From Instapundit, here is an example of an association tradeshow leveraging blogger coverage. I think we're seeing this kind of thing increasingly in industries that have buzz around them. But I think we could use the approach in lots of places where it's not been used before.

Some awesome tips for the "New Association Newsletter" from Mike Mason.

I'm going to the ASAE Annual Meeting in Chicago. It's my first time to the annual meeting. I am active in ASAE and have made some wonderful connections through the organization, and the staff I've worked with are great. I like to keep the tone positive here at my pad but here are some issues I'm having with the materials I've seen:  Read more »

FWIW. I think the technology is phenomenal though. Pretty scary actually...

Somehow I missed these two posts from Bokardo on pitfalls in building social web applications. Why do I bring it up? Because almost all of them can and should be applied to our work in associations.

Hey all, my buddy Jason Alba with JibberJobber.com is coming to the ASAE Conference in Chicago so I can introduce him to all my assn peeps. He's wondering if anyone (dudes only, I imagine his wife would appreciate) wants to split a room. Lemme know and I'll put you in touch. He'd be welcome to share with me but my room will be a little crowded w/ my family :)