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Emerging Association Meeting Strategies

Smart Meetings

To explore this further, Smart Meetings sat down with Michelle Mason, president and CEO of ASAE , to learn how meeting professionals can bring members together in more meaningful ways and what the next generation of convention attendees want in their experience. I think we are the trusted source. “I

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Introduction to Association Meeting Minutes for Association Leaders

StraussCA

This quick guide will help familiarize yourself with association meeting minutes and write minutes that are efficient, easy to read, and an excellent record for your organization. What are association meeting minutes? Meeting minutes are far from a record of everything everyone said in a meeting.

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Scottish cities account for 24% of all major association meetings in the UK

Event Industry News

Scotland is bucking the trend with the number of major association events held in 2018 up 5% from 2017, despite the UK dropping two places in the latest ICCA Country and City Statistics report for total number of international association meetings.

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Planners Get Straight Talk from Hotel Owners

MeetingsNet

At a recent meetings-industry conference, hotel executives explained how their properties struggle to balance rising operational costs with competitive rates for meeting groups. Next, “labor costs have gone up unexpectedly fast,” well beyond the rate of inflation, said Jeremy See, chief commercial officer for HEI Hotels & Resorts.

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Conference Destinations Compete With Academic Firepower

EventMB

This annual report ranks convention destinations on the number of intellectual leaders that are part of governing bodies of international associations. The report also looks at the correlation between a destination’s intellectual capital and the number of international association meetings hosted.

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Does Size Matter for a Convention Center?

Master the Event

And that usually falls under a branch of the local government. Usually, when one thinks of working with a government agency, the thoughts of red tape and untold regulations start to enter into play. Now I know what you’re thinking. Luckily, convention centers are usually given the autonomy to conduct their own sales and marketing.

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Six Rules to Ensure a Lasting Event Legacy

MeetingsNet

Corporate and association meetings often leave a positive impact across a destination that goes beyond simple financial benefit. Therefore, they should be brought in as full partners at the start of creating a legacy-building plan for a particular meeting. Here are six rules for legacy-building from the report’s researchers.