Associations Now

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The rise of non-traditional meeting spaces has been supercharged in recent years, as meeting planners look to cut costs and attendees continue to seek unique, memorable experiences. In fact, White River State Park was the unique site for the Forbes AgTech Summit in Indianapolis, which was held last week on September 26–27, 2018.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Local exhibitors, sponsors and speakers can not only enhance the attendee experience, but save costs for your association. That’s what the American Association for Anatomy experienced when Indianapolis was selected for the 2021 Experimental Biology conference, a joint meeting with five scientific organizations.

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Idea Architects

JANUARY 4, 2015

Here in Indianapolis last year, we celebrated failure with an entire day devoted to the topic: Fail Fest. As the desire to innovate has taken hold in institutions of all forms (education, government, nonprofit, and corporate), the admonishment that "It''s OK to fail" has increased in both volume and frequency. Bottom line?

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

While most organizers, attendees, and CVBs know to use hashtags on social media to promote a conference and foster online discussion, some groups are employing hashtags in innovative ways. Zetzl has seen organizations like the Big Ten and the Fire Department Instructors Conference do likewise in Indianapolis and have similar success.

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