Transform Education: Conversation to Action

There has been a flurry of conversation about education in the United States.

MSNBC News launched Education Nation, an interactive conference with continuing media reports, has focused on various facets:  teachers, community colleges, school lunches and health, paying for education.  As mentioned in my post by the same title Education Nation, NBC . . . Read More: Transform Education: Conversation to Action

Education Nation

It is extremely impressive when a major broadcast network commits time, talent, resources to education.  NBC News, a division of NBC Universal, has made such a commitment.    I am a professional educator with more than 30 years in the field.   In my experience, superintendents are the most prominent educators in a community.  Principals have . . . Read More: Education Nation

Conferences of the Future: Trade Show

Last month I attended the 2010 ASAECenter Annual Meeting and Conference in Los Angeles.  As I reflect on that event, three ideas keep replaying in my mind:

Industry partners (convention and visitor bureaus, hospitality, meeting planners, and association executives) want or seem to want to change the trade show model.  At an interesting session . . . Read More: Conferences of the Future: Trade Show

SMARTPHONE: CRYSTAL BALL FOR ASSOCIATIONS

Remember the crystal ball? It was thought to give clairvoyance or clear vision especially into the future.  Today’s smartphone may well be a modern-day crystal ball.

Take a quick look at the icons and related apps on your iPhone or HTC.  Album, calculator, calendar, camcorder, camera, clock . . . Read More: SMARTPHONE: CRYSTAL BALL FOR ASSOCIATIONS