Association Conventions and Expos

Here's how 4 college professors get phones out of the classroom. Could their ideas work for your meetings?

An instructor at the University of Michigan warns his students about "continuous partial attention," and his ideas make sense for your attendees, too.

Today's college students benefit content delivered in chunks that are 10 minutes or shorter, says Paul Lipsky, MFA, Five Towns College. Would that work for your attendees, too?

A Rutgers journalism professor brought new ideas to the classroom to get students focused. Her tactics can work for your meetings, too.

A conversation with Peggy Williams-Smith, who will be leading Milwaukee’s CVB when the DNC comes to town next July.

Some associations encourage convention attendees to share personal experiences in writing, to educate others and to entice those readers to contribute as well.