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ASAE is a membership organization of more than 22,000 association executives and industry partners representing more than 11,000 organizations. Its members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies and voluntary organizations across the United States and in nearly 50 countries around the world. With support of the ASAE Foundation, a separate nonprofit entity, ASAE is the premier source of learning, knowledge and future-oriented research for the association and nonprofit profession, and provides resources, education, ideas and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of the association and nonprofit community. For more information about ASAE, visit We invite you to learn more and become a part of this vibrant community!

 More than 75 learning experiences each year including more than 37 face-to-face and 38 online offerings  Publish Associations Now Magazine and the Journal of Association Leadership, Leadership Magazine and many ancillary niche products  Provide thousands of web-based tools and resources  Help members connect in 14 professional interest sections  Conduct future-focused and market research  Host various conferences, meetings and symposiums including ASAE’s Annual Meeting & Exposition, Springtime Exposition and the Association Technology Conference  Act as the voice for and advocate of the association profession.

 22,000+ ASAE Members  11,000 Organizations Served  287 Million People & Organizations Represented Worldwide Source: ASAE Membership Database 2009

ASAE Association Type ASAE Association Type Combined: Members are both companies & individuals such as the Institute of Real Estate Management Trade: Companies are the primary members such as Printing Industries of America Individual: Members are Individuals such as The American Medical Association Source: ASAE Membership Database 2009

More than 70% of ASAE ‘s 18,854 Association Executive Members hold top management positions Source: ASAE Membership Database 2009

42% have members internationally Increase from 37% in % have offices outside the US Increase from 5% in % have international Board members 35% have international components, with a median of 4. 47% have meetings outside the US Increase from 13% in 2001

 98% of members indicate they hold a regularly scheduled Annual Meeting each year  Median Attendance per meeting is 1,175  Median Room Nights per meeting is 1,711  Members book nearly 14,000,000 room nights annually for just their annual meetings alone Source: Policies and Procedures in Association Management: A Benchmarking Guide 2006

 ASAE’s monthly award winning flagship magazine. Associations Now has won over 50 awards 5 separate organizations 5 years  Delivers essential information, insights and ideas that empower association professionals to master challenges, invoke imagination and act decisively to create a better future for their organizations and the world  Provides access to the largest audience of association decision makers —Over 22,000+ readers who collectively have enormous purchasing power of hospitality, technology and professional products and services

Source: Stratton Research, Reader Feedback Study of Associations Now 2009 Involvement in Purchasing

Actions Prompted by an Ad in Associations Now Source: Stratton Research, Reader Feedback Study of Associations Now 2009 Visited an Advertiser’s Website 61% Saved an Advertisement for Future Reference 36% Requested More Information Regarding a Product, Service or Event 33% Purchased a Product or Service 15% Contacted an Advertiser Directly 14% Recommended the Purchase of a Product or Service 12%

125 education sessions Networking events 8 hours of expo hall

 In 2010: 5,522 attendees ◦ 2,856 executives (up from 2,183 in 2009) ◦ 1,894 exhibitors (up from 1,798 in 2009)  439 exhibiting companies; 733 booths  Ratio: 60% buyers (association staff) to 40% sellers 2010 Survey Does your organization hold international meetings? YES: 30%

6 – 9 August 2011 St. Louis, Missouri, USA

◦ In 2010: 3,908 participants ◦ 2,030 attendees ◦ 1,878 exhibitors – 538 exhibiting companies ◦ Ratio: 52% buyers (association staff) to 48% sellers 2010 Survey Does your organization hold international meetings? YES: 40%

28 April 2011 Washington, DC

 125 Attendees  Attendees explore the considerations of going global  2011 Conference: 30 March – 1 April, Washington DC  Opportunities to attend and to exhibit

 ASAE to sponsor associations day, in cooperation with ICCA  Education sessions: association management, meetings industry  Recruiting hosted and non-hosted buyers

 Attend ASAE learning programs and events ◦  Become an ASAE industry partner member ◦ Join professional interest sections ◦ Follow / contribute to listserv conversation ◦ Volunteer

Megan Freedman Program director, international