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  Membership

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  by Tim Ebner

  September 18, 2018

  Looking Back to Move Forward With Member Data

  The Entomological Society of America’s new membership study looks at historical data to shed light on current challenges like young member retention. At the same time, ESA is asking its members to help make sense of membership trends.
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  Brand Connection

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  by Visit Indy

  September 6, 2018

  3 Tips to Best Determine the ROI of Your Meeting

  A flagship event may be tradition, but is your annual conference still providing measurable ROI for your organization?
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  Money & Business

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  by Ernie Smith

  September 18, 2018

  Air Force Association Proposes Alternative to Space Force

  Warning against the separation of air and space military capabilities, the Air Force Association argues that the mission that President Trump's proposed Space Force would carry out would be better accomplished with a new joint Aerospace Force.
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  Money & Business

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  by Ernie Smith

  September 18, 2018

  New Trade Group Goes Fishing for Aquaculture

  The industry collective Stronger America Through Seafood hopes to encourage legislation that pushes forward aquaculture, or the farming of fish or other sea creatures, in the U.S. The American fishing industry has fallen somewhat behind its peers in recent years.
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  Technology

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  by Ernie Smith

  September 18, 2018

  What Keeps Risk Professionals Up at Night? The Cloud.

  The most recent version of Gartner’s Emerging Risks Report finds that top senior executives in risk management roles say that the quickly developing reliance on cloud computing is making them nervous.
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  Technology

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  by Ernie Smith

  September 17, 2018

  Don’t Fool Your Members With “Dark Patterns”

  Online marketers have increasingly come to embrace user interface strategies that are specifically engineered to encourage a certain kind of response, a concept known as “dark patterns.” Just because everyone else is doing it doesn’t mean you should.
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  Leadership

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  by Ernie Smith

  September 17, 2018

  What Jeff Bezos’ Philanthropic Play Says About Big Giving Today

  The Amazon founder is making his first major donation to causes he’s interested in, but the response to the announcement and the politics swirling around it show that even big donations can be seen through a critical eye.