by Association Acumen | Apr 17, 2026 | Acumen Blog, Acumen Education, Association Management, Case Studies, Meetings & Conferences
Background Hurricane Helene and then Hurricane Milton hit near Clearwater, Florida right before a major convention of one of Association Acumen’s clients. The Executive Director, leaders, and staff closely monitored the approach of the first storm, then the other....
by Association Acumen | Apr 17, 2026 | Acumen Blog, Acumen Education, Association Management, Case Studies, Meetings & Conferences
Background Like most organizations in 2020, our association client successfully navigated the challenges from COVID in several meaningful ways, including rolling over its 2020 conference hotel contract to October 2023. Little did leadership and staff know that another...
by Association Acumen | Oct 3, 2025 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Meetings & Conferences
By Jennifer Stalsberg, Meetings Director, and Amy Zignego, Meetings Manager From start to finish, the meetings management process needs to be handled with extreme care and attention to detail for the meeting to come off without a hitch. It should provide the best...
by Caley Mutrie, CAE, IOM | May 5, 2025 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Meetings & Conferences
“Fly the great big skySee the great big seaKick through continentsBusting boundaries” From “Roam” by the B-52’s, Cosmic Thing, 1989 At some point in many organizations’ life cycles, the desire to move beyond national and regional boundaries and organize an...
by Suzanne Fedie, CAE | Mar 21, 2025 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Leadership, Meetings & Conferences
Event cancellation insurance is a crucial safeguard for organizations that host conferences, trade shows, and large-scale events. With the increasing risks posed by extreme weather, public safety threats, and other unforeseen disruptions, securing this insurance...
by Jennifer Stalsberg | Feb 14, 2025 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Meetings & Conferences
Many of us have thought about what our return on investment is like for our members and conference attendees, but have you focused on your ‘return on relationships?’ According to Cvent, that is going to be one of the top priorities for 2025. Building strong...
