Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Event Forecast: Larger Audiences, Slender Budgets Expected in 2018
The latest edition of American Express Meetings & Events’ annual global forecast suggests that cost factors such as…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Ageism a Common Problem With Technology Roles
A recent survey of U.S. tech workers found that many older employees worried about losing their jobs because…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How Much Access Do Your Vendors and Contractors Have?
The president’s Twitter account briefly getting deleted highlights the way that, at many organizations, even lower-level employees or…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Dark Mode: Why This Association Wants Less Light Pollution
The International Dark-Sky Association says that there are a lot of reasons that a sky unaffected by light…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
For First Time, IAAF to Rank Global Track and Field Athletes
The move by the International Association of Athletics Federations could make a sport with high visibility during the…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Meetings Industry Launches Initiative to Drive More Attendance
With the help of the Experience Institute, an array of event-based organizations, including ASAