Like all other organisations, associations today exist in environments characterised by a state of constant change and fluidity. If you are part of an association management team, you may wonder which nowadays are the most pressing issues and how to rise to these challenging surroundings. Here is an overview of five major challenges and opportunities affecting the association industry today.
In today’s environment, the key trends emerging in the association industry in Europe that affect association executives and leaders are driven by internal and external factors and depend on the structure of the organisation.
At its gala dinner on Monday night, held at Sydney’s impressive Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf, Associations Forum presented its inaugural Association AwardsTM 2017 and inducted 5 luminaries into the Associations Hall of FameTM.
Auckland has developed long term and sustainable business connections with major cities Guangzhou and Los Angeles through the historic Tripartite Economic Alliance.
The Association of Association Executives (AAE) today announces that its next Associations World Congress will be held in Antwerp, Belgium, on 12 – 14 March 2018.
The Association of Association Executives (AAE) has today revealed the venue for its annual Associations UK Congress, which will be held on December 14th and 15th 2017 at Manchester Central.
The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2017 is celebrating its most successful gathering ever, following its 2017 event in London.
A combination of member expertise and global insights addressed an overall theme of “Transformation” at the 2017 Annual Conference of the International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC) this past week in Sydney Australia.
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Dr. Laurie Lau, the founding chairperson and an expert on cybercrime risk and security, explains the why it’s important to bridge the gap between technology and society.
On the occasion of its General Assembly of 14 June, the Federation of European and International Associations (FAIB) announced changes with immediate entry into force.
Governing a not-for-profit organisation is never an easy feat and promoting corporate governance among volunteer leaders can be a tricky undertaking if not managed carefully and in context. As diverse as is the world of associations, so are the number of governance models applied in practice.
Founded in 1994, the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) is a participatory organisation based in Toronto, Canada with members from more than 65 countries, dedicated to setting internationally accepted industry standards, providing accreditation, supporting a community of practice, advocating the power of facilitation and embracing the diversity of facilitators.
ICCA has published country and city rankings by estimated total number of participants to international association meetings in 2016, as part of its public abstract of the ICCA statistics report.
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has scooped two prestigious Association of Event Organisers (AEO) Awards at a special ceremony held in London.
In a recent survey of nearly 1,000 association leaders, the most frequently given answer to the question “What is the biggest challenge to growing your organisation this coming year?” was lack of resources. When they say “lack of resources” they’re probably thinking about not having enough staff, or not having enough money. But, if used effectively, the single biggest resource most associations have is their members. That’s the resource that needs to be maximized.
Since its founding in 1992, Meeting Media Group, publisher of Headquarters Magazine (HQ), has been a trusted guide and voice for associations and the global MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry.