New York State Bar Association Releases the Professional Services Guide

Albany, NY, May 14, 2013– 

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) recently launched the Professional Services Guide.  This Guide is intended as a resource for NYSBA members, to help them find products and services that make better law firms.

--- “The New York State Bar Association is delighted to bring the new Professional Services Guide to our members.  Our partnership with Webvent provides a dynamic platform for multimedia integration. Collecting all the relevant information in one place makes it easier and more efficient for users to evaluate and choose providers of legal support services,” ---  says Barbara Beauchamp, Manager of Internet Services at New York State Bar Association.

The Professional Services Guide is built upon Webvent’s Adaptive Media Network technology. The Guide is enriched with relevant content and the real people behind the suppliers that make these companies stand out.  Lawyers in the state of New York now have one place to shop and compare different suppliers – within a community that understands their needs.

For suppliers, a company profile in the Professional Service Guide places your business in front of law firms in the state of New York year round. It allows your organization to use thought leadership, social media and your existing Website content to reach new customers and accelerate the sales process.

About New York State Bar Association
For more than 135 years, the New York State Bar Association has shaped the development of the law, educated and informed the profession and the public, and responded to the demands of a changing society.  Today, with a membership of more than 77,000 lawyers, representing every town, city and county in the state, the New York State Bar Association is the oldest and largest voluntary state bar organization in the nation.

Daniel Pink Sets New Record for ASTD Webcast Attendance

Alexandria, VA, March 20, 2013– 

On Thursday, March 14th, best-selling author Daniel Pink and the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) delivered the largest webcast in ASTD history. 

Hosted on the Webvent for Webinars platform with full webinar professional service, Dan Pink signed up over 2,500 people with just under 1,000 attendees joining the live event; both numbers set new ASTD webcast records. In the webcast Daniel Pink explained why we're all in sales now -- no matter what our job title is or what our business card says. 

The presentation was recorded and is available here at no charge.

After the webcast, Dan Pink commented, "Webvent was a joy to work with on our ASTD webinar. They guided me through the process smoothly and ensured that everything worked well on game day.  They did a masterful job of dealing with the logistics so I could devote my full attention to the presentation itself." 

For more tools and tips, check out Dan's latest book, TO SELL IS HUMAN.  Also, a big thank you to the webcast sponsor, Edutainment Media.

Daniel H. Pink is the author of five provocative books--including the long-running New York Times best sellers, A Whole New Mind and Drive. His latest book, To Sell Is Human, is a #2 New York Times best seller, a #1 Wall Street Journal best seller, and a #1 Washington Post best seller. Dan's books have been translated into 34 languages. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their three children.

ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) is the world's largest association dedicated to workplace learning and development professionals. ASTD's members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in more than 120 U.S. chapters and with more than 20 international partners. Members work in thousands of organizations of all sizes, in government, as independent consultants, and suppliers.

American Industrial Hygiene Association presents 2013 Synergist Webinar Series

Falls Church, VA, February 20, 2013 – 

AIHA – the American Industrial Hygiene Association presents the 2013 Synergist Webinar series – these are free, hour-long presentations on topics of importance to industrial hygiene and occupational health and safety professionals. 

The first webinar is scheduled on April 17 at 2PM ET:  What Every EH&S Manager Needs to Know About ... Fire Code Compliance What Every EH&S Manager Needs to Know About ... Fire Code Compliance, presented by Jeff Tarter,  Principal at Integrated Engineering Services and Bryan Billings,  Inventory Management Consultant at ChemSW.  More webinars will be announced shortly. 

The webinars are produced by Webvent Professional Services using Webvent’s webinar module for managing the event calendar, sponsors, presenters, invitations, registrations, web conferencing (using Cisco Webex), and archived material.

About AIHA 
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA®) is one of the largest international associations serving the needs of occupational and environmental health and safety professionals practicing industrial hygiene in industry, government, labor, academic institutions, and independent organizations.

The Association Forum of Chicagoland Adds Valuable Resource for its Members

- More than 500 Solution Providers listed in MyForum Buyer’s Guide -

Chicago, IL, January 28, 2013
The Association Forum of Chicagoland today launched the MyForum Buyer’s Guide,  a members-only online buyer’s guide with interactive elements.

Association professional members are looking for an online product that will allow them to connect with solution providers.  The MyForum Buyer’s Guide is built upon Webvent’s Adaptive Media Network technology, that leverages the relevant content from each solution provider’s website, YouTube channel, Social media feeds, Blog –to gain added exposure to association professional members.

The MyForum Buyer’s Guide is available through the Association Forum of Chicagoland website.

For solution providers: a company profile in MyForum Buyer’s Guide places your business in front of thousands of association professionals, with yearlong visibility.  It allows your organization to use thought leadership, social media and your existing Website content to reach new customers and accelerate the sales process.

About the Association Forum of Chicagoland
The mission of the Association Forum of Chicagoland is to “advance the professional practice of association management.”  Founded in 1916, the Association Forum serves 47,000 association professionals whose efforts serve more than 37 million members and generate $22 billion in global annual expenditures.

Webvent Platform Grows with Increasing Customer Base

Boston, MA, January 24, 2013 –

Our development team has been improving the Webvent's platform with feedback from our recent customers. The following new features just went live:

  1. You can choose from 3 types of 'Directory Listings'

Company Profile List.  This is the traditional way of displaying featured companies with premium profiles on top and basic profiles underneath in alphabetical order.

Categories with 3 top Company Profiles.  Per category, 3 company profiles rotate in the top 3 positions in that category.

