Jul 31, 2020
Arianna Rehak, CEO of Matchbox Virtual Media, which produces virtual events and conferences for associations. Virtual events began as stand-alone events, but the covid pandemic thrust Matchbox Virtual Media into the fray with so many meeting cancellations. Arianna says that Matchbox primarily helps associations...
Jul 10, 2020
Wan-Jung Wei is the Executive Director of the International Organisation of Scenographers Theatre Architects and Technicians (OISTAT). Established in 1948, OISTAT serves those who facilitate and create design for live performance. OISTAT's Executive Committee and Governing Board members are from more than 10 different...
Jul 10, 2020
Jefferson Glassie, FASAE, with the Whiteford Nonprofit Law Group, traveled to Delhi, India to participate in a a meeting of PangeaNet, a global network of law firms. It is a referral network for international law firms, but is also an association that is trying to build community and strengthen...
Jul 10, 2020
Mary Ward-Callan with IEEE talks about how to manage and provide content and networking opportunities for an association whose 420,000 members span over 160 countries. IEEE was initially a US based association, but now only 40% is from the US. Mary talked about creating community through global, but also local...
Jul 10, 2020
John Ganoe talks about how to administer a world-wide certification program for common interest community managers. CAMICB certificants are in about 15 countries. This necessitated an international examination form to test for the body of knowledge developed by a global group of subject matter experts that had to be...