Given the current economic climate, I thought I’d take this opportunity to list three positions that are open at past clients of mine. The American Association of Museums is seeking a director of Information Technology. For more information contact Katherine McNamee at kmcnamee@aam-us.org. The American Dental Education Association is seeking a TEMPORARY Membership/Database coordinator. For …
This post on the Fast Company blog got me to thinking about managing databases (surprise, surprise!). The blog post discusses the idea that “lollygagging” may be the best way to find breakthrough ideas. That is, NOT working may help the creative process. A similar things happens when it comes to managing our database versus actually …
I had the opportunity to attend part of Aptify’s Users Conference this year, held last week in Washington, DC. I attended last year’s event (which was Aptify’s first second) in Chicago, and my primary criticism at that time was that the presentations were far too “vendor heavy” and didn’t provide enough of the customer’s perspective. …
I wrote about the concept of a “client ombudsman” a couple of years ago (you can read it in its entirety here). What I said at the time was this: “Every AMS vendor should have a client ombudsman. The ombudsman’s job is to reach out to every single client on a regular basis, to get …
I’ve recently added to my website a page that lists the 40+ AMS vendors that I track. The page includes a list of all the vendors plus links to each of their websites. This list is provided as a service to the association community. None of the vendors on the list have paid me anything …
I read a lot of different magazines. Business magazines, political magazines, so-called “lifestyle” magazines (e.g., Car and Driver). Each was purchased at a different time, but over the years they have started to accumulate and overwhelm me. I don’t really have the time to read them all. And frankly, my needs have changed over time, …
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I had the honor of speaking at the opening general session for NiUG International’s Discovery Conference last week in Baltimore, MD. I really enjoyed the presentation and thought it was well-received. I also had a chance to sit in on a “What’s New in iMIS 15.1” presented by Shaun Surette of ASI. Shaun outlined some …
Last weekend I was sitting on the sidelines as I watched my six-year old daughter play soccer. This is the “U7” league (under 7) and I affectionately refer to it as “swarmball.” Where the ball goes, the girls swarm. It’s fun, the girls love it, and it really isn’t about winning, it’s just about having …