Publications: How are Societies Approaching Innovation and Revenue Diversification? (Fireside Chat)

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We’ve been talking about income (and activity) diversification for societies through 2021, but although we’ve mentioned publications in passing, we haven’t bitten the bullet and talked about them directly — until now.

Our November event brings together leaders in publications at three societies who are all thinking deeply about the challenges of not just revenue diversification, but innovating more widely. Join us in conversation as we explore their thinking and experiences in leading their societies through change: not just thinking deeply about content and its value, but also thinking about culture, risk, and having an innovation mind-set.

The session finishes with an open Q&A for live attendees. Thanks to the continued support of our sponsors, it’s free to attend.

The session will be available on demand after the event.

Case Study: How the British Ecological Society are Approaching Income Diversification (Interview)

Paul Bower

Join Sam Burrell, our Programme Chair, as she asks Paul to tell the Society Street community about his role and what he has been up to since joining The British Ecological Society with the specific brief of exploring how the society could diversify its revenues to make it more resilient to the changes in its environment.

After the interview, Paul and Sam will be joining a Zoom call open to all Society Street attendees to continue the conversation and invite you to ask Paul — and each other — the questions that Sam didn’t get to. The interview will be made available on demand afterwards, but the Zoom call will not (and it’s often the best bit)!

Publications: How are Societies Approaching Innovation and Revenue Diversification? (Fireside Chat)

Chair: Sam Burrell
Contributors: Erin Landis, Jennifer Regala, and Dana Compton

Society Street brings together a group thinking deeply about how their publications departments can continue to innovate at the pace their communities need — and how to tackle the challenges of creating revenue for the societies they sit within. Expectations on publications departments can be especially challenging as traditional revenues are squeezed, and innovation carries risks and uncertainty. Join us for a lively conversation as we discuss challenge and opportunities, and highlight key success factors in being able to navigate some of these issues.

All three of our guests are leaders of their societies’ publications departments: Erin is the Vice President of Publications at the American Gastroenterological Association; Jennifer is the Director of Publications / Executive Editor at the American Urological Association; and Dana is the Managing Director and Publisher at the American Society of Civil Engineers.