EVVC Newsletter
In the US April 10th is Equal Pay Day. The date chosen reinforces a point. It takes women nearly four months longer to catch up to a man’s annual salary. Last year Convene’s Annual Salary Survey reported that female respondents earned 22 percent less than male respondents. This year’s survey has now closed. From PCMA Convene…
As UK firms must now submit gender pay gap data, it is clear that women working at large event agencies are on average paid less than men. But gender pay gaps and staffing makeup are separate issues. If there are still more men at the top, is this for men to address? From editor’s blog at Meetpie.com…
Medical conferences that invite patients onto their stages and into their planning committees are finding out that patients are a virtue. Over the last decade there has been a slow-moving revolution in leveraging the legacies that can accrue to both healthcare professionals and to patients when the latter play a meaningful role. From PCMA Convene…
Jeffers Miruka is President of the African Society of Association Executives, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has over ten years of experience across association management and the meetings industry, and shares his views on how Africa is fast developing, both as an association and a meetings destination. From Boardroom…
The Association of Association Executives has launched a new event for Africa among its international meetings. The Africa Associations Congress will take place in October at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria. The event is aimed at pan-African, regional and national African associations and also for international associations with African members. From Boardroom…
Change is on the way, and by most accounts it will intensify and accelerate in the years ahead. You and your volunteers will be able to lead—rather than react—if you see it coming. What will your organization be doing a decade from now? How can you predict the changes that will affect how you work…
The 2018 Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference is the can’t-miss event for association professionals looking to improve their marketing, communication, and membership strategies and learn about technologies and trends to enhance their business. Over two information-filled days, MMCC attendees will learn about the latest strategies for effective marketing and branding, membership recruitment, and member retention. Come prepared…
The Women Executives Forum explores the challenges and opportunities facing women leaders—executives in and aspiring to the c-suite—and how men and women can take action to support gender equality. The series of workshops features notable speakers from the association, nonprofit, and public sectors. Each edition of the Women Executives Forum features a thought-provoking keynote presentation…
Exceptional Boards is an intensive two-day workshop for CEOs and their elected officers to explore strategies for strengthening their working relationship and enhancing the board’s performance. Designed specifically for leadership teams, it provides an engaging learning environment where CEOs and elected leaders together will gain insight and resources to improve board effectiveness and create a…
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a new, unified set of rules governing how personal information of EU residents must be managed, will take effect on May 25, 2018—marking the greatest change to data security and management in 20 years. But what about U.S. associations with no direct business operations in the EU? If…
Are you responsible for administering your organization’s 401(k) plan? If so, this webinar is for you. In the fifth installment in the “Ask the 401(k) Professionals” series, sponsored by the ASAE Retirement Trust, retirement plan experts will share best practices and key insights on plan administration. After this webinar, you will: Know what administrative activities…
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