Attendease

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Joining the MPI Virtual Event & Meetings Management Certificate is a great way to keep up to date, be relevant, and brush up on your skills. Here, you will find the latest industry updates, as well as best practices to run successful virtual experiences.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 26, 2023

According to the 2022 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , 52% of associations believe a lack of engagement is the top reason members don’t renew. One of the most valuable parts of joining an association is connecting with like-minded individuals or organizations. The solution? Implementing proactive member engagement strategies!

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Event Industry News

APRIL 4, 2024

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has promoted membership manager Katie Cotton to the newly created role of operations director to ensure it continues to deliver value for members as it further expands and develops.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has promoted membership manager Katie Cotton to the newly created role of operations director to ensure it continues to deliver value for members as it further expands and develops. She has a proven track record of managing, growing and supporting mia’s membership.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2024

To date the designated special interest peer groups include large venues, academic venues, multi-venues, student membership, LGBTQ+, sustainability, destinations, Instant Book, and Stadia with more in the pipeline for 2024. That’s why I think the mia student membership is so important.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Mandy Jennings, CEO who took ownership of Venues of Excellence in 2021, comments on the excellent growth in membership over the past 12 months: “We are absolutely delighted with the interest we have received during 2023 from independent venues wanting to be part of our community.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 16, 2023

Victory Services Club, a private military members club in Marble Arch, London with seven event spaces catering for 10-300 delegates, joined VOE in January 2017 and have enjoyed a proactive membership throughout the past 6 years.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 3, 2024

The Conference Board, a leading non-profit think tank and business membership organization, has named Kelly Zimmermann as its Chief Events Officer. She joins The Conference Board from her most recent position as Managing Director for […]

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

Winter Gardens Blackpool also joins mia as a venue member Both Meet Blackpool and Winter Gardens Blackpool have joined the Meetings Industry Association (mia), one of the fastest growing associations in the conference, meetings and events sector, further cementing the town’s dedication to the global events industry.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As a membership organisation that represents unique, independent, and specialist venues at the top end of the meetings sector, the latest members demonstrate the diversity of venues choosing VOE as its sales and marketing representation partner. We have welcomed 16 new venues in the last eighteen months and have a growing prospect list.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Big business, conferences, education, government, medicine, membership associations, nonprofits, professional societies, religious organizations, trade organizations, etc. Yes, your conference and your membership organization are customary, standard institutions. People are not joining and attending (as they did in the past).

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StraussCA

JANUARY 27, 2022

Is your association membership application form sending the right impression to potential members? Your membership application process is the way new members are introduced to your association. The following article will help you to build a great membership application form. If it isn’t, it could turn off that potential member.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

Venues of Excellence is the leading UK consortium for independent venues, with ‘Quality’ at the core of its ethos when auditing new venues for membership. The HAC (Honourable Artillery Company) is the latest member to join the consortium, adding an outstanding London venue to the portfolio.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 11, 2019

Some attract students to join and participate in the organization’s programs and services while still in college. They offer significant membership and registration discounts as well as ample presentation opportunities. Many associations struggle with the right strategy for involving students in their organization and events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Ben Hioco, Sales Director of Countrywide Hotels; Linden Beattie, General Manager of Down Hall Hotel | Spa | Estate; Krishna Pastakia, Director of Sales at Edgbaston Park Hotel & Conference Centre and Joe Evans, Business Development Director of Aimbridge Hospitality EMEA have taken up these roles.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Lunn joins three other new board members: Jackie Boughton, head of business events at The Barbican, Andy Gibb, group sales & marketing director at Stadium MK and Paula Lorimer, director of Harrogate Convention Centre, who were all elected at the same time. ”

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

Mandy Jennings, CEO of Venues of Excellence recently took time out to sit with Julian Kettleborough, Commercial Director for the studio to reflect on their membership journey with the consortium and discuss what key benefits they feel have specifically helped their own organisation.

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StraussCA

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Event planning should always be done with membership recruitment top of mind. Consider Bundling Event Registration and Membership. If a non-member is interested in registering for your event, what stops them or you from creating an effortless way to sign up for the membership and the event? Offer a Trial Membership.

