--- title: "ASAE Annual Meeting: Getting Ready for Detroit" id: "29665" type: "post" slug: "asae-annual-meeting-getting-ready-for-detroit" published_at: "2015-08-04T18:28:43+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-16T14:27:51+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2015/08/04/asae-annual-meeting-getting-ready-for-detroit/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2015/08/04/asae-annual-meeting-getting-ready-for-detroit.md" excerpt: "Some of the most informative guides you can find ahead of the 2015 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition, taking place in Detroit this weekend." taxonomy_category: - "Meetings / Events" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "conferences" - "event planning" - "Meetings" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » ASAE Annual Meeting: Getting Ready for Detroit You may have heard that the [2015 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition (opens in a new tab)](http://www.asaecenter.org/annualmeeting) is taking over Detroit this weekend. Heck, you may even be going. Need a starting point or five? Then check out some of these guides to help you with your planning process: **DelCor CEO Loretta DeLuca, FASAE,** [has the kind of insights (opens in a new tab)](http://www.delcor.com/Blog.aspx?id=1555&blogid=154) that could come only from a seasoned pro who’s been to numerous ASAE annual meetings. **MemberClicks writer Callie Walker** recommends [some offerings (opens in a new tab)](http://blog.memberclicks.com/the-small-staff-guide-to-asae-annual) that are specifically helpful for small-staff associations, including a lounge designated for them. (Also worth checking out is Walker’s [guide for ASAE rookies (opens in a new tab)](http://blog.memberclicks.com/a-rookies-guide-to-asae-annual) .) **And MemberSuite has great advice** on getting more [out of the expo-hall hours (opens in a new tab)](http://www.membersuite.com/blog/5-tricks-make-best-use-your-time-during-asae%E2%80%99s-expo-hall-hours) at Detroit’s Cobo Center. Key point: Keep an open mind. And, of course, don’t forget our own Samantha Whitehorne’s tips on [prepping for a conference as large as ASAE’s](http://associationsnow.com/2015/07/prep-work-getting-ready-for-a-conference/) . ### Dressing up for Company > The old Detroit Free Press building got its plywooded windows covered today w/graphics. Still no sign of life inside [pic.twitter.com/30uJto2M49 (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/30uJto2M49) > > — JC Reindl (@jcreindl) [August 1, 2015 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/jcreindl/status/627617295611916288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **When you’re in The D,** be sure to get a gander at the Detroit Free Press building, [located at 321 W. Lafayette Blvd. (opens in a new tab)](https://www.google.com/maps/place/321+w+lafayette+detroit+mi/@42.3303751,-83.050893,3a,75y,146.46h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1skoB6fJQrgCieWiilTHAyjw!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x5a5f09ff7c480f88?sa=X&ved=0CB4QxB0wAGoVChMIkLC2rtaPxwIVkxGSCh0Adg_1) The historic building hasn’t been occupied by the newspaper since 1998. (It recently [gained some new tenants (opens in a new tab)](http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2014/10/15/molina-healthcare-detroit-newspapers/17298253/) , however.) Just just in time for Annual though, the building has gotten a colorful face-lift to highlight the city’s many offerings. “We were happy to do it, and we do want to show that we are moving forward,” Ken Creighton, a representative of the building’s owner, DongDu International Group, [told The Detroit News (opens in a new tab)](http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2015/08/03/detroit-free-press-asae/31078873/) . The company agreed to put up the posters for, as well as sponsor, the ASAE event. ### Other Links of Note **Handwriting doesn’t get the love** it used to, but having good penmanship still matters. *Lifehacker* scribe Andy Orin explains [the notable benefits of this lost art (opens in a new tab)](http://lifehacker.com/bring-back-handwriting-1721228393) . **Mulling over putting on a summer festival?** The *Event Manager Blog* [has some tips (opens in a new tab)](http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/planning-summer-festival) for what you should do as well as what you should avoid. **When it comes to designing** an online community, [SocialFish‘s Maddie Grant says (opens in a new tab)](http://www.socialfish.org/2015/08/design-your-online-community-for-the-users-not-for-the-organization/) the focus should be on the end users—not on what benefits the organization. (iStock/Thinkstock) [Ernie Smith](https://associationsnow.com/author/ernie-smith/) Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now. [More articles by this author](https://associationsnow.com/author/ernie-smith/) Tags: [#conferences](https://associationsnow.com/tag/conferences/) [#event planning](https://associationsnow.com/tag/event-planning/) [#Meetings](https://associationsnow.com/tag/meetings/) **Stay Informed** [Subscribe to our free newsletter](https://associationsnow.com/newsletter/) , *Associations Now Daily News*, to find out what’s happening in the association world every business day. ## You Might Like - [VideoAshley Cobb Shares Her Experience at the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 12, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/08/12/ashley-cobb-shares-her-experience-at-the-2025-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/) - [VideoJenny Teeson, CHSE Shares Her Experience at the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 12, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/08/12/jenny-teeson-chse-shares-her-experience-at-the-2025-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/) - [VideoLakisha Woods, CAE Shares Her Experience at the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 12, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/08/12/lakisha-woods-cae-shares-her-experience-at-the-2025-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/) - [VideoKevin Hesser Shares His Experience at the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 12, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/08/12/kevin-hesser-shares-his-experience-at-the-2025-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/) ## Comments **Comments are for ASAE members.** [Learn more about comments on this site.](https://associationsnow.com/comments/) [Log in](https://associationsnow.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fassociationsnow.com%2F2015%2F08%2F04%2Fasae-annual-meeting-getting-ready-for-detroit%2F%23comments) to your member account or [join ASAE](https://my.asaecenter.org/select-a-membership-type/) !