Conference Conference Planning Government 
Velvet Chainsaw
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
Big business, conferences, education, government, medicine, membership associations, nonprofits, professional societies, religious organizations, trade organizations, etc. Yes, your conference and your membership organization are customary, standard institutions. “I’m done with !”. The Research About Your Institution.
Velvet Chainsaw
OCTOBER 20, 2020
While things have changed, these tenets will hold true and the principles can be applied to other D&I conferences and events. After studying and consulting on several successful association women’s conferences, I can confidently say – they need to be very different than other conferences in your portfolio.
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Velvet Chainsaw
OCTOBER 17, 2018
Your association, annual conference, and governance are all institutions. According to the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer, only one-third of Americans trust their government to do what is right. Smith’s year” or “Sally’s year” when referring to past annual conferences. Conferences are there to serve the paying attendees.
Velvet Chainsaw
MARCH 12, 2020
Global, national and local governments are all over the board on prescribed actions, from declaring states of emergency to barring travel. Many industry organizations and business leaders have taken the position that shows, events and business must go on with appropriate precautions.
Velvet Chainsaw
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
Conferences that are like time capsules promote and preserve nostalgia and the past. Conferences that are like time machines teleport people to the future so they can discover what’s next. Conferences that resemble time capsules defend the status quo and traditions. Meeting Planning Evolves. They are like time capsules.
Velvet Chainsaw
JANUARY 17, 2019
As conference organizers this leads us to bad decisions when selecting speakers and programming where we promote sharing success stories over asking questions, verifying validity and understanding context. That bias guides our governing and managing process. We shape our behavior based on incomplete or inadequate data.
Velvet Chainsaw
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
For most conference committees (and next-gen participants), they’re a snore. Association governance and bureaucracy were de rigueur a quarter of a century ago, but we have much less of an appetite for rituals today. Elements of your conference should always put the participants and the profession ahead of the volunteer leaders.
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