HOLIDAYSHOWCASE.ORG
LEARN FROM TOP INDUSTRY EXPERTS AT THESE EDUCATION SESSIONS
8: 30 – 10:15A.M.
Education 2.0: Modernizing Your
Association Education For The
Participatory Culture
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Novice to
advanced education executives and professionals, meeting professionals and suppliers
who support the learning function of their
organization.
Talking heads, passive listeners, audience
engagement, active participation or something
in-between? What's the best way to provide
association education? The Internet has
affected how people learn and how you should
offer association education. Sociologists identify today's new online networked individuals
as the participatory class. And this participatory
class expects something different from your
education offerings.
After attending this session, participants will
be able to:
• Compare and contrast the differences
between information and education.
• Discuss engagement and active participation
in today's education sessions.
• Identify six principles that the participatory
culture expects in its learning opportunities.
PRESENTER: Jeff Hurt, director of education
and engagement, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
EDUCATION FORMAT: Facilitated roundtable
discussions and hands-on interactivity.
From Brutally Honest To Sugar-coating: Effective Board and Committee Communications Executive
Roundtable
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Executives and
other association decision-makers that communicate with boards and committees.
"Don't shoot the messenger!" is a phrase many
association executives have said to their board.
Diplomatic discourse skills are as important
as decision-making skills. Knowing what to
say, and how to say it, is critical. Designed
exclusively for senior executives, this session
will help you navigate the communication
battlefield and discover how to become the
mediator, courier and envoy.
After attending this session, participants will
be able to:
• Discuss how to wear both the staff and
board hat during diplomatic discourse.
• Identify effective strategies for discussing
complex and sometimes negative
information.
• Share stories and solutions with other senior-level association executives in a safe, peer-supported environment.
FACILITATOR: Jim Thomas, JD, CPA
EDUCATION FORMAT: Facilitated roundtable
discussions.
SPONSORED B Y:
Lead, Laugh or Get Out of the Way:
The Lazy Leader's Guide to Outrageous Results
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Association
executives and professionals who work with
volunteers, chapters and affiliates.
Does your association struggle to attract volunteers? Is your volunteer base aging? Is the
number of active volunteers growing smaller
— instead of bigger? If you answered "yes" to
any of these questions, the problem may be
your leaders are running on outdated models of
working with volunteers. The old way: A small
handful of frustrated people do it all — complaining loudly about the lack of help. They are
volunteer repellants — not attractors. It’s time
to embrace the Lazy Leader approach if you
want to generate outrageous volunteer results.
After attending this session, participants will
be able to:
• Transform potential volunteer hot buttons
from "I don’t have time" into "I can’t wait to
volunteer!"
• Identify ways to create a surplus of
volunteers by creating a powerful and
positive experience for your volunteer
members.
• Develop a culture that encourages getting
others involved.
PRESENTER:
Cynthia D'Amour, MBA, leadership strategist and author of The Lazy Leader's Guide to
Outrageous Results
EDUCATION FORMAT: Hands-on, interactive
audience engagement.
Millennials See Things Differently,
Are You Listening?
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Association executives and professionals who manage young,
Generation Y professionals and those that
want to grow a strong, younger membership base.
“You think you know. But you have no idea.”
That MTV reality series tagline succinctly
describes many of our misperceptions of
Generation Y. It’s dangerous to project our
preferences on another generation — and
especially on Gen Y. They tend to surprise us.
So does your association leadership make an
effort to stay in touch with how professionals
younger than 30 think? Research proves Millennials are different than earlier generations.
They have different demands both as members
and employees of associations. Are you
addressing these demands?
After attending this session, participants will
be able to:
• Identify four significant ways Echo Boomers
are different from other generations.
• Discuss strategies on how to empower the
Net Generation and benefit from their civic
mindedness.
• Compare and contrast Gen Y expectations of
association leadership.
PRESENTERS:
Stephen P. Stahr, CAE, managing director,
Million Dollar Round Table
Carol Phillips, president, Brand Amplitude via
Skype
EDUCATION FORMAT: Mix of lecture, Skype
presentation and audience engagement.
