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Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Mic Check: Broadway’s Cordless Microphone Problem
The push for more spectrum by wireless companies has created a big problem for industries that rely on…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Hotel Group: Expedia, Orbitz Merger Could Hurt Consumers
The American Hotel & Lodging Association has come out against the merger of Expedia and Orbitz, two of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How Teenagers are Embracing Online Connections
A new study finds that teenagers are likely to both find new friends online and keep the conversation…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How an Association Helped a Soccer Club Go Green
The Forest Green Rovers, an English football club, has earned a reputation for bringing an eco-friendly ethos to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
With Banking an Issue, Cannabis Group Boosts Lobbying
The National Cannabis Industry Association is working with lobbying firms on both sides of the aisle in an…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Strategy Shift: Recording Industry Seeks Software Change to Fight Piracy
Taking a new approach, the Recording Industry Association of America is asking BitTorrent, Inc., which creates a number…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups Eye Ways to Take Bite Out of College Textbook Prices
A recent report highlighting the extremely high costs of college textbooks compared to inflation has the publishing industry…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Tech Group: Help Us Boost Federal Cybersecurity
With the help of a new survey, the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council is looking…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
South African Hunters Reconsider Stance on Lions After Cecil Shooting
As a result of the shooting of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe, the president of the Professional Hunters’…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
ASAE Annual Meeting: Getting Ready for Detroit
Some of the most informative guides you can find ahead of the 2015 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Niche Publishing: Your Content Strategy Can’t Stay Still
The world of niche publishing may not be quite as focused on the almighty pageview or banner ad…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Industry Leaders: Don’t Stifle Innovation in Internet of Things
During a hearing in front of the House Judiciary Committee, the leaders of many trade groups made the…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Sorority Conference Souvenir Causes TSA Headaches
As Delta Sigma Theta members were leaving Houston following their annual meeting last week, they ran into airport…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Middle East of Interest for Meetings Pros, But …
A new study of association executives found that while more than 70 percent of meetings executives could see…
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Dutee Chand’s Arbitration Win Raises Big Questions
A controversial International Association of Athletics Federations test that determines if female athletes are eligible to compete was…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
The Associations Responding to the Death of Cecil the Lion
In Zimbabwe, a safari group in the country is taking a lead role in responding to the death…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
25 Years Later: The ADA’s Landmark Passage Evokes Reflection
Disability rights groups, many of which spent the 1980s fighting for equality on the ground level, won a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Greece: Boating Industry Warns of Potential Austerity Effects
A group representing boatmakers in Greece says that a plan to tackle the country's financial problems by imposing…
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Science Group Wants to Prevent the Rise of the Machines
No, this isn't a movie: The Future of Life Institute, which is backed by some prominent scientific and…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Boy Scouts Let Go of Controversial LGBT Policy
On Monday, the Boy Scouts of America announced it would remove the national restriction on openly gay adult…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: The Windows 10 Story, So Far
Reviewers offer their early takes on Windows 10, which comes out Wednesday. Also: Google makes a big shift…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Event Apps: The Secret Benefits of Ditching Paper at Events
The talk of making events paperless has been a long-running drum beat with mixed results. But in the…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
ESPN Drops Colin Cowherd After MLBPA Criticism
Colin Cowherd, a popular sports commentator, was fired from his role at ESPN after making comments critical of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Seventh-day Adventist Politicians Gain New Association
Politics can be a difficult balance for Seventh-day Adventists to achieve, but a new networking group hopes to…
