[Webinar] INFLUENCE 2020, National Speakers Association Virtual Experience September 2, 2020 by Betsy Bair Meet the brains behind the design of the highly successful National Speakers Association’s INFLUENCE 2020 Virtual in August. Discover how they created memorable experiences, facilitated networking and delivered inspiring general sessions. Understand the strategy behind transforming a 3-day event into an 8-week virtual experience that launched their new digital vault. Hear testimonials from first-hand attendees–experts … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , adult education, community, connections, Education, netowrking, virtual conference, webinar
Conference Innovation While Traveling at Warp Speed July 23, 2020 by Lisa Block Navigating change during a crisis is not for the faint of heart. During my career leading association event teams, I regularly recalibrated and redefined team member roles in order to drive innovation and improve our meeting experiences. Not every effort was a rousing success but attempting to inject new conference elements made us more nimble, … [Read more…] Filed Under: Business Model, Event Planning, Hybrid & Virtual Tagged With: , benchmarks, confererence planners, event planners, hybrid conferences, meeting planner roles, pandemic, virtual conference, virtual conferences
Webinar: Monetizing Your Virtual Conference When Competing with Free May 8, 2020 by Betsy Bair PCMA is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, May 13, at 2 pm ET, featuring Dave Lutz and Lisa Block of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. Webinar description: Monetizing Your Virtual Conference When Competing with Free Everyone and their brother is hosting webinars and virtual networking opportunities. Like this one, most are free. This topic is a … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , digital event, monetize, pivot from live to virtual, virtual conference
[Webinar] Mission Critical: How One Association Transformed its Live Event to Virtual in Record Time May 6, 2020 by Betsy Bair This is not a typical story. The American Association of Suicidology’s annual meeting had been growing steadily in recent years. When their reimagined conference couldn’t take place in Portland, Ore., in late April, staff and volunteers went into overdrive to transition the physical meeting to a virtual one in a matter of days.They knew how … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , association best practices, conference best practices, meeting planning best practices, virtual conference, virtual event, virtual meeting, Webcast, webinar
