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This Week at Association Forum For the week of September 6, 2005
Welcome to Our Podcast
This week, the Forum inaugurates podcasting. The term "podcasting" has been around for less than two years, but there are nearly 4,000 regularly issued podcasts today. Many media outlets offer podcasts, including NPR, NBC, Fox News and CNN. FORUM magazine covered the rise of podcasting in the July 2005 edition and urged associations to consider it as a method of communication. The Forum's podcasts will start with this column and ramp up to include FORUM magazine articles, interviews with authors and speakers, executive summaries of educational programs and others. Forum podcasts will be offered at no cost. Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, provides a good definition of podcasting, as well as related history and data. Podcasting uses a feed (such as RSS or Atom) to deliver an audio (or increasingly, audio and video) file. Podcasting enables anyone to publish and distribute media. Podcasts can be downloaded to MP3 media players such as iPod. Podcasts can also be played on most computers and also burned to CDs for use in other settings (such as cars, airplanes,etc.) Many people use aggregator applications to find and download podcasts in their areas of interest. The aggregators then continuously search for and capture podcasts for the user to download later. For example, the very popular iTunes software has 21 podcast categories - the Forum will soon be listed on iTunes under "business" sub-category of "management". There is no "association" category - yet. The Forum has three goals for our podcast project: 1. Demonstrate podcasting as an association product or service; Plan to attend Holiday Showcase on December 13 to participate in a "learning laboratory" on podcasting. You'll get to play around with the equipment and get a hands-on chance to explore the world of podcasting. The Forum's IT Manager, Albert Davenport, has been instrumental in developing our podcast capability. The specifications for the hardware and software that Albert recommended and which Forum has acquired to start our podcasting effort can be found on the podcast page of our website. You can get those specifications as well as a lot more information on podcasting by visiting www.associationforum.org/podcasts. We'll report on the podcast project in FORUM magazine in March 2006. Until then, I'll be podcasting here every week. Before I go, I want to encourage you to contribute to the American Red Cross or the charity of your choice* to assist in the relief efforts on the Gulf Coast. Many people are suffering in the face of the biggest disaster to hit the United States, and they need all they help we can give. Thank you. *For a complete list of charities accepting donations, go to the MSNBC Web site. Associations and the Disaster Recovery Effort Several associations have indicated that they are helping in some way with the disaster relief effort on the Gulf Coast. Other associations have had to cancel meetings or have been directly impacted by the disaster. To share news of how your association or business is helping and/or has been impacted by Hurricane Katrina, please contact FORUM editor Suzi Wirtz, CAE at wirtz@associationforum.org
Sending Mail and Packages to Hurricane-affected Areas The United State Post Office and several private courier services such as FedEx and UPS have suspended delivery to the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. For updated information, please access their Web sites: USPS: www.usps.com FedEx: www.fedex.com UPS: www.ups.com Holiday Showcase 2005 Luncheon Sponsor The Forum would like to thank the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority for their continued support of Holiday Showcase. They have been an integral part of Showcase since the show's inception. For the 18th consecutive year, Las Vegas is one of the top sponsors of Holiday Showcase. This year they are returning as our Luncheon Sponsor. 2005 also marks the 100th anniversary of the city of Las Vegas. September FORUM on Your Desk This Week Please note: The September issue of FORUM magazine was sent to nearly all Forum members on Friday, September 2. The Forum is holding all magazines addressed to hurricane Katrina-affected zip codes in the New Orleans area. We will send FORUMs to them upon direction from the US Post Office. Here are just a few of the articles you'll find inside this month's magazine:
