Yearly Archives: 2009

14 Online eCommunity Options For Your Next Annual Meeting

Tweet Online conference eCommunities were the rage in 2009 Did you offer one for your annual meeting attendees? I did. So what are they? Online eCommunities are virtual communities of people that primarily interact via the Internet for social, professional, educational or other purposes. Online Conference eCommunities have become a supplemental form of communication between…

The Recession’s Lasting Impact On Conference Attendance

Tweet Do you think your next 2010 meeting and conference attendance will return to similar numbers before the Recession?  Are you waiting for the economy to rebound back, like a rubber band to where it was in the early part of 2008?  If you are, you might be waiting for a mirage, an illusion or…

Using Social Media To Listen To Your Conference Attendees

Tweet Today, StoryCorps, an independent nonprofit whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening, is celebrating the National Day Of Listening. In honor of the National Day Of Listening, consider how you listen to your conference attendees onsite, during the conference? We’ve all experienced it. The hallways of the conference are…

Thanksgiving Gratitude: TweetsGiving 2009

Tweet This is the last in my series for TweetsGiving 2009, a global celebration that seeks to change the world through the power of gratitude. I will return to my normal topics about associations, education, meetings and events, and social media on November 30, 2009. Thanksgiving looks two directions at once. It looks to the…

Enough Is As Good As A Feast: TweetsGiving 2009

Tweet For the next few days, I’m participating in TweetsGiving 2009, a global celebration that seeks to change the world through the power of gratitude. I will return to my normal topics about associations, education, meetings and events, and social media on in a few days. Please indulge me with this post about gratitude. When…