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InitLive

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Effective membership recruitment is critical for boosting your association’s membership growth and influence. While these can have an ongoing future impact on recruitment, there are many ways to effectively recruit members starting today, no matter where you are in your membership recruitment journey. Host a membership drive.

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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 join your association? Their reasons to shy away from membership renewals ?

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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. As a member of the public, joining a voluntary association will be based on the attractiveness of the association.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 25, 2023

As part of its continuous commitment to operating as a responsible business, technical solutions specialist White Light (WL) has joined isla – the events industry sustainability body. Ellie Ashton-Melia, isla Community Lead, said: “We’re delighted to welcome White Light to isla’s growing membership community.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 13, 2023

Westminster Venue Collection has welcomed six new members to its portfolio, bringing the membership of the exclusive group of central London venues to 32. Christine Milburn-Philpott from One Birdcage Walk comments on the venue’s desire to return to the growing Collection, ‘We are so thrilled to be re-joining Westminster Venue Collection.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Starting 2024 on a high, Ross will be joining the board of directors alongside a vast group of industry experts to support the direction of the organisation. A UK based not-for-profit marketing consortium, AVS connects event buyers with academic venues through its venue finding service.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

Ben Clacy, Executive Director, Membership Development & Education, RCGP said “The RCGP are delighted to be running our prestigious conference at the ICC Wales in 2025. We are excited to be running our event at such a fantastic venue where we are sure our members will have a really worthwhile and enjoyable time.”

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The best event community platforms are designed to make it easy for your community members to connect with each other in a variety of ways, whether it’s liking a comment in a chat thread or joining a remote video meeting. How Do I Manage Membership on An Event Community Platform? Educational content, training videos, and webinars.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

The new memberships mark the latest phase in the Meet Blackpool’s strategy to position the resort as a leading business events destination. Membership is recognised as a quality mark and provides professional conference organisers (PCOs) with credibility and visibility in the industry.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Horwood House is the latest member to join the UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium, Venues of Excellence (VOE). The beautiful Grade II listed manor house has recently undergone a transformation to introduce modern touches to the beauty of this preserved conference and events venue.

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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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) has welcomed Jane Whitaker of High Flying Events Crew Ltd to the association today, the first to join at the new Individual level of membership, announced at the ESSA AGM earlier this year.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Well, of course, that really depends on what you intend to get from a membership to a meeting planners association. And when we think of joining another association quite often the first thing that enters our mind is whether or not we have the time that we can devote to that association. So which one is right for you?

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Attendease

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Techsytalk Membership Community. Joining the MPI Virtual Event & Meetings Management Certificate is a great way to keep up to date, be relevant, and brush up on your skills. Here you will find the latest industry updates, as well as best practices to run successful virtual experiences. 2021 Convening Leaders Conference, by PCMA.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 17, 2020

Community is one of the main drivers for association membership, and online events are ideal for members to network with each other –unconstrained by the cost and travel restrictions of in-person events. To join the video meeting, each attendee will just need to click on the ‘Join Meeting’ button.

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CadmiumCD

MARCH 30, 2023

When executives were asked why members don't renew their memberships, they listed lack of engagement as the top reason. Networking, continuing education, professional certification, and learning best practices in their industry are among the most common reasons that professionals join associations.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

NCASS is the only membership organisation in the UK to support independent food and drink businesses and has been supporting its members to be safe, legal, and profitable for over 30 years. UKEVENTS, the umbrella organisation for the events industry, has confirmed the Nationwide Caterers Association (NCASS) as its newest partner.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Exchange , part of the University of Birmingham located at Centenary Square, Birmingham is the latest member to join the Venues of Excellence family, joining the University of Birmingham and Edgbaston Park Conference Hotel who joined the consortium in 2019.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Emily Frost Emily Frost, Lake George Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau Frost joins Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau (LGRCVB) as senior sales and services manager. She earlier served as membership manager for the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce.

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