Sea to Sky Meeting and Association Management will be focusing the spotlight on upcoming events, news and issues in the association and event management industry in BC, across Canada and around the world. We welcome your comments and any ideas or issues you would like us to discuss. Just contact Sarah Lowis, President, at sarah@seatoskymeetings.com.
09-04-2018
Have you ever thought carefully about what your core values are? These are the things that you really, truly believe deep down and actually live by day-to-day. Could you name them? If put on the spot, I think most people could give a reasonably honest answer when speaking in a personal capacity. But it takes a bit more thought to do the same for a whole company or organization involved in the complicated, high-pressure business of exceeding its members’ or customers’ expectations, planning for the future and keeping the lights on.
29-01-2018
After the last session, when everyone is on their way home, is the only item left on your to-do list the final report? It isn’t that long ago when only the Board wanted an update on how well the conference’s objectives were met, but today, your meeting participants and association members are expecting more. Photo galleries of the social events, videos of presentations, forums to discuss key topics … they want to be able to boast about the conference they just attended, to extend their learning, or maybe they have been asked to provide a lunch and learn. They also want statistics to hold the Board accountable. Photos, videos and forums are relatively straightforward to provide, given you have done the planning beforehand and have access to the right tools to share these online afterwards, but how do you summarize the statistics, an important piece of the accountable puzzle? You may find them truly interesting, but do numbers and words project the same feelings that a fun group photo does? Sea to Sky specializes in information. We work with intense amounts of data and are constantly summarizing it into bite-sized chunks so that we can assist Boards and Local Organising Committees in making decisions. We also specialize in final reports. We understand the importance of providing the current Committee and future Committees with the information they need to make decisions, and to demonstrate accountability to members. There is a video
09-01-2018
It’s a new year, and with that comes the anticipation of what’s in store, mixed with reflection and review of the years gone by. Join us as we look back at the numbers from our conception in 2001 to October 2017, by viewing our latest Infographic. Here’s to celebrating 16 years in business, and the many more years ahead!
28-11-2017
People like to name things. And then try to figure out what the name means. This really applies to our generations – from the “Baby Boomers” (that’s where I fit in) to “Generation X,” then “Generation Y” (albeit changed by someone to the “Millennials”), to the newest generation, “Generation Z,” or “Founders”, neither of which seem that descriptive. I propose we name generations based on how libraries are organized.
