Over my career I have had the opportunity to work with dozens of associations as an association manager, signature event consultant and volunteer. I have observed that association leadership models fall into one of three categories: 1) Volunteer led 2) Staff led 3) A hybrid where leadership is shared [...]
Some convention hotels (and even convention centres) use the offer of “free” Internet access as a way to attract conferences and signature events, but this is not the norm. As a result we make it a standard practice to ask for guest room rates that include in-room Internet access. [...]
It goes without saying that you always want the best value when you negotiate a hotel contract for your signature event or conference - but too often the guest room rate and meeting space rental cost are the only items evaluated. When hotels are competing for our business, and [...]
In our 24/7 connected world we all struggle with too much to do and not enough time to do it. Those busy people who step forward to be volunteer leaders of their professional or trade association are adding to their already busy schedules and taking on work in an [...]