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Sector: Association Management
Australian Medical Legacies: AIDS 2014
Australian cities are leveraging medical knowledge and research specialities to secure major events and realise the investment, employment, healthcare and other legacies that result from them. The 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014), which took place in Melbourne after over two years’ extensive planning and preparation, might well be the epitome of this. From Boardroom…
Meetings and Events Associations: An Insider’s Guide
The events and meetings industry is hardly short of its own professional associations. A good many of them are even Iceberg partners! You join for the networking, education and advocacy, then get much more. But which are right for each of the different tribes within our overall sector? From SoolNua’s Pádraic Gilligan at Padraicino…
Largest Ever European Association Summit Held in Brussels
For the sixth year in a row, visit.brussels has just staged the European Association Summit 2018 at the newly-rebranded SQUARE Brussels Convention Centre. This year’s EAS was the biggest to date, with over 200 participants, twenty themed workshops and three plenary sessions. For the first time industry associations ICCA and PCMA also participated. From Boardroom…
Building a Built Environment Legacy in Glasgow
When the Chicago-based Society of Architectural Historians ran its 70th Annual International Conference, it left the US for the first time in forty years and visited Glasgow. The Glasgow Convention Bureau, VisitScotland, and the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow all helped showcase the local built environment and start a wider conversation about the future of cities. From Skift…
23 May 2018
ASAE Symposium for Chief Staff & Chief Elected Officers,...
The Symposium for Chief Executive and Chief Elected Officers provides a unique opportunity for you and your volunteer leader to maximize the leadership partnership. Explore how you can best work together to effectively carry out your association’s mission and enhance future success. The expert faculty from Tecker International, LLC, will help you and your leadership…
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Singapore: Where Associations Find Synergy
When the Singapore Tourism Bureau invited several international and European associations to come over and visit local societies and conference venues, they did not expect much symbiosis between these different organisations. But the group started to see synergies across its various fields of expertise and even dreamed up a joint congress together. From Boardroom…
Medical Conferences in the Modern Age
National medical associations hold conventions yearly, while international ones are held every two to four years. But educational timeframes have utterly changed in the digital age. So what will happen to the traditional convention model, and its role in medical professional education? Neurosurgery Professor Antonio A.F. De Salles asks whether conventions will become digital. From Boardroom…
The New Approach Required for True Equality
The events industry has a significant female workforce, yet only 27 percent of women at CEO or MD level. So there’s some catching up to do. For International Women’s Day, Director of Venues at RIBA Moya Maxwell discusses where we are, where we’re going and what needs to change. From editor’s blog at Meepie.com…
Frances McDormand’s Speech: A Legacy for Meetings?
In her Oscar acceptance speech, actress Frances McDormand finished with two words: “inclusion rider”. The notion that an actor can contractually insist a film’s cast and crew meet a certain level of diversity was first floated at a conference. If inclusion riders become standard in Hollywood, might they also for event speakers? From PCMA Convene…
Associations World Congress and Awards Held in Antwerp
The best of the association sector has been celebrated at the International and European Association Awards, held in the Grand Café Hauta Art Noveau Hall, Antwerp. The ceremony was one of the highlights of the Associations World Congress, which drew more than 200 delegates to the Flanders Meeting and Convention Centre. From Association Meetings International…
Incredible Impacts Opens Second Year Applications
After its successful first year, the “Incredible Impacts” award programme developed by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) and BestCities Global Alliance is again looking for examples of associations’ long-term legacies. With three grants of $7,500 available, entrants can both be recognised for current legacy projects whilst also securing funds for future work. From CIM News Magazine…
9 April 2018
Government Relations Toolkit Online Seminar Series
Whether you are new to association government relations or are an established association professional interested in building your GR knowledge, this four part series will provide you with the essential information you need to develop a proactive and strategic GR program.
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9 April 2018
asae CEO Symposium, Illinois, USA
The Symposium for Chief Executive and Chief Elected Officers provides a unique opportunity for you and your volunteer leader to maximize the leadership partnership. Explore how you can best work together to effectively carry out your association’s mission and enhance future success. Facilitated conversations and interactive exercises will help you confidently and enjoyably lead your organization…
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29 March 2018
The Power of Purpose – Webinar
Associations today must find their purpose and proudly share it to galvanize members, nonmembers, and employees. In this lunchtime webinar sponsored by the ASAE Marketing Section Council, learn how ISACA, an association of IT professionals focused on information security and governance, identified its purpose and the impact of spreading that message to its global professional…
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28 March 2018
The Neuroscience of Creativity: Finding Your “Aha” Moment ...
What do Albert Einstein, Walt Disney, and Bill Gates have in common? All are known for being brilliant in their respective fields, but none would have achieved that status without an “Aha” moment—a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension. This one-hour webinar will discuss the neuroscience of creativity and share a case study…
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MCI and the Association Market in Asia
Two years ago the Chinese administration began the process of decoupling associations or scientific societies from government sponsorship and control. An astonishing 700,000 associations will now need to establish sustainable business models in order to survive. Oscar Cerezales, Chief Operating Officer of MCI Asia-Pacific, reflects on the differences between this Chinese association market and the…
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