--- title: "Wednesday Buzz: How #Eventprofs Became Famous" id: "34804" type: "post" slug: "wednesday-buzz-how-eventprofs-became-famous" published_at: "2016-08-31T21:33:16+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-16T17:22:18+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/08/31/wednesday-buzz-how-eventprofs-became-famous/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/08/31/wednesday-buzz-how-eventprofs-became-famous.md" excerpt: "The story of #eventprofs, one of the most popular online communities in the event space. Also: Let's talk collecting dues." taxonomy_category: - "Meetings / Events" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "community data" - "event professionals" - "Meetings" - "Social Media" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "Director" - "Manager" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Wednesday Buzz: How #Eventprofs Became Famous If you’re an association pro who’s active on the Twitters, odds are you’ve spent a lot of time on [the #eventprofs hashtag (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23eventprofs&src=tyah) , one of the most popular spots online. Less known about the hashtag is its origin, which is particularly notable because it was one of the earliest hashtag communities on Twitter. [In an interview with the Event Manager Blog (opens in a new tab)](http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/story-of-eventprofs) , #eventprofs founder Lara McCulloch explains her role in the hashtag (which she claims is the second-oldest on Twitter) and why she and other event professionals launched it. “The ultimate goal was to use this forum to allow event professionals to connect, ask questions, provide advice and, ultimately, help our industry and our businesses grow,” she explained. At first, the hashtag took the form of an organized online chat, one that frequently trended on Twitter. But, over time, it’s become more informal. McCulloch says that she hopes to reinvigorate that sense of community in the coming months. “It is very important to reinforce the value of this amazing community on social media,” she explained. “#eventprofs is the way we define ourselves online.” ### Thinking Through Member Dues > A few tips for collecting membership dues: [https://t.co/KImB16iHEP (opens in a new tab)](https://t.co/KImB16iHEP) > [#assnchat (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/assnchat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — MemberClicks (@MemberClicks) [August 31, 2016 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/MemberClicks/status/770994563464962048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **Collecting member dues is constant** when running an association—and for some, the ask that comes with that yearly membership fee isn’t always easy. MemberClicks writer Callie Walker gets that, but she also has a few ideas on how to deal with the issue. [Read her latest blog post (opens in a new tab)](http://blog.memberclicks.com/4-tips-for-collecting-membership-dues) for some useful approaches. ### Other Links of Note **Traveling abroad soon?** Find out ahead of time what you’ll be dealing with [by using the online tool Basetrip (opens in a new tab)](https://www.thebasetrip.com/) . ***“We’ll break out as much orange** as we can without annoying people too much.”* — the Content Marketing Institute’s Joe Pulizzi, [speaking to CMSWire (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/joe-pulizzi-great-content-marketing-is-unique-targeted-cmworld/) about next week’s Content Marketing World. **How do IT staffers *really*** track employees’ computer habits? According to *New York Magazine*‘s *Select All* vertical, [employees have to do something out of the ordinary (opens in a new tab)](http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/08/how-to-be-so-dumb-that-the-it-guy-is-forced-to-spy-on-you.html) to get IT’s attention. (iStock/Thinkstock) [Ernie Smith](https://associationsnow.com/author/ernie-smith/) Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now. 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