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ASAE's Xperience Design Project Emphasized Importance to Engage, Acquire Members and Sponsors for EventsWASHINGTON, April 23, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ASAE hosted its Xperience Design Project (XDP), April 19-20, at the Gaylord National® Resort & Convention Center. The two-day event drew 1,512 association professionals and industry partners. They co-created strategies, ideas, and solutions on how to engage attendees through gamification, drive attendance at meetings, and create meaningful partnerships with industry suppliers. "Throughout the event, association professionals and industry partners created new ideas they could apply to a future event. The three areas we focused on this year impact our industry, and we wanted to provide an opportunity for our participants to find solutions," said John H. Graham, IV, FASAE, CAE, President and CEO of ASAE. During the Lab, attendees were led by XDP host and core faculty Lisa Kay Solomon, author, speaker, and chair of transformational practices at Singularity University, and each zone was led by prominent industry leaders.
Between zone rotations in The Lab, attendees heard Pop-Up Talks from violinist and composer Kai Kight and social roboticist Heather Knight, PhD. On Thursday evening, participants and guests networked at Connections, an exclusive experience at MGM National Harbor. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts was the featured entertainment. On the second day, participants began with LabX and saw Rattletree perform on stage. Dan Klein, professor t Stanford University, discussed how mistakes provide valuable feedback. If one idea doesn't work, move onto the next one because it could be transformational. Throughout the afternoon, participants took park in the Business Exchange, one-on-one meeting appointments between association executives and industry partners, and Idea Accelerators, 45-minute talks. The Idea Accelerators focused on inspiring new approaches and developing competencies related to innovative events. Topics ranged from navigating ambiguity to leadership and importance of communication to how the right meeting space creates a positive experience. This year's speakers included:
At the closing experience, David Kwong, an illusionist, puzzle expert, and author of Spellbound, discussed the seven principles of illusion and how it can be used to gain influence, audiences' attention, and success. Next year's date is April 11-12, 2019. ASAE thanks the following Alliance Partners for their continued support of the association community: Strategic Partners Corporate Partners Event Partners About ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/asaes-xperience-design-project-emphasized-importance-to-engage-acquire-members-and-sponsors-for-events-300634503.html SOURCE ASAE |