive into creating impactful and memorable user conferences. From innovative outreach techniques to cultivating long-term relationships, hear practical tips you can implement right away. More info/register. More info/register. 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Cvent CONNECT Europe, one of the region’s largest meetings, events and hospitality technology conferences, hosted by Cvent, brought together thousands of industry professionals both in-person in London and online last week for three days of networking, education and hands-on technology training.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The association model was built on providing value through networking events, printed publications, and in-person conferences. Associations must take a similar approach: remove barriers to engagement, offer value that aligns with members expectations, and innovate continuously. The world is moving fastdont get left behind.

Innovation 88

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Nimble AMS

MAY 25, 2022

Like it or not, in our digital-driven world, non-members will evaluate how your association leverages innovative technologies to determine whether your organization is worth joining. Adopt innovative technology at your association. Innovative e-commerce. To recruit new association members, consider. Learn more.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 21, 2025

Every conference and trade show has at least a handful of sessions on the subject, and most any technology solution provider is working to incorporate some level of generative machine learning into their existing platforms, Those that havent done it already, at any rate. Which is great! Its important to be realistic though.

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JUNE 5, 2020

Oh yeah, pandemic, virtual conferences, faltering economy and all that. What happens after your virtual conference. MemberSuite says, “The virtual conference is where the attendee experience begins, but not where it ends.” Virtual conference success story. AAM’s Twitter stream gives you a sense of the conference program.

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Spark Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2024

A lot of my focus lately has been on lean startup methodology and how to apply it in associations (the client project, and a few conference presentations and article pitches based upon it), and on the insights G and I have gained in ten years of working with the methodology. Spoiler alert: the hard part isn’t the tools.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI17) will once again bring together global innovators and sector leaders to share, network, and accelerate environmental and social actions to make impactful changes in all kinds of events.

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MAY 29, 2020

During a virtual conference, attendee attention is more focused on the educational content. Virtual conference success story. In just five days, WalkMe turned their 500-person user conference into a virtual live talk show. Virtual conference of the week. Virtual learning strategies. Jeff Cobb, Managing Director, Tagoras.

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APRIL 12, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you’re at the digitalNow conference next week and see me wandering around, please let me know you read Association Brain Food, you’ll make my day, plus I’d love to meet you if we’re not already acquainted.

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Blue Sky eLearn

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We had an online portal where we’d store on-demand content from these events, as well as content recorded from conferences. Since then, we’ve built and grown Path LMS, adapting and innovating based on what’s going on in the industry and feedback from our clients. Blue Sky doubled in size to handle the demand.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI17) is thrilled to announce that the Minister for Climate, Kerry McCarthy MP from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero will join Industry leaders, artists and policy makers in a special Keynote on Tuesday, 25th February at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

They describe how to cultivate an organizational growth mindset so you can prepare your team and association to innovate and thrive. Your organization’s strategy must offer “an inspirational, robust, and innovative pathway to a better future.”. Gathering a Top-notch Team for Your Hybrid Conference. Good enough” technology.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If you create education and conference program titles and descriptions for your association’s website, search engine optimization (SEO) will make those programs more discoverable by potential learners and attendees. Conference insights from forward-thinking association event directors. SEO for education programs. Quick hits.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Project Management Institute developed a successful social media campaign for its recent conference by giving creative freedom to staff, embracing an informal approach, and providing opportunities for members to participate. You provide a framework and the freedom to be innovative.” Trust is key in this process.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Foster an Innovative and Adaptive Culture Culture is the backbone of resilience. Associations that foster a culture of adaptability, innovation, and collaboration are better positioned to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. Cross-functional projects can bring fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to complex problems.

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JUNE 18, 2021

Virtual conference networking. Lee Gimpel of Better Meetings is calling out virtual conference organizers for giving the label “networking opportunities” to five types of experiences that don’t deliver on the networking promise , including the ubiquitous chat box. Lessons learned while planning a hybrid conference for APHON.

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Blue Sky eLearn

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Whether in-person or virtual, these partners are important, although they are not all created equal (and they probably feel that way about th e conferences they exhibit at and sponsor!). Many exhibitors and sponsors might feel like the conference needs them and their sponsorship dollars. Vendors who put their logo on every slid .

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

But for association meeting professionals, they may attend another group’s conference to bring back takeaways that will improve their own events. I always admired ALA’s in-person conferences,” she said. The post How a Meeting Planner Swap Could Improve Your Own Conference appeared first on Associations Now.

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MAY 28, 2021

With the switch this past year to online courses and conferences, many associations came to the troubling conclusion that their instructors and presenters didn’t know how to provide an enjoyable or effective learning experience. Collaborative innovation. Event Tech Innovation Summit. Train-the-trainer. Guests: Reno Deschaine.

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Innovation Technology Survey Education 284

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Conference design. Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo describes how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific, and academic association events. Competing against niche professional organizations, membership and conference revenue has “slowed to a trickle.”

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