Categories by Group.  In this appearance the categories are grouped together and the company profiles are listed when you select a category in a specific group.

With these different types of listings we can adapt more flexibly to different customer needs in terms of number of company profiles listed and sponsorship opportunities created.

2. We added a ‘Community Manager’ Role
In addition to the ‘Owner’ and the ‘Admin’ roles in any community we added the ‘Community Manager’ role.  Anyone with that role has access to all company profiles listed in the buyers guide, which adds tremendous flexibility in maintaining the content, and a central ‘go-to’ person in that community.

3. We made Improvements to the 'Manage Webcasts' process
These consist of:

UI improvements – more icons, better instructions

Host & Registration process improvements. It is clearer now when a webcast is hosted using a third party web conferencing tool, or when using Webvent hosted services.

Presenter Checklist – presenters can upload their documents and accept your Terms and Conditions on their own.

Manage Teamwork improvements.  Teamwork between multiple organizations – the Association, the Media Sales Organization, the Presenter, and the Webcast Hosting Organization- is now more efficient.

4. Communities can offer 'Category' level sponsorships
In addition to the existing Webinar and Community sponsorships, customers can now offer “Category”- level sponsorships for more specific targeting by suppliers and advertisers.

5. We also made several small adjustments that our dedicated users will notice

Products Showcase now lists upgraded companies’ products first

Product title links to the company profile page

Customers can add their own Google Analytics profile account ID to track their community web traffic

Company Profiles include their external Web Site URL under their “Information” module

Our corporate web site has been upgraded at www.webvent.tv with new Home, Products, and Customers pages

About Webvent
Webvent creates online marketplaces for Associations, Trade Shows, Publishers, and other B2B environments.  Based on Webvent’s Adaptive Media Network technology we allow presenters to demonstrate thought leadership to interested audiences, and advertisers to leverage their most important marketing assets.  With a platform that adapts to our customer’s needs, Webvent can provide new sources of sustainable revenue, audience value, and supplier engagement to your organization.

The American Academy of Audiology Launches the Audiology Solutions Network

Reston, VA, December 10, 2012–

The American Academy of Audiology today launched the first of its kind “Audiology Solutions Network”, where suppliers can share their products, expert personnel, content and media with the Audiology marketplace year-round.

The Audiology Solutions Network is built upon Webvent’s Adaptive Media Network technology, that leverages the relevant content from each supplier’s website, YouTube channel, Social media feeds, Blog – filtered by the keywords that are relevant to each individual user in the Audiology community. Audiologists now have one place to shop and compare different suppliers – within a community that understands their needs as only expert peers can. 

The Audiology Solutions Network is available through the Quick Links on the American Academy of Audiology website or at www.audiologysolutionsnetwork.org/sites

For suppliers, a company profile in the Audiology Solutions Network places your business in front of audiologists worldwide, with yearlong visibility. It allows your organization to use thought leadership, social media and your existing Website content to reach new customers and accelerate the sales process.

About American Academy of Audiology
The American Academy of Audiology is the world's largest professional organization of, by, and for audiologists. The active membership of more than 11,000 is dedicated to providing quality-hearing care services through professional development, education, research, and increased public awareness of hearing and balance disorders. 

NeuroLeadership Institute and ASTD deliver the first ever Brain-Based Learning Virtual Summit

Alexandria, VA, December 6, 2012– 

On Tuesday, December 4th, The NeuroLeadership Institute and American Society for Training & Development delivered the first-ever Brain-Based Learning Virtual Summit - a full day virtual conference with five presentations from leading academic experts in brain-based learning, developed especially for corporate learning and development practitioners.

ASTD’s Juana Llorens, Community of Practice Manager L&D, moderated the presentations and stated, “The Brain-Based Learning Virtual Summit exceeded my wildest stretch goals – for attendance, participation, content, and performance of everyone involved in making this inaugural event a huge success. THANK YOU to all who attended and worked on the virtual summit – and look for more events like these from ASTD in the future!”

Hosted on the Webvent for Webinars platform, the virtual summit signed up 939 people, including 122 participants from 41 countries outside the United States.  521 attendees joined live throughout the day, coming and going based on their local schedules and sessions of interest.  All of the sessions were recorded and are available for 90 days at www.astd.org/webcasts.  Additional content from the presenters is available at www.neuroleadership.org/astd-virtual-summit. 

David Rock, Co-Founder & Director of The Neuroleadership Group, kicked off the summit with the opening keynote session, followed by four academic thought leaders and a closing message from Tony Bingham, CEO of ASTD.  Presentations included:

• Make Learning Sticky - Grace Chang, Ph.d. (UCLA)
• Create New Habits: The neuroscience of goal setting and behavior change – Elliot Berkman, Ph.d. (University of Oregon)
• Peak Performance for Trainers: The neuroscience of managing your mental state - Matt Lieberman. Ph.d. (UCLA)
• Create More 'Aha' Moments That Embed Deep Learning - Josh Davis, Ph.d. (Columbia University)

About NeuroLeadership Institute The NeuroLeadership Institute helps individuals and organizations fulfill their potential through better understanding how the human brain functions, at the level of individuals, teams and whole systems. 

About American Society for Training & Development 
ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) is the world's largest association dedicated to workplace learning and development professionals. ASTD's members come from more than 100 countries and connect locally in more than 120 U.S. chapters and with more than 20 international partners.  Members work in thousands of organizations of all sizes, in government, as independent consultants, and suppliers.