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2017 Annual Convention & Trade Show is Two Weeks Away
The ISAE 2017 Annual Convention & Trade Show is just two weeks away! There is still time to register for the event if you have not already done so. Also, there are some great sponsorship and advertising opportunities that are still available! Follow the links below to get registered and to learn more about sponsoring, exhibiting and advertising at the Convention.
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Legislative Directories Order Deadline Extended
ISAE 2017-2018 Legislative Directories are available for order. The deadline to order has been extended to January 20, 2017. CLICK HERE to order your directories today!
Note from ISAE Executive Director, Amy Cheatham - Barrel of Booze Scholarship Fundraiser
I would like to personally encourage each of you to contribute to the ISAE Scholarship Committee's barrel of booze. As an extra incentive, I will commit to matching each donation with 25% back (cash value of each donation) to the ISAE scholarship program! ISAE is collecting monetary donations and donations of “good quality” liquor, wine or beer for our Barrel of Booze fundraiser at the ISAE 2017 Annual Convention & Trade Show! Donate funds during your convention registration, bring a bottle to the convention, or drop off a bottle at the ISAE office. All proceeds support the ISAE scholarship program.
New Legislator Introductions
First Reading (Nov 2016)
Click here for the November issue of the Legislative Research Unit’s publication titled “First Reading.” Pages 1 - 13 give an excellent overview of the General Election and provides short bios with pictures of each newly elected legislator of the 100th General Assembly.
100th Illinois General Assembly - 2017 Calendar
For a full calendar of the Illinois General Assembly, check out this report from Cook-Witter.
ISAE would like to extend a welcome to our newest members:
Gabrielle Fink, The Arcada Theatre
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Associations Now
You don’t need a crystal ball to see what the future may hold for membership recruitment and retention in your association. Here are a few strategies that membership pros have used to prepare for 2017.
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Association Success
In the association world, we tend to think of our annual meeting in terms of what it delivers to the members. It is typically a crown jewel type of program—that part of our annual calendar where it’s all hands on deck because a large number of our members get a LOT of their networking and education there (two pillars of your strategic plan). And all that is certainly true, but there’s another piece that you might be missing here: Your annual meeting defines your culture.
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Skift
For the last five years, the industry has been focused on two trends impacting meeting design strategy above all else: the rise of event technology and the emergence of the Millennial generation. There was growing consensus in 2016, however, that it’s time for the meetings industry to move beyond its preoccupation with those themes.
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Higher Logic
"Anyone can come to our event." That’s what we tell ourselves. But the real truth is that not everyone is actually welcomed to our events. Whether we want to admit or not, our events send signals about who's welcomed and who isn't. But don't worry, we can counter that.
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Abila
We dusted off the old crystal ball and peered deeply into its depths to see what 2017 holds in store for associations. Education, technology, and advocacy take center stage. To help demystify these trends and more, our Abila association experts have compiled our 2017 Association Predictions.
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By William D. Pawlucy
 A strategic plan is the universal language to success and performance of any organization, anywhere in the world. I had the rare opportunity of seeing how universal strategic plans truly are when I worked recently with several organizations in Jordan and the Palestinian territories. Strategic planning and its elements, usefulness and importance are universal regardless of geography. It was amazing to see how much of the key elements of a plan are translated into this universal language.
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Association Success
There seems to be a continual “old guard/new guard” debate as to the purpose of associations. This might mean paid staff, volunteer leaders, or rank and file members. The old guard position is generally: people in the industry or profession need to join the organization to serve and give back — our job is to advocate for the industry/profession. The new guard position seems to be: in order to prove our relevance in the industry and today’s marketplace, we need to demonstrate a stellar member value proposition.
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MemberClicks
PR is often one of the first items to get cut when resources (time, money, staff, etc.) run low. Or, even if resources aren’t low, a lot of companies and organizations still keep PR on the backburner because they don’t necessarily know what to do with it - or how to do it.
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