04/28/2017

For the Kids: Child-Friendly Conference Events

Here are some ways associations are welcoming children at their meetings

Sure, conferences are usually for adults, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any room for “kids stuff.” Here are some ways associations are making children feel welcome at their meetings.

Earlier this week, our Money & Business blogger, Emily Bratcher, wrote about how different associations are tackling workforce shortages in their industries. One of her examples—the American Society of Landscape Architects—recently published a print supplement for tweens called Your Land, which is geared toward 10- to 14-year-olds as a way to introduce them to the landscape architecture profession.

An association printing a supplement for an unusual audience—kids—is smart yet surprising. So is an association offering child-friendly activities and events during its annual conference. But there actually a number of groups out there that do the latter.

Please click here to read the complete article from Associations Now.