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Keynote: National Recreation and Parks Association: The Future of Recreation.
I was the opening keynote speaker for their annual conference in Salt Lake City, with an audience of over 4,000 sports, recreation and municipal professionals. My keynote took a…
NPR interview : "Time for Associations to Trade in Their Past?"
Anyone who follows this blog knows that for quite some time, I've been putting out a message through a variety of meeting, event, and association publications, that many…
Professional skills 2020: Advice for a flat world!
My blog back engine pointed out to me this morning that a few articles that I posted to the blog some years back had disappeared. So with that in mind, I'll repost a few of them…
Association CEO's - Are you thinking big enough?
As an association executive, are you thinking BIG enough? That's the challenge I raise in a forthcoming article for the April / May CSAE Association publication, due out in print…
US Air Force Research Laboratory, Dayton, Ohio - The Future of R&D
Well, thisi was an interesting audience! I was in Dayton, Ohio, opening the annual leadership meeting for the US Air Force Research Laboratory. In the room were senior military…
Future of the meetings / events industry
Last year, I was the opening keynote speaker for the 2010 International Association of Conference Centersl my focus was on the future of the meetings and events industry (in…
Why golf is THE most important word you need to know for 2011!
Well, the headline caught your attention, didn’t it? So what gives? How could “golf” possibly be the most important word in a year which promises ongoing economic volatility…
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