As always, we want to hear your thoughts on this issue of FORUM. Please e-mail your comments and suggestions to FORUM Editor Suzi Wirtz, CAE. CAE Applications Due Friday If you are planning to take the December 2nd CAE exam, applications are due this Friday, September 9, 2005 to ASAE. For more information and to download an application, click here. Downtown CAE Study Group Session Suburban CAE Study Group Session To register, click here. If you need more information, contact Emily Robertson, CAE, at (312) 236-2288 or robertson@associationforum.org. Learn from the Masters Beginning Sept. 14, we are offering a unique educational series designed specifically for CEOs and directors with 10 or more years of association experience. The Forum Masters' Series will present high-level presentations by Masters of six different association disciplines. Each session will be convened by a member of the CEOnly Council and is limited to 35 participants each. You may register for the Full Series, Multiple or Individual Sessions. Full Series Registrants will receive a set of tickets for all six sessions, and the tickets ARE transferable. Here's what is planned for this special series of events:
The cost for the full series: Member $699, Non-member $899 Association 101: Make Your New Career the Best It Can Be If you have less than two years of association experience, consider attending the next session of the very popular Association 101: Orientation for Association Professionals. This full-day session is designed to provide a solid foundation of knowledge and appreciation for the unique environment, culture and dynamics of associations. This interactive program will strengthen your relationship to your colleagues, members and volunteers - and immediately help you do your job better. Experts will provide insights and hard-won wisdom that will accelerate you along the learning curve and give a boost to your career advancement. You have two upcoming sessions to choose from. These fill up quickly, so register today! Thursday, September 22, 2005 Thursday, November 3, 2005 Two SIGs for CEOs on September 15th Downtown, join the CEOs with Budgets Less Than $2M for a discussion on "Hiring Executive Directors" with Mary Ann Tuft, CAE. Ms. Tuft is considered a leading authority on association management and one of the nation's foremost specialists in executive search for association, academic and healthcare organizations. She has more than 30 years' experience in recruitment and management within the non-profit sector. CEOs with Budgets Less Than $2 M SIG- Hiring Executive
Directors To register, click here. The Suburban CEOs SIG will host a meeting in Downers Grove on "Maximizing Your IT Dollars." Their discussion will shed some light on how you can make the most of your existing environment, plan for the future, handle vendor relations and understand that IT is an investment. Staff from Association Technologies, Inc. will lead the discussion and be prepared to answer your tough questions. In addition, the final half hour of this and all future suburban CEO SIGs will be a "CEO Therapy Session" where attendees will have a chance to share current challenges, provide advice to each other and recharge their batteries. Suburban CEOs SIG- Maximizing Your IT Dollars The Management Association of Illinois, 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500, Downers Grove, IL 60515 To register, click here. Who's Going Above & Beyond in Your Organization? FORUM magazine wants to know what's going on at your organization. The Above & Beyond section tells readers who's who in Forum member organizations -- staff changes, promotions, etc. So if you are a member of any type, please put FORUM on your news release distribution list -- or just drop a note to FORUM Editor Suzi Wirtz, CAE at wirtz@associationforum.org -- and let us know who's going Above & Beyond Quote of the Week "In activity we must find our joy as well as glory; and labor, like everything else that is good, is its own reward." -- Edwin P. Whipple UPCOMING EVENTS September 7 - Professional Certification SIG- Developing Certification Appeal Procedures September 8 - Online Technologies SIG- "Podcasting for your Association: The what is and how to?" September 9 - Component Relations SIG-Organizing to Serve September 13 - Supplier Partner Networking & Educational Program September 13 - Young Professionals SIG- Chicago Cubs Outing-SOLD OUT September 14 - Masters' Series: Retention Wars: The New Rules of Engagement, presented by Mark Levin, CAE, CSP September 15 - CEOs with Budgets Less Than $2 M SIG- Hiring Executive Directors September 15 - Suburban CEOs SIG- Maximizing Your IT Dollars September 15 - Thirty on Thursday September 20 - Foundation and Development SIG- Legal Issues Related to Subsidiary Foundations September 21 - Meeting Professionals SIG- Sponsorship September 21 - Governance SIG September 22 - Association 101: Orientation for Association Professionals September 27 - Foundation and Development SIG September 27 - Trade Association CEOs SIG About Our Sponsor Complimentary Report -- The Nonprofit Evolution: Six Simple Strategies to Improve Efficiency, Member Service and Revenue. Comments E-mail the This Week Editor Copyright © 2010. Association Forum of Chicagoland. Reuse is allowed with credit to Association Forum, "This Week @ Association Forum" or www.associationforum.org. |
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