Blogging at Job Board Association Meeting
One of my favorite job board industry people, Peter Weddle, contacted me about an opportunity where I could help the members of the International Association of Employment Web Sites (IAEWS). The messenger and message were both great so I immediately said yes and I'm even more excited now.
The IAEWS has a strong, engaged membership base comprised of virtually every major job board and dozens of small niche players as well. The Association has been hosting two Member Congresses a year but some of the feedback that Peter has been receiving from members is that they'd like to participate but aren't always able to attend. In short, can the IAEWS find a way to bring the Member Congresses to the offices of its members in a virtual manner? Peter, always looking for ways to say yes rather than ways to say no, figured out that an attendee could blog about each session in real-time and solicit feedback from those who are attending virtually.
As you might have guessed, I'll be the blogger for the September 8th Member Congress in Chicago. I'll be providing my commentary on the sessions and file my posts in a special thread on the Forums in the Members Only area of the IAEWS site. I'll provide my take on each of the sessions and solicit the thoughts and comments of our members.
Members of the IAEWS may log on at any time during the day and see what's happening at the Congress and add your thoughts and views. I will then take the podium during the closing session of the conference and present the feedback I've received so that the views of all members will be included in the member-to-member dialogs even if some of those members are unable to attend in-person.
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