Professional Development

The American Society of Association Executives’ annual meeting forgoes a virtual component and draws more paying attendees than its 2019 event. This year’s conference theme: “Disruption = Opportunity”

At ASAE’s annual meeting this week, serial entrepreneur Marcus Whitney presented his framework for brainstorming new solutions and initiatives, and then seeing them through.

A new poll of mid-level U.S. and international planners finds that many are offering job candidates higher compensation than originally planned, but more than a third of new hires are not lasting even one year.

Veteran planner Tahira Endean, author of the book Intentional Design: Our Professional Opportunity, moves over from SITE with specific ideas for tweaking the educational agendas for IMEX Frankfurt and IMEX America.

Five industry organizations co-located events just outside Washington, D.C., “to restore what’s been lost these last two years and build the way forward,” said PCMA CEO Sherrif Karamat.

Indra Nooyi tells PCMA’s Convening Leaders attendees that a well-defined purpose drives high performance, knowledge-sharing helps change initiatives succeed, and balancing work and family will make companies stronger.

PCMA’s Convening Leaders conference opened in Las Vegas on Monday with masks on and food for thought from an investigative journalist.