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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Annual Conference Exhibitor Update: Travel Portland



We'd like to thank Travel Portland for their continued support of AAMSE and the 2014 AAMSE Annual Conference. 


You want a unique place for a meeting and affordable accommodations to match? You want great culture, memorable meals and delicious microbrews with no side order of sales tax? You want transportation that’s delegate-friendly and easy on the environment, too? YOU JUST WANT A PLACE LIKE PORTLAND. Portland offers 22,000 hotel rooms and your delegates can hitch a ride to/from the convention center on Portland’s MAX light rail free in downtown. With no sales tax or food and beverage tax, Portland lets you stretch your meeting dollars. Your budget will thank you, as will your delegates, who’ll use the money they save to take advantage of Portland’s acclaimed dining, shopping and cultural offerings plus great pre/post options like the nearby gorge, Mount Hood, wine country and coast.


Friday, May 23, 2014

Early Registration for the Annual Conference Extended!


Early registration rates for the 2014 AAMSE Annual Conference will now be available until Friday, May 30! 

After Friday, May 30, registration will go up to the regular member rate of $500.

Registration Rates
Early Bird Rate, before or on May 30: Member: $425 ~ Non-member: $500
Regular Rate, after May 30: Member: $500 ~ Non-member: $575

 
Download the 2014 AAMSE Annual Conference Preliminary Program here.
For more information on the Annual Conference, visit www.aamse.org/ac or contact AAMSE at aamse@aamse.org or (414) 221-9275.


Working towards becoming a certified association executive?

As a CAE Approved Provider program, the 2014 AAMSE Annual Conference offers 38 sessions that qualify for CAE credit and you can earn a maximum of 14* credit hours by attending the conference, that can be applied to your CAE application or CAE renewal!
 


*As a CAE Approved Provider educational program related to the CAE Exam content outline, the AAMSE Annual Conference may be applied for 14 credits towards your CAE application or renewal professional development requirements. This program is not endorsed, accredited, or affiliated with ASAE or the CAE program. Applicants may use any program that meets eligibility requirements in the specific timeframe towards the exam application or renewal. There are no specific individual courses required as part of the applications – selection of eligible education is up to the applicant based on his/her needs.


Monday, May 19, 2014

Annual Conference Exhibitor Update: Dynamic Benchmarking



We'd like to thank Dynamic Benchmarking for their continued commitment to AAMSE and the 2014 Annual Conference.


Dynamic Benchmarking partners with associations to deliver an intuitive, web-based, and interactive benchmarking solution for their members on different topics including financial, operational, best practices and compensation & benefits. Our solutions help associations generate revenue and develop industry intelligence while providing members with a tool for making data driven decisions.
 
Register for the 2014 AAMSE Annual Conference here.  

Early registration rates are available until May 26!


Friday, May 16, 2014

Invest in Yourself: Professional Development & CAE Credit Opportunities



Investing in your professional development can help you enhance the vital skills needed to lead your organization and career forward.  Whether you are looking to become a certified association executive or want to focus on building your professional network, attending the AAMSE Annual Conference gives you the opportunity to invest in yourself.

As a CAE Approved Provider program*, the 2014 AAMSE Annual Conference offers 38 sessions that qualify for CAE credit and you can earn a maximum of 14 credit hours that can be applied to your CAE application or CAE renewal.

You can also take advantage of many beneficial professional development focused sessions, including:
  • Building a Strong Personal Brand and Powerful Professional Network
  • Forging Productive Professional Relationships
  • Recognizing and Responding to Compassion Fatigue in our Members and Ourselves
  • Creating a Workable Post-Conference Action Plan 

For more information on the professional development sessions and to download a full preliminary program click here.
 

Haven't registered for the conference?
Early registration rates are available until May 26!


*As a CAE Approved Provider educational program related to the CAE exam content outline, this program may be applied for 14 credits toward your CAE application or renewal professional development requirements. Note: This program is not endorsed, accredited, or affiliated with ASAE or the CAE program. Applicants may use any program that meets eligibility requirements in the specific timeframe towards the exam application or renewal. There are no specific individual courses required as part of the applications – selection of eligible education is up to the applicant based on his/her needs

Friday, May 9, 2014

Communication Sessions for You!


If you work in medical society management, it is likely that communication is part of what you do, whether it is reflected in your job title or not. That's why the AAMSE Annual Conference offers a multitude of communication sessions to help sharpen the vital skills you need to meet the unique challenges of disseminating your association's message.

Here is a sneak peek of communication sessions you can attend at AAMSE's Annual Conference: 


Maximizing the Effectiveness of your Digital Marketing (C, M)
Scott Slucher, President, Slucherville Communications

Maximizing the effectiveness of your association’s digital marketing assets can give you the opportunity to raise the profile and add enormous value to your association. This session will focus on how to use the assets you already posses for more effective marketing, how to create new digital revenue streams and how to boost your public relations by making smart use of press releases. 



Power of Messaging to Build Consensus (A, C)
            Robin Rather, CEO, Collective Strength

All too often medicine makes important political endorsements and advocacy decisions with a split membership. The consequences are dire – confused messaging, position of weakness, and worse … loss of members. Robin will discuss how to build consensus (even on the tough issues) with your members and how to message that decision. Both are critical for success.

