August 14, 2008
Some Interesting Facts About the ASAE Conference
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I spent this evening planning out my workshop schedule for the ASAE meeting that starts this weekend, and to do so, I reviewed each of the “learning lab” workshops at www.asaeannualmeeting.org. As I went through, just out of curiosity, I kept track of a few things, which led to some very interesting statistics.
I counted 285 speakers/panelists identified on the site (some folks speak more than once so are counted more than once). Of those 285 slots:
- 51% (146) are vendors or consultants.
- 49% (139) are association-employed practitioners.
- Of the 141 workshops I counted, 16% (23) have a speaker/panelist lineup comprised solely of association-employed executives.
Of the 139 association exec speaker/panelists, 83% (115) work for individual membership organizations.
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I’m sitting in the Delta Club at National Airport waiting for the first leg of my trip to San Diego. Seeing this posting was interesting since I haven’t decided what sessions to attend. It also got me thinking about the increasing sense of community among consultants.
Where are my trades? I led an idea swap for trade associations at last year’s annual that was well attended. I am excited to hear DTJ for trades is in the works, but I would love to see more things for trade associations.
So, what is your opinion about these statistics, Kevin?