Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

A leading event industry mentoring programme for women has today announced it will launch the Fast Forward Forum – an industry membership that is open to all – which will run alongside its hugely successful mentoring programme. Sharpe has appointed Sarah Zarywacz to lead this new community activity – the Fast Forward Forum.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 22, 2023

beam ’s new style Annual Forum will prepare members for current and future business challenges Industry 4.0 – Collaborations, Connections & Community is the title and theme of beam ’s upcoming Annual Forum, which will bring beam members and non-members together at the Hilton Bournemouth on 6 & 7 July.

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StraussCA

JUNE 22, 2023

Recently I saw a post on an association’s member forum with a negative comment about the Board of Directors and the perks they receive. Instead, they observe situations and think like a representative of the association on ways to add member value and return on investment of membership. ” – Elizabeth Andrew.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 9, 2023

A public shared interest community/forum. Most importantly, using your event platform to host your event community maintains a healthy separation from public forums while still offering avenues to continue the conversation around shared topics of interest. How Do I Manage Membership on An Event Community Platform?

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StraussCA

APRIL 27, 2023

Upgrading member service offerings and benefits to showcase growth and innovation. Keeping your members engaged by consistently providing improved and relevant member benefits will retain them as a member and potentially grow the membership. The How? The how achieves membership retention and growth.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The VOE key differentiator has always been its “promise of excellence” to customers, backed up by the bespoke quality criteria and audit which ensured each member was reviewed and approved on their ‘ quality and service’ as part of the membership onboarding and throughout a venues membership.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 20, 2022

isla , the sustainability body for the events industry, is hosting its first Venue Forum to engage UK venues in the complex but exciting challenge of accelerating the UK’s transition to Net Zero and creating a sustainable destination for events. The forum is set to address issues including: 1. What is a sustainable venue?

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

In recent years, the meaning of association membership benefits has undergone a radical transformation. . But before we discuss what makes good membership benefits in 2022, let’s define what they are. Association membership benefits and membership strategy – what are they? 10 membership benefits to offer in 2022.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2024

Mason met Destinations International CEO Don Welsh when he was CEO of Choose Chicago and she was president and CEO of Association Forum a decade ago. The plan was to leverage the strengths of two industry associations in the areas of security, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

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Hubilo Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Two existing members are not renewing their association membership. In 2020, 45% of associations reported a decline in renewals and 47% reported a decline in total memberships. 4 Strategies to combat membership renewal decline. Their reasons to shy away from membership renewals ? Sounds familiar? Don’t worry.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The Business of Events (TBOE) has confirmed The Belfry Hotel & Resort as its newest official partner for its 2022 Policy Forum and Parliamentary Dinner. The Business of Events kicks off its 2022 programme with its UK Policy Forum, which will take place on 2 nd November at the QEII Centre in Westminster.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Business of Events kicks off its 2022 programme with its UK Policy Forum, which will take place on 2 nd November at the QEII Centre in Westminster. The Forum will bring together leading destinations and venues from across the UK to connect with senior event and exhibition organisers, trade and membership bodies.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The Business of Events kicks off its 2022 programme with its UK Policy Forum, which will take place on 2 nd November at the QEII Centre in Westminster. The Forum will bring together leading destinations and venues from across the UK to connect with senior event and exhibition organisers, trade and membership bodies.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Though there are some servers with large general memberships (such as mastodon.social which I’m currently on), most focus on specific communities or interests, such as tech, gaming, LGBTQ, region, activism, art, music, journalism, etc. Discord is free to use for forums. The Discord forum channel interface is easy to use.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 23, 2022

For the exclusive World Economic Forum taking place from May 22 to 26 in Davos, Switzerland, organizers have encouraged their European attendees to travel to and from the event by train rather than by plane.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The VOE key differentiator has always been its “promise of excellence” to customers, backed up by the bespoke quality criteria and audit which ensured each member was reviewed and approved on their ‘ quality and service’ as part of the membership onboarding and throughout a venues membership.

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StraussCA

AUGUST 11, 2022

Association members usually fall into two categories: mandatory and voluntary membership. Membership recruitment comes into play for voluntary associations since members can come and go as they see fit. Membership recruitment is a shared responsibility for association staff, volunteer board, or committee members. Put it to use!

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 7, 2022

Membership of Venues of Excellence demonstrates our commitment to providing unique and innovative venues, as well as delivering excellent service through our teams who are equally passionate about delivering the best for our guests.”.