Handling Online Criticism: Social Media as an Ally, Not an Enemy (C, M)
            Adele Cehrs, President, Epic PR Group
             
Few association executives question the need to establish a social media presence. But when you create that Facebook page, tweet, or blog, keep in mind that online brand transparency requires great responsibility—responsibility to listen to the members of your community when they engage with you and to respond appropriately. Whether you're responsible for the reputation of a small staff association or large organization, you’ll need to have a rock-solid, up to-the-minute crisis plan in place and be prepared to step up to defend the organization when crisis hits. Adele will explain how to assess which types of crises are most likely to hit your organization; which actions to take first to keep the crisis from spiraling out of control; how to get prepared while the coast is clear, so you can leap into action once a crisis hits and how to use social media as your ally—not your enemy—in combating rumors, falsehoods and half-truths.


For more information on the communication sessions and to download a full preliminary program click here.
 
Haven't registered for the conference? Early registration rates available until May 26!
 

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Annual Conference Exhibitor Update: Guardian Publishing


We'd like to thank Guardian Publishing for their continued commitment to AAMSE and the 2014 Annual Conference.

 
Since 1996, Guardian Publishing has provided medical societies and associations with free educational content to enhance membership value. Guardian’s experts have written numerous articles, delivered hundreds of lectures, and authored over 10 books for doctors, including Category I CME materials. Find out how these materials can be accessed for free by AAMSE societies and associations to benefit their physician members.


Register for the 2014 AAMSE Annual Conference here.  
Early registration rates are available until May 26!


Monday, May 5, 2014

Annual Conference Sponsor & Exhibitor Update: CadmiumCD




We’d like to thank CadmiumCD for their continued commitment to AAMSE and the 2014 Annual Conference.



CadmiumCD provides conference proceedings, on-site audio recording, synchronization of presentation slides with audio, speaker data collection, review tools, poster galleries and online itinerary planners. Products can be distributed on CDs, DVDs, USB Sticks or online. Each one has an elegant, easy-to-use interface suitable for any number of speakers.



This year AAMSE is partnering with CadmiumCD to offer Annual Conference attendees a convenient online scheduling tool.  This online scheduler and itinerary planner will allow you to:
  • Design your individual conference schedules from the selection of sessions being offered. 
  • Read the session descriptions, educational objectives/takeaways and speaker profiles when selecting sessions to help you choose the sessions that are most relevant to you.  
  • Easily adjust or rearrange your schedule online if you want to change any of the sessions you selected.  
  • Access your schedule through a mobile app, available for both Apple and Android devices.  
  • Access session PowerPoint slides and presentation materials (beginning in early July) and take notes directly on them via your tablet, computer or Smartphone during the conference.  

If you have already registered for the Annual Conference, watch your inbox, as instructions on how to access the online itinerary planner will be sent out soon.

If you have not yet registered for the AAMSE 2014 Annual Conference, visit the Annual Conference website for more information and to register now. 

Friday, May 2, 2014

The Kentucky Derby



At 6:24 PM Eastern Time this Saturday, May 3, twenty contenders will compete in “the greatest two minutes in sports” during the 140th Kentucky Derby.

Held at the historic Churchill Downs, the Kentucky Derby has been run every consecutive year since 1875. This 1 ¼ mile race, run exclusively by three-year old thoroughbred horses, is steeped in tradition, including Millionaires Row, the Infield, the playing of "My Old Kentucky Home" and of course, mint juleps.  

In addition to the purse, the winner of the derby is also presented with a handcrafted gold trophy and a blanket of 564 red roses, giving the derby its nickname, the "Run for the Roses," as well as the chance to make history as a Triple Crown winner if they can win the Preakness Stakes and then the Belmont Stakes, a feat that has only been accomplished 11 times. 

You can also get an insider's view of the Kentucky Derby at the 2014 AAMSE Annual Conference, where John Asher, Vice President of Racing Communications at Churchill Downs will present the opening general session. You can read a preview of his exciting session below.


Kentucky Derby: Hitting Its Stride After 140 Years
General Opening Session: Thursday, July 31, 2014 8:15-9:15 AM
John Asher, VP Racing Communications, Churchill Downs

The Kentucky Derby has been a part of the American sports and entertainment landscape since 1875, but more people are experiencing the world famous event either at the track or via online and television coverage than at any time in the Derby’s rich history. John Asher, Churchill Downs’ Vice President of Communications who this year participated in his 32nd consecutive Kentucky Derby, offers a look at the history of the home of the great race and the growth of its signature event, and how the track is using innovation, new media and marketing to reach out to new and longtime patrons in a shifting competitive landscape, earn their loyalty and trust, and continue to grow an event that dates to our nation’s horse and buggy days.

To hear this great speaker and take advantage of the full program of educational sessions, register for the 2014 AAMSE Annual Conference, in Louisville, Kentucky (early registration rates apply until May 26)!


Click here to register.


Read more about this year’s contenders, including California Chrome - this year's favorite going into the race and the 2014 Kentucky Derby here: http://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses

You can also learn more about Kentucky Derby history and traditions here: http://www.kentuckyderby.com/party/derby-info  

 Photos courtesy of Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, photographers Dan Dry; Reed Palmer