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About CSAE. The Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) is Canada’s premiere association advocate. The organization provides tools, resources, and education to help association professionals and volunteers succeed. The CSAE Annual National Conference. CSAE holds their national conference in a different Canadian city every October. The event is three days long and focuses primarily on educational topics that equip attendees with the skills to be leaders in the not-for-profit sector.
Event professionals: it’s time to talk about COVID, duty of care, and the meeting industry. Actually, we should all have been talking about this for the last couple of years, but better late than never. We’ve known since mid-2019 that COVID-19 spreads by airborne aerosol transmission. (Which makes me wonder why the GBAC STAR™ Facility Accreditation , with its emphasis on disinfection and cleaning surfaces and neglect of adequate ventilation, is still a thing.).
Skift Take: Conferences and events are finding themselves digging deeper to excite and engage younger attendees. A scarcity of the new generation of participants leads to diverse attempts at attracting this demographic. — Andrea Doyle and Sascha Zuger Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.
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Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective
In a world where every brand is vying for attention, how do you make your events stand out? ✨ From creative swag strategies to immersive brand experiences, the key lies in fostering real connections that inspire action and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're planning a large-scale conference or an exclusive executive gathering, this session will explore how to elevate event engagement, strengthen brand perception, and maximize ROI.
Robust event registration software is an indispensable tool when planning and managing a large portfolio of meetings and events. It acts as a homebase to focus your efforts—regardless of whether your events are virtual, in-person, or hybrid. The right software thus should drive productivity, cut costs, and inject consistency into your event management workflow. .
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Summertime and ice cream go hand-in-hand, and along with the rising temperatures this season has been a rise in ice cream truck tours. Nimble, straightforward and rewarding for attendees, ice cream truck-based activations are a sweet way for brands to connect with consumers across multiple markets while serving as mobile billboards between stops. Here, we review eight ways the humble ice cream truck is steering experiential strategies this summer.
Once summer hits, you can bet that Toronto caterers are hard at work dreaming up all sorts of innovative and seasonally-inspired culinary ideas to wow clients! The warm weather trends toward lighter, locally-inspired dishes that are both tasty and light, yet satisfying and distinctive. Sounds good, right? Below, we’re featuring fav dishes from some of the biggest names in the catering industry.
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In order to create a successful event, you must: Optimize Event Website and Registration Process Utilize Social Media Platforms Effectively Implement Targeted Email Campaigns Harness the Power of Video Content Benefit from a Mobile App Download now and learn how to simplify this process with Eventpedia.
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Lime Venue Portfolio has launched an inflation busting offer that looks to make up the deficit created by rising costs on business. Current predictions are that inflation could be pushed to around 10%, therefore the offer, which is open to any day delegate meetings and events that are booked between 25 th July – 2 nd September 2022, simply includes a 10% discount.
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