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Event Industry News

MAY 7, 2020

With over 200 members, 100+ of which are Festivals, the AFO has been supporting its membership to help them get through this most difficult year. The virus has certainly taken its toll in 2020” said Steve Heap Gen. This is calculated at 4/05/2020 with several other festivals yet to declare their plans. As a festival goer (you must be!)

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 17, 2020

While these forums can be used to discuss larger industry issues, they also enable attendees to find like-minded individuals, or those from the same city or with shared interests. Some of those are more community-based, such as group discussions or session chat.

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StraussCA

APRIL 4, 2024

Four Key Strategies for Effective Communication Establish Clear Lines of Communication: Offer a few channels for members to access information, such as email newsletters, social media platforms, community forums, and a member-only association website. This diverse approach ensures every member’s needs are accommodated.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

It brings together these silos of membership and mission to build a critical mass to advance the issues they share. This gathering, which started at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C., To find out what is on the agenda at this collective, we asked Sherrif Karamat , CAE, president and CEO of PCMA.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 25, 2022

Julie Shorrock, beam Membership Director announced that beam would now welcome creative agencies, convention bureaux, tourist boards, destination management companies, production companies and representation companies as members, in addition to the agencies and venues who were able to be members of HBAA.

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Event Leadership Institute

MAY 26, 2021

Developing a Membership Mindset: Commercial Memberships and Adapting them in a Digital Environment. One of the hottest trends is the membership model. Nurturing 365 Memberships and Communities. Building Institutional Resilience In Your Events, Teams & Organizations.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 2, 2023

The flagship Policy Forum will take place in the Autumn, where it will bring together destinations and venues from across the UK to connect with senior event and exhibition organisers, trade, and membership bodies.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 8, 2022

Venues of Excellence, the UK’s leading collection of independent venues has announced a 15% growth to start of its new membership year, welcoming 5 new unique and innovative venues into the Venues of Excellence family and has also realised a 98% retention from its member venues as it commences its second business year under the new ownership.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 14, 2020

It will also lead Chat forums for members to share concerns and ideas. As a further support for members, the HBAA board has also extended membership fees by three months until the end of 2020. We want HBAA and its members to be #HBAAFutureFit.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

When I then started to research the VOE venues, I was hugely excited to see the high calibre of membership. How do you feel you benefit from being part of our Annual Conference and Member Forums? What are the three key benefits you feel View It 360 has working in partnership with VOE?

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Elected from the membership base, isla has announced today the appointment of Carina Filek, global chief operations officer (elevate), Saskya Liney, account director, (emc3) and Charlie Hepburn, client strategy director (Identity).

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 2, 2022

The event is designed to reach AHLA’s expansive membership across all segments, including leading service providers and suppliers as well as senior executives of hotel brands, owners, and management companies, including CEOs, CCOs, CIOs, CTOs, CPOs and CMOs. This comprises the largest US distribution in the market.

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 10, 2023

According to the 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report, 64% of associations believe members join to network with others in the field. This type of networking event provides a forum for members to meet, reconnect, learn from industry experts, and share updates and trends.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

That’s because “it will lead to a renaissance of mission-driven, membership-based organizations.”. Membership in the organization, which has more than 30,000 members in 475 chapters in 142 countries, is open to company presidents, CEOs, managing directors, or others with equivalent titles who are under the age of 45.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

But essentially, it was our membership talking to our membership about being members. For example, there’s the CEO Forum, where Swanson says they’ll collect 75 CEOs in medical practices big and small, put them in a room over the course of two days and let them discuss what needs discussing.”

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Grenadine

APRIL 27, 2021

APA boasts a hefty membership count at 40,000 as well as a plethora of networking events, webinars, and workshops designed to help members hone their skills and advance their careers. They offer a year-long educational webinar as well as knowledge forums and an annual conference where you can network alongside other industry professionals.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In addition to chat forums and occasional video meet-ups, “we’ve got ‘global heads connect’ sessions, which is a very important group that came about during Covid,” Howard says. There are presently a few dozen U.S. members, though Howard has plans in place to ensure that number grows considerably in 2024.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 16, 2019

This substantial sum has been generated from auctions, raffles and donations at the association’s Kick-Off Dinner, Online Charity Auction, Come Dine with Me and Annual Forum events. HBAA has raised over £32,500 since January for social enterprise company, Buses4Homeless. That’s our priority at the moment.”.

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Guidebook

APRIL 1, 2019

The biggest differentiator between an association and a commercial competitor is the passionate membership base that supports your activities. Event technology such as an app can create a 365-day experience and open up a forum to your community of members. 365-day Experience. All Hands on Deck.

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