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Virtual Conferences as a Path to Inclusion and Diversity

If your association is serious about inclusion and diversity, make sure you know what ‘going back to normal’ really means. Many groups of people have...

Here’s Your Chance to Experience the Potential of Flipped Conference Learning

How about a little homework before you attend the upcoming ASAE Annual Meeting in Nashville? I promise it won’t take much time at all. Plus, by...

Association Strategies for Reversing the Decline in Conference Attendance

A few recent ASAE Collaborate discussions highlighted an alarming trend: a decline in conference attendance, both in-person and virtual. We all...

How Much Value Do Keynote Speakers Bring to Your Conference?

Now that you’ve dealt with upheavals, pivots (argh!), and unending change, you’re in prime shape to reexamine your association’s sacred cows. You...

Here We Go Again… With an Uncertain Future, Be Prepared for a Return to Virtual

The fall of 2021 was supposed to be the season when we could look back on our experimental pandemic accomplishments with pride and finally enjoy...

Why OSCPA Isn’t Going Back to Their Pre-Pandemic In-Person Education Model

“We’re not going back”—that’s a statement we’ve been hearing a lot lately. After converting their in-person education programs to the virtual format,...

The Riches Are in the Niches: Consider the Appeal of Smaller, Niche Conferences

We’ve noticed a topic cropping up in event planner communities: a growing interest in smaller, niche conferences. Is the lack of enthusiasm for mass...

Don’t Ghost Your Attendees: How to Close a Virtual Conference

In the closing days of 2020, we need to talk about the closing moments of virtual conferences. I recently read The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and...

A Hybrid Conference Alternative for Overwhelmed Event & Education Teams

Everyone’s looking forward to the day, hopefully in 2021, when in-person conferences can return. But, although some members can’t wait to get back...

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