New Ideas in Bloom at ASAE’s Springtime Expo
April 14, 2015
Nearly 3,000 meeting and industry professionals gathered to attend two ASAE events: Springtime Expo, April 8–9 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, and ASAE Foundation’s Annual Springtime DC Golf & Tennis Invitational, April 10 at Lansdowne Resort.
The Springtime Expo’s total number of participants included 1,500 attendees and 1,370 exhibiting personnel with 348 companies, occupying 468 booths on the show floor. The Buyer/Seller ratio is 52 percent buyers to 48 percent sellers.
New this year, ASAE held a one-day pre-conference program called “Building a High Performance Team and Winning Culture,” led by John Spence. The session focused on how to create and sustain a high performance team within an organization. Attendees took a customized Team Effectiveness Audit and analyzed the gap between the current and desired state of a high performance team.
Throughout the Springtime Expo, ASAE used beacon technology. Attendees, who downloaded the ASAE Events app and opted-in, were able to download a personalized report showing which education sessions they attended, education credits earned and booths visited. Exhibitors received a complimentary report with real-time booth analytics.
On Thursday morning, attendees participated in Learning Labs that provided an opportunity for meeting professionals and exhibitors to share challenges, ideas and successes around a variety of topics including: meeting redesign, integrated marketing campaigns, technology and proving ROI for your meeting.
During the General Session, John Spence provided attendees with advice on what’s required to be a highly effective leader. He focused on skills, characteristics, attitudes and behaviors that are key success factors, and why these traits attract willing followers.
“The education sessions this year provided attendees with insight on new ideas and strategies they can execute into their organization. The Expo floor was packed with engaging conversations, and the exhibitors benefited from meeting with all the buyers,” said ASAE President & CEO John H. Graham, IV, FASAE, CAE.
On Friday, the ASAE Foundation hosted its 33nd Annual Springtime DC Golf & Tennis Invitational, an award-winning green event for corporate social responsibility, at Lansdowne Resort. ASAE Foundation had nearly 300 participants who took part in golfing, wine tours, spa and golf clinic events.
Next year’s date for ASAE’s Springtime Expo is Thursday, April 28, and the Annual Springtime DC Invitational Golf and Tennis Tournament is Friday, April 29.