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Dave Lutz @VelChain

Leading choice for conference organizers looking to grow or transform their major face-to-face programs. Education, Networking, Revenue Growth.

Joined March 2009
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Attendify by Hopin@attendify
17 Jun 2021
Looking to run #hybridevents? Get tips, advice, & best practices for success from today's top #event experts hubs.la/H0QtHZm0 @sarahmichel @PlannerWire #eventprofs #VirtualEvents #FutureOfEvents #Events2021 #attendify #eventplanning
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Dave Lutz@VelChain
8 Apr 2020
Our friends at @tagoras are conducting a virtual conference survey. Use this link to access the survey or to get a copy of the 2018 results for your shift to virtual planning. tagoras.com/survey/vc/ #eventprofs #assnchat

Data About Virtual Conferences - Give a Little, Get a Lot

Help build our collective knowledge about virtual conferences and other virtual events by participating in this brief survey. Results will be freely shared.

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Dave Lutz@VelChain
7 Nov 2019
Do You Really Have Them at Hello? Rethinking Your First-Timer Strategy by @sarahmichel velvetchainsaw.com/2019/11/0… #pcma #assnchat

Do You Really Have Them at Hello? Rethinking Your First-Timer Strategy - Velvet Chainsaw

One of my biggest pet peeves is the way some conferences approach first-time attendees. Being intentional and having a plan for how you welcome someone who is experiencing your conference for the...

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Dave Lutz@VelChain
26 Sep 2019
What Esports Fans Can Teach Brands about Sponsorship by @KimSkildumReid powersponsorship.com/what-es… #pcma #iaee

What Esports Fans Can Teach Brands about Sponsorship

And those sponsors? They’re failing, because esports fans know crap, inauthentic sponsorship when they see it, and the backlash has been vicious, dispatching them from the arena as fast as they...

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Dave Lutz@VelChain
13 Sep 2019
Peer-to-Peer Learning: Why Your Attendees Are Experts Too: Associations Now shar.es/aXl9Dv
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Dave Lutz@VelChain
11 Sep 2019
Five-Step Framework for Effective Collaborative Design by @lisablock21 velvetchainsaw.com/2019/09/1… #pcma #iaee

Five-Step Framework for Effective Collaborative Design - Velvet Chainsaw

Your conference strategy should include a plan to inject fresh content or experiences each year as part of an ongoing improvement process. There are a million ways to make these improvement plans....

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Dave Lutz@VelChain
7 Aug 2019
Join me at ASAE Annual Meeting 2019! l.feathr.co/asae--annual-mee…
Dave Lutz@VelChain
12 Jul 2019
Couldn't land in CLE. Circled for 45 minutes. Almost out of fuel. Diverted to CAK. @realDonaldTrump security needs to be better. Argh!
Dave Lutz@VelChain
19 Jun 2019
Fostering a Winning Conference Culture by @lisablock21 velvetchainsaw.com/2019/06/1… #pcma #iaee

Fostering a Winning Conference Culture - Velvet Chainsaw

I have been struck by the disparity in how an association’s organizational culture translates (or doesn’t translate) to the on-site implementation or planning of its live events. There are many...

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Dave Lutz@VelChain
29 May 2019
If You Build It, Will Teams Come? - Velvet Chainsaw velvetchainsaw.com/2019/05/2… via @jeffhurt

If You Build It, Will Teams Come? - Velvet Chainsaw

This is the second installment of a two-part blog on team learning. In the first, we looked at why it’s a smart conference strategy. In this post, we’ll explore how to design, promote and execute it...

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Dave Lutz@VelChain
14 May 2019
Corporate Marketing Tricks Hurt Associations. Play the long game! by @smooththepath smooththepath.net/2019/05/14… #pcma #assnchat

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Stova, formerly eventcore@eventcore
6 Feb 2019
In a world of mass, does your event need a niche approach? Thanks to @CorpEventNews for publishing this piece and to @corbinball,@NickBorelli & Marcus C. White, CMP for your valuable insight on boutique vs mass market. #EventTech corporateeventnews.com/swing…
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Dave Lutz@VelChain
23 Jan 2019
The Physics Of Conference Entropy by @JeffHurt velvetchainsaw.com/2019/01/2… #pcma #assnchat

The Physics Of Conference Entropy

As your conference matures, it experiences entropy. It moves from a lack of order to disorder. Without your intentional involvement, its systems dissolve.

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Dave Lutz@VelChain
14 Jan 2019
The Right Rewarding Student Strategy For Your Conference velvetchainsaw.com/2019/01/1… #assnchat #pcma

The Right Rewarding Student Strategy For Your Conference

Associations struggle with a strategy for involving students. A “get them while they’re young” or “put the kids in the show” mindset reigns. Should it?

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Dave Lutz@VelChain
11 Jan 2019
Empowering Conference Registrants To See Learning As A Journey Not A Finish Line by @JeffHurt velvetchainsaw.com/2019/01/0… #pcma #eventprofs

Empowering Conference Registrants To See Learning As A Journey Not A Finish Line

Do your conference learning opportunities empower registrants to participate in their own learning journey? Or do they motivate us to see a finish line?

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Dave Lutz@VelChain
10 Jan 2019
Conference Reform Requires Cultivating Leaders With Moral Purpose velvetchainsaw.com/2019/01/0… via @jeffhurt
Dave Lutz@VelChain
5 Jan 2019
Tension Between Content And Process In Facilitated Conference Learning velvetchainsaw.com/2019/01/0… via @jeffhurt

Tension Between Content And Process In Facilitated Conference Learning

The presenter as facilitator focuses on creating a climate of collaboration. Instead of offering content as solutions, speaker-facilitators offer tools.

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Dave Lutz@VelChain
4 Jan 2019
On Becoming A New Normal Leader velvetchainsaw.com/2019/01/0… via @jeffhurt
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Dave Lutz@VelChain
3 Jan 2019
What Are Associations Really Selling? smooththepath.net/2019/01/03…
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Dave Lutz@VelChain
11 Dec 2018
Why You Shouldn’t Sell Sponsor Mentions as a Sponsorship Benefit by @KimSkildumReid powersponsorship.com/shouldn… #iaee #pcma
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