I have lots and lots of MemberClicks news to share today!

First things first: If you’re in D.C., we want to meet you!

Although we love our home in Atlanta, it’s true that many associations and association management companies are based in the D.C. metro area. That’s why we make it a point to get up there as often as possible! We’ll be in the Beltway from April 4-8, and we’d love to stop by your offices for just a few minutes (we know you’re all hard at work) and introduce ourselves. (Psst … we’ll also drop off a box of some tasty treats!) Shoot us an e-mail at sales@memberclicks.com if that piques your interest and we’ll be in touch to schedule a date and time.

And if there’s no time to spare during the day, don’t worry! We’re hosting a mixer at Busboys and Poets on Thursday, April 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. It’ll be the perfect way to wind down your workweek.

Second: Are you an AMC who wants to save your clients time and money? (And let’s be honest – who doesn’t?)

We’re hosting webinars today, March 16 and March 23 to show how MemberClicks can help AMCs. (Today’s is at 3 p.m. ET so hurry!) We’re really excited about this series because we’ve been serving small staff associations for so long but we have a whole host of services just for AMCs!

Third: Meet MemberClicks.

Think you know us? Think again. If you follow the blog and are vaguely familiar with our services, that’s awesome. But we want to take the time to tell you even more.

Our Meet MemberClicks Webinars are a great way to learn more. This is a group webinar so you can sit back and relax as a MemberClicks representative tells you and the other attendees a little bit about us. You’re free to ask questions but your participation isn’t required. Click here to view the dates and times, and for registration links.

Happy Friday! How was everyone’s week? I hope it was productive and fun, and I’m sure you guys are ready for the weekend. As usual, there were some good discussions and posts around the community this week. Here are my five favorites.

1. Over at the Acronym blog, Joe Rominiecki chimed in on the discussion about newspapers and associations. More specifically, he discussed micropricing and if it could benefit organizations. He concluded that micropricing could be one way to solve associations’ financial woes, but many are probably reluctant to experiment with it because it’s so tricky.

2. Samuel J. Smith put together an awesome list of 43 Social Media Tips, Tricks, Big Ideas and Real-World Examples for Meetings and Events. There are tons (43, to be exact), of great links separated into specific categories and they are definitely worth taking a look at.

3. I loved this post by Brian Reuwee at the Drake Co. blog: Innovation and Associations. This blog is so awesome because it’s written by staffers at an association management company, so its posts always have a unique perspective. The kicker question? So do stand-alone associations foster a more innovative environment than AMCs?

4. Cynthia D’Amour’s mother just got a new laptop, and the trackpad threw her off a bit. Of course, I wasn’t surprised the encounter made her wonder if associations “train volunteers (or find alternate ways) when asking them to do something not natural to them?” As someone who has helped my own mother navigate her computer, this post hit home.

5. Last, but of course not least, Jeff Hurt busted 10 conference adult learning myths in a great post this week. Did you know that fun and laughter are keys to helping attendees remember important information? Or that people can only remember eeight to 10 messages per day? Head over there and check out the rest!

No matter what you’ve got planned, I hope you have a fantastic weekend!