Leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again .... oh baby

Well I do know when I'll be back again. It'll be after 5 days of non-stop fun and learning at #ASAE10 in Los Angeles. Here are the first 5 reasons I'm going (there are way more!):

1. To connect - connect with friends I know and those I will know!
2. To attend the Executive Management Section Council meeting. We're focusing on four key areas this year: board governance, change management, organizational development and volunteer management. I'm excited to dig in to these key areas.
3. To help launch the new ASAE Foundation ... I'm a member of the development committee. This is a great moment in our profession as we launch a foundation to focus on research and research-based knowledge, leadership and innovation.
4. To lead a discussion on The Benefits of a Strategically Balancing Member Community with Marjorie Bynum, SOCAP and Mary Ghikas, American Library Association. This is not a how-to session but one that will explore where member communities - virtually and on the ground - fit into our strategic plans and how to balance the cost and benefit of these.
5. To be in the first annual ASAE Flash Mob! The #ASAE10 flashmob goes down THIS Sunday, August 22 in the Texas Pavilion booth (#921) at 10:45 am PDT. It's all about joining in the dance ... if you're in LA, join in. If you're not, well stand up and dance anyway - here's the choreography.

Follow the conversation on Twitter #asae10 or here. And its still not too late to join in the Virtual Conference if you can't make it to LA.