What's New? - 2010 Great Ideas Conference

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	03.03.10 – Get instant highlights and stay up-to-date by following http://twitter.com/GreatIdeasConf and using hashtag #Ideas10.

	02.24.10 – Take part in a discussion that showcases some of the best new, non-dues revenue ideas from social media and social networking activities at the March 8, Social Media Lab: How to Generate New Revenue Through Social Media.

	02.17.10 – Get excited about the 2010 Great Ideas Conference! You’ll be staying at the award-winning, 5-star Broadmoor. Take a virtual tour of the hotel before you arrive.

	02.17.10 – Connect with colleagues and compete in Wii games to stimulate thoughts and creative conversations Sunday, March 7, 8:15-11:00 p.m. in the hospitality suite sponsored by The Canadian Tourism Commission and partners.

	02.10.09 – Making Lemonade Out of Lemons in a Sour Industry, March 9, 12:30-1:45 p.m.: Find out what an association did to maintain a 90% retention rate, grow conferences by 16%, and membership by 2%. Discuss how to modify your strategies to succeed during tough times.

	02.03.09 – Early Bird registration ends February 12. Register now and save $100. Registration includes access to the General Sessions, Idea Labs and the Sunday Broadmoor evening reception.

	02.03.09 –Leadership Through Golf: Explore leadership tactics and strategies while improving your golf skills. Location: Putting Green/Driving Range (weather permitting). Limited to first 50 participants. $50 registration fee.

	01.27.09 – 365 Days to Success Member Retention: If it’s easier to retain a member than to get a new one, why do associations put so much emphasis on marketing to new members? Sit in this session on March 9, 10-11:15 a.m. and build a toolkit of ideas and chart your opportunities to regularly connect with—and retain—new members.

	01.27.09 – Cookin’ Up Leadership™: Learn what making mozzarella cheese, eating berries with sabayon sauce and setting a table have in common. This highly interactive program whips up the best of experiential learning—eating the fruits of your labor for lunch while sharing lessons learned with their fellow participants.

	01.20.09 – Guy Kawasaki , opening general session speaker, March 7: Be challenged by Guy to change the way things are done at your organization, not simply by trying to do the same thing better. Using Guy’s strategic steps, find out how your association can innovate to better serve your members.

	01.20.09 – Best of Track – The best things in life are worth repeating. Our best of track features the highest rated education sessions from previous ASAE & The Center conferences.

	01.13.09 – Early Bird registration closes in one month. Register by February 12 and save $100! Registration includes access to the General Sessions, Idea Labs and the Sunday Broadmoor evening reception.

	01.13.09 – Save Money check out the Cost Cutting Corner. We’ve worked hard to find the best discounts to help you get to the Great Ideas Conference from room sharing options, discounts on airlines and car rentals.

	01.06.09 –Find out how one association failed at their social media efforts only to make a stronger comeback with a prosperous and profitable social media strategy. Learn from their decision and how to successfully promote your organization’s mission at the March 7 Social Media Lab: From Failure to Fabulous.

	12.23.09 – Happy Holidays! Register for the Great Ideas 2010 Conference before you break for the holidays and check it off your to-do list. Save $100 if you register before February 11, 2010.

	12.16.09 – If you want to build your capacity for strategic thinking and leadership, while creating a more vibrant future for your organization, you should attend Business Model Innovation: An Innovative Workshop for Association Leadership, March 8, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. This high-impact half-day workshop is for association board members, CEOs, and senior executives.

	12.9.09 – Register for Leadership Through Golf for a uniquely physical and experiential workshop to explore leadership tactics and strategies while improving your golf skills. Limited to first 50 participants. $50 registration fee.

	12.9.09 – CAE 50th Anniversary Exclusive Leadership Program, a truly hands-on program designed for CAEs to explore leadership qualities through words, movement, voice, and drama (only open to those who hold a current CAE designation). Limited to first 100 participants. No additional fee.

	12.2.09 – The Great Ideas Conference prelim brochure is now available as a virtual brochure. Flip through to find the sessions you want to attend and forward to a colleague or friend that will benefit from attending Great Ideas.

	12.2.09 – The Broadmoor was awarded the top Five Star rating for the 50th consecutive year—the ONLY property to do so. Their Penrose Room received the highest restaurant designation. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to attend and stay in this extraordinary, five star resort at an unbelievably low room rate.

	12.2.09 – The votes are in for the 2010 Great Ideas closing general session speaker. You voted and chose Daniel Pink, author of a trio of provocative, bestselling books on the changing world of work. Pink will focus his March 9 presentation on his new book, Drive.