Newsletters, journals and proceedings of meetings. Unless people talk to each other, planning cannot happen, and if nothing is going on, the association will cease to exist. Publicity Publicize what your doing. Contact new members personally to see if they are coming and make them feel welcome. When people have good feelings about things, they will stick around.
Evaluation Ask people to evaluate meetings, conferences and activities and use that feedback.
If you ask people what they want and how they feel, they usually will be honest especially, if allowed to be anonymous if they wish. Make sure the evaluations are written, usually a form works best. And lastly, don't let people leave until you have the evaluation in your hands. The following year, we held a very successful pre- conference workshop on organizing materials. Letting Go Mentors must be willing to let others take leadership roles.