Associations have always recognized the power in creating a space where people feel connected through shared experience. For centuries groups of people have organized by shared interest or belief and enjoyed the camaraderie of like minded people. As the world has grown exponentially in size, the need for finding a place in your community has maintained or perhaps even grown in its importance.
In our more recent history, and particularly in this past generational shift, this need for community has shifted from a l...
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As some of you know, I liked Event Camp so much when I attended Twin Cities 2010 virtually that I became part of the valid virtual statistic that shows virtual attendance piques interest in f2f attendance and I attended Chicago in February 2011. It was engaging both in presentations and the people present, and I returned rejuvenated and wanting more.
After asking enough times about when it would be on the West Coast (imagining myself in California in the winter) it turns out that enough people in Vancouver thought i...
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The appeal of special events is precisely this: they are special. They elevate the everyday and allow people to live out a different way or being for a brief period of time.
If you are producing an event for the public, then you seek to promote and celebrate the special because special events hold public media appeal. They make good stories. The stories other people tell about an event are the realm of public relations. Now some of us are in the business of public relations, and kudos to you, for successfully shari...
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What I knew about social media last year was that it existed. I have had a (very hard to find me unless you really know me) Facebook page for a long time where I connect with cousins, teenagers and people who have positively impacted my life on events planned around the world.
If it didn’t come to my mobile device, I would rarely know what was happening. For me Facebook is not where I do my shopping, or life planning but it is something I love for the connections it allows me to maintain across borders, bou...
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Life-long learning is no longer an option. It is a mandatory part of being involved in business.
With the world around us rapidly advancing, and statistics that show we may have up to seven careers, over a life-time, continuous professional development is more critical than ever. The learning can happen formally, through either a traditional classroom, or on-line, or at meetings and conferences. One of the keys to learning is creating opportunities for meaningful engagement with your community of learners and...
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Today I read an article by Maddie Grant at Social Fishwhich made me think, as always thank you Maddie for your thoughtfulness! In this article she references an article by Rich Becker that also has some great points. Check these out too.
They are not the first people to comment on the keys to success in business and in doing business in a social media forum require that you have imagination, creativity, innovation and truth. This sounds great, but what does this mean - to us in ...
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