--- title: "Resources Roundup: Meetings" id: "61528" type: "post" slug: "resources-roundup-meetings" published_at: "2021-11-10T19:57:08+00:00" modified_at: "2026-07-11T18:10:03+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2021/11/10/resources-roundup-meetings/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2021/11/10/resources-roundup-meetings.md" excerpt: "These resources from ASAE are sure to help you successfully plan and execute events in the current environment." taxonomy_category: - "Meetings / Events" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Associations Now" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "C-Level" - "Director" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Resources Roundup: Meetings Part of the Deep Dive[Comeback](https://associationsnow.com/deep-dives/the-return-to-in-person-meetings/) ### Books and Research Learn about larger trends affecting the meetings space and how your event revenue and expenses compare to others **[ASAE ForesightWorks (opens in a new tab)](https://www.asaecenter.org/resources/asae-foresightworks)** ASAE’s future-focused environmental-scanning research initiative identifies 50 drivers of change important to associations. Each is described in an action brief that examines its implications and offers ideas for steps associations can take to respond to the trend. The drivers most pertinent to the meetings space include: - **Hybrid Meetings.**This newly updated action brief looks at the ways leaders can capitalize on the lessons learned about virtual and hybrid events during the pandemic. - **Rejection of Expertise.** This action brief, updated for 2021, looks at challenges to traditional understanding of expertise and highlights ways for association leaders to reinforce the expertise of their field. - **A World Reshaped by COVID.** This new action brief provides insights and strategies for navigating the uncertainty and pandemic-related shifts that will last through the early 2020s. ***[Association Operating Ratio Report, 16th Edition (2021) (opens in a new tab)](https://www.asaecenter.org/publications/113303-association-operating-ratio-report-16th-edition-pdf)*** The report provides the revenue, expense, and balance-sheet data associations need to evaluate and plan financial activities, identify areas for improvement, and make recommendations on the allocation of resources, including in their meetings and education operations. ***[Benchmarking in Association Management, Policies and Procedures, Vol. 1 (opens in a new tab)](https://www.asaecenter.org/publications/110005-benchmarking-in-association-management-policies-and-procedures-vol-1) (2018)*** Compare your association’s practices against others of similar size and type. This resource focuses on key considerations in eight functional areas of association management, including meetings. The data, collected from responses to the ASAE Research Foundation’s Benchmarking in Association Management surveys, gives you a firsthand look at what other organizations are doing in those areas. ***[Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations, 10th Anniversary Edition (2021) (opens in a new tab)](https://www.asaecenter.org/publications/6/2/0/1/f/112694-race-for-relevance-5-radical-changes-for-associations)*** By Harrison Coerver and Mary Byers, CAE One of ASAE’s bestselling books has been updated for a pandemic-altered world. Consider it a guidebook for the changes associations need to make to remain relevant, including product, program, and service evaluation. [ASAE Staff](https://associationsnow.com/author/asae-staff/) [More articles by this author](https://associationsnow.com/author/asae-staff/) Tags: [#Associations Now](https://associationsnow.com/tag/associations-now/) **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. ## More in this Deep Dive - [An Action Plan for Reconvening in Person](https://associationsnow.com/2021/11/10/an-action-plan-for-reconvening-in-person/) - [Build an Onsite Health and Safety Strategy](https://associationsnow.com/2021/11/10/build-an-onsite-health-and-safety-strategy/) - [Four Tactics for Improving the Expo Experience for Exhibitors and Attendees](https://associationsnow.com/2021/11/10/four-tactics-for-improving-the-expo-experience-for-exhibitors-and-attendees/) - [The New Meetings Mindset: Put the Participant First](https://associationsnow.com/2021/11/10/the-new-meetings-mindset-put-the-participant-first/) - [4 Lessons Learned From the Return of In-Person Conferences](https://associationsnow.com/2021/11/10/in-person-conference-return-lessons/) - [Find Your Sweet Spot With Virtual and In-Person Meetings](https://associationsnow.com/2021/11/10/find-your-sweet-spot-with-virtual-and-in-person-meetings/) [View the full Deep Dive →](https://associationsnow.com/deep-dives/the-return-to-in-person-meetings/) ## You Might Like - [PodcastAssociations Now Presents: Beyond the Contract: Building Stronger Destination PartnershipsSeptember 24, 2026](https://associationsnow.com/2026/09/24/associations-now-presents-beyond-the-contract-building-stronger-destination-partnerships/) - [VideoMelvin Tennant, CAE, President & CEO of Meet Minneapolis, Welcomes You to Great Ideas 2026September 2, 2026](https://associationsnow.com/2026/09/02/melvin-tennant-cae-president-ceo-of-meet-minneapolis-welcomes-you-to-great-ideas-2026/) - [VideoASAE TV Daily Recap: Final Day at the 2026 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 24, 2026](https://associationsnow.com/2026/08/24/asae-tv-daily-recap-final-day-at-the-2026-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/) - [VideoTerin Bates, MBA, CAE, CX-PRO, Shares Her Experience at the 2026 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 18, 2026](https://associationsnow.com/2026/08/18/terin-bates-mba-cae-cx-pro-shares-her-experience-at-the-2026-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%2F2021%2F11%2F10%2Fresources-roundup-meetings%2F%23comments) to your member account or [join ASAE](https://my.asaecenter.org/select-a-membership-type/) !