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INSIDE NYSAE that their most critical information is protected? Is your organization encouraging viruses, hackers and the onslaught of attacks that relentlessly plague the intranet of your organization? Are you aware of new laws regarding ediscovery, and are you aware of the potential costs of doing nothing about those new laws? Is the most important critical data of your organization adequately protected? Do you know what cyberslacking is and do you know how much it is costing your organization? Do you know what questions to ask your CIO, or technology people regarding these and other most critical business issues? By the end of the session, you will have a plan and the knowledge to have a new dialogue with your most trusted advisors to protect your valuable data. Maximizing the Talents of Generation Y, to be presented by Karen Hinds, founder, Workplace Success Seminars. Younger workers have a different philosophy about the workplace. Are you equipped to harness their fresh ideas without disengaging your more seasoned employees? Learn how to develop professional, committed younger workers in your organization. This session will teach you how to understand and bridge the gap between generations; utilize the talents of the worker to the employer’s benefit; avoid the three common mistakes that make working in multigenerational situations tedious; create value-added projects that save time and ease workloads; and build loyalty and commitment to your organization. Enabling Staff and Volunteer Partnerships, panel to be moderated by Claire Rosenzweig, CAE, president and CEO, Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York. Panelists are Michael L. Weamer, CAE, executive vice president, American Heart Association, and Burton Dicht, CAE, managing director, knowledge and community, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Effective partnerships between staff and volunteers can move mountains for associations of all sizes. During this moderated panel discussion, learn how leaders of two different organizations—a fund raising organization and a large trade organization—recruit, train, mobilize and leverage the talents of volunteers to increase the effectiveness of the total organization. In-person to Online: Migrate Your Meetings, panel to be moderated by Lee Hornstein, managing director, (C) Systems, LLC, and will include Michael J. Merrick, CPA, staff vice president/CIO, International Council of Shopping Centers. More and more, associations are looking to technology and the Internet to help lower costs while increasing productivity. By moving meetings to a virtual environment, associations can save money on travel expenses, regain lost time, and increase productivity. In this session, we will provide attendees with affordable alternatives to meeting in person by leveraging widely available technology and the Internet. We will share some experiences, lessons learned and pointers on successfully migrating your meetings to the online environment. Social Media Tools to Extend Your Conference Through the Web, to be presented by Andy Steggles, chief information officer, Risk & Insurance Management Society, and Kelly Wilson, business development manager, Proximo Consulting Services, Inc. Hear from association executives who have used creative ways to keep the buzz going all year around about their conferences. See the latest techniques in recording audio and syncing sessions. Learn how to encourage your members to actively blog about your events and how to link to the social media buzz machines. See how you can measure the impact of your conference from blog search engines. Listen to simple ideas involving video, audio and usergenerated content as well as how to effectively product VBlogs and other such tools and understand how social media has an impact. The day also includes an awards luncheon, more than 200 exhibits all on one floor, prizes galore, and fun surprises. Register online through www.nysaenet.org. For corporate sponsorship opportunities, contact Brandon Dolci, CMP, at 212-206-8230, ext. 108. continued on page 16 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 AS SOC I A TI ON E X E C U TI V E 15 http://www.nysaenet.org

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Assocation Executive - November/December 2007 Contents From the CEO The First 5 Slides: Unlocking the Story Buried in Your Presentation What Does That Mean? Pay Attention to Non-Verbal Cues Avoiding Telephone Turmoil Turning Your Blind Spot into an Asset Inside NYSAE Book Beat Save the Dates Member News Meeting in Calgary Meeting in Delaware Meeting in Chicago Meeting in Pennsylvania Index of Advertisers

Association Executive - November/December 2007

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