Conference Content Preview?
Is it just me, or is the August issue of Associations Now pretty much a preview of the Annual Meeting conference content? I've only just started reading through, but seems that each article is written by someone who is scheduled to speak. Come to think of it, the past several issues have each had pre-meeting articles from speakers.
Hmm, good or bad? Is the magazine being lazy? Is the value of actually attending the meeting lessened? Or are they wisely leveraging speakers who have already committed to the ASAE? For me, it serves as a good preview that could help me decide to go see (or not see) a specific session/speaker. Also, my guess is that - despite the size of the Annual Meeting - the vast majority of association professional don't get to go. So, gaining some of the conference knowledge via the magazine is certainly valuable to all of them.
Coincidentally, my tech polemic ran in the August issue as well. If you see a bunch of tech vendors beating someone up in a dark corner, it'll probably be me...
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