One way to get access to good data is to contribute to the effort of gathering data. We provide a lot of opportunities for that at Tagoras, and we have just launched a new one – a survey on how/whether membership organizations are using digital and virtual events (e.g., online conferences and trade shows, hybrid events, etc.):
As usual, if you give, you get: survey respondents can request a copy of the summary data and also enter into a drawing for one of two $199 Amazon.com certificates (enough for a Kindle Fire).
Note: Even if your organization has never offered and has no plans to offer a virtual event of any sort, your input is important
This is actually the second time we are running this survey. The last round of the survey showed significant interest in digital and virtual events and potential for quite a bit of growth. With this second survey, we’ll start getting a clearer idea of exactly how big the trend is. So, please get on over to:
I also encourage you to spread the word about the survey to the association community. If you blog, tweet, have an e-mail newsletter that goes out to membership organizations – whatever – please give the survey a mention. We have not yet set a close date yet, but it will be open until at least the first of December.
Jeff
One of the new offerings we are launching this year is a series of Webinars on topics related to learning and technology. I’ll be posting full details soon, but in the meantime, I wanted to go ahead and announce the first one, which will take place on January 20 at 1:00 eastern. Here’s the description:
Association Virtual Conferences: State of the Sector
There is a lot of talk out there about moving annual meetings and other major association events online, but how many organizations are really taking the plunge, and what’s working for them? In this session we’ll provide an overview of findings from recent Tagoras research on virtual conferences, tradeshows, and other events in the association sector. Participants will learn about how associations are doing virtual conferences, what’s making them successful – or not – and what the major trends are for the coming years.
Register for the virtual conferences Webinar >>
As the title of this post indicates, this is free. We are grateful to CommPartners for sponsoring the event and making it possible to offer it at no charge.
I hope to “see” you on the 20th.
Jeff
About CommPartners
Based in Columbia, Maryland, CommPartners, LLC offers managed web event services, hybrid webcasts, virtual conferencing, virtual board meetings, conference proceedings, knowledge communities, eLearning solutions and web event marketing. CommPartners has served thousands of associations and businesses since 1995, and has been an ASAE-Endorsed Services partner for 11 years. For more information, visit www.commpartners.com.
