2009 Annual Meeting Blog Roll
The following blogs are planning on covering the 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition. Plan on updating your blog around or from the meeting? Add your blog to the dynamic blog roll.
Blog: Association UnboundURL: http://caseymarketing.wordpress.com
Contact: Eric Casey
Description: Association Unbound explores failure, success and the future of association management. A subsection called "Bring Out Your Dead" includes case studies about assn. projects gone bad and lessons learned. Outside contributions to this section are encouraged. Nobody bats 1.000, so share what you learned from your failures. Anonymous posts a-okay.
Added: 08/20/2009
Blog: GrowGlobally
URL: http://www.growglobally.org
Contact: Peter Turner
Description: The GrowGlobally.org agenda covers what MCI considers to be the core drivers of establishing and sustaining a global business and are featured in “sections” on the horizontal navigation above that are visible on any area of this site.
Added: 08/15/2009
Blog: Young Association Professional
URL: www.youngassociationprofessional.blogspot.com
Contact: Bob Wolfe
Description: A Millennial's look at the wild world of associations.
Added: 08/15/2009
Blog: McCurry's Corner
URL: http://www.michaelmccurry.net
Contact: Michael M McCurry
Description: As an event professional my blog is centered on issues related to the meetins and events industry. I also delve into Social media and marketing topics and really anything relevant to life's journey. Come check it out!
Added: 08/14/2009
Blog: Guilt by Association
URL: http://frankfortin.wordpress.com
Contact: Frank Fortin
Description: As usual, sharing thoughts and trends for association managers - especially for communications professionals.
Added: 08/12/2009
Blog: ready2spark
URL: http://www.ready2spark.com
Contact: Lara McCulloch-Carter
Description: A visually inspiring and thought-provoking blog for event professionals. Highlighting creativity, brand strategy and social media.
Added: 08/12/2009
Blog: Hammock at ASAE
URL: http://www.hammock.com/asae09/
Contact: Hammock Inc.
Description: Several members of Team Hammock will be in Toronto for the Annual Meeting & Expo. We'll be blogging, tweeting and photographing every session attended and connection made while we're there.
Added: 08/11/2009
Blog: Acronym Soup
URL: http://soupykiki.blogspot.com/
Contact: KiKi L'Italien
Description: Acronym Soup Highlights Popular Current Discussions in the Association World in a Lighthearted Manner.
Added: 07/30/2009
Blog: Cynthia D'Amour on Leadership and LIfe
URL: http://cynthiadamour.com
Contact: Cynthia D'Amour
Description: Observations on the world around me providing thought-provoking lessons for chapter leaders. Strong chapters = strong associations.
Added: 07/28/2009
Blog: OPEN Ideas
URL: http://www.tcag.com/connect/blogs/openideasblog
Contact: Brett Wangman
Description: Explore ideas about association growth through the use of new technologies.
Added: 07/23/2009
Blog: Thanks for Playing
URL: http://thx4playing.blogspot.com
Contact: Elizabeth Engel
Description:
Added: 07/13/2009
Blog: Reid All About It
URL: http://deirdrereid.wordpress.com
Contact: Deirdre Reid
Description: Sometimes I write about members, customers and community, and other times I get more personal and write about craft beer and good living. I rely on my background in association and business management, as well as my personal interests, to write especially about building community — a necessity for any association, non-profit or business.
Added: 06/30/2009
Blog: The Membership Marketing Blog
URL: http://membershipmarketing.blogspot.com/
Contact: Tony Rossell
Description: Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Whether you are an association professional or a relationship marketer, join the discussion on the Membership Marketing Blog and share your ideas and counsel.
Added: 05/26/2009
Blog: High Context Consulting
URL: www.highcontext.com/weblog/
Contact: David Gammel
Description: The association community's first and longest running blog, dedicated to association web strategy and operations. Authored by C. David Gammel.
Added: 05/22/2009
Blog: Idea Center
URL: http://www.marinermanagement.com/idea-center
Contact: Peggy Hoffman
Description: We report and share anything new and exciting about associations particularly as it relates to volunteers and components.
Added: 05/20/2009
Blog: EDM Blog
URL: http://www.effectivedatabase.com/blog/
Contact: Wes Trochlil
Description: The EDM Blog is focused on the association management system (AMS) software market. The objective of the blog is to provide a forum for dicussing issues that affect the AMS market and the associations that use off-the-shelf AMS software packages.
Added: 05/20/2009
Blog: Wired 4 Leadership
URL: http://www.neoterica.com/blog
Contact: Kerry C. Stackpole, IOM CAE
Description: Associations and not-for-profit organizations provide the ultimate learning laboratories, full of real-world insights into the dynamics of groups, decision-making, strategy, management execution, and leadership results. Illuminating those insights and leveraging "first-hand" experience into teachable moments of meaning and purpose for other leaders is the focus of Wired 4 Leadership.
Added: 05/08/2009
Blog: Less Conversation More Action
URL: www.lessconversationmoreaction.com
Contact: Guy Bigwood
Description: Expert views and opinions about sustainability and CSR in the associations and meetings industry
Added: 05/06/2009
Blog: GrowGlobally
URL: www.growglobally.org
Contact: Peter Turner
Description: GrowGlobally.org covers what MCI Group considers to be the core drivers of establishing and sustaining a global association business featuring case studies from the field across 34 cities and 21 countries.
Added: 05/06/2009
Blog: Get Me Jamie Notter
URL: http://www.getmejamienotter.com
Contact: Jamie Notter
Description: Association Executive (and consultant) Jamie Notter's current thinking about organizations, leadership, and human dynamics.
Added: 05/01/2009
Blog: Beyond Certification
URL: http://msrops.blogs.com/
Contact: Mickie Rops, CAE
Description: Thoughts, advice, raves and rants about association credentialing (certification, accrediation and certificate programs) and professional development programs.
Added: 04/16/2009
Blog: Social Media for Associations
URL: http://www.theport.com/blog.aspx
Contact: Adam Steinberg
Description: This blog explores how associations can use social media and social networking to recruit new members and engage current members.
Added: 04/08/2009
Blog: TekOrg
URL: http://www.tekorg.org
Contact: Willis Turner
Description: All about technology and social media for associations
Added: 03/21/2009
Blog: Ben Martin, CAE
URL: http://BenMartinCAE.com
Contact: Ben Martin, CAE
Description: Just another Wordpress blog.
Added: 03/04/2009
Blog: Socialfishing...
URL: http://www.diaryofareluctantbogger.com
Contact: Maddie Grant
Description: Association/non-profit blog on social media, building community, designing in public.
Added: 03/04/2009
Blog: Association Marketing Springboard
URL: http://associationmarketing.blogspot.com
Contact: Lindy Dreyer
Description: The Association Marketing Springboard combines progressive marketing techniques with practical ideas that association marketers can implement in their own work.
Added: 03/04/2009
Blog: Principled Innovation Blog
URL: http://www.principledinnovationblog.com
Contact: Jeff De Cagna
Description: The Principled Innovation Blog is all about what's next for associations in terms of strategy, innovation, social technologies and leadership.
Added: 03/03/2009
Blog: KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
URL: http://soupykiki.blogspot.com/
Contact: KiKi L'Italien
Description: KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup captures the conversations and hot topics of the day as shared with KiKi and her association friends.
Added: 03/03/2009
Blog: Acronym
URL: http://blogs.asaecenter.org/acronym
Contact: Lisa Junker, CAE
Description: Guest and staff bloggers provide insights and perspectives from the meeting.
Added: 02/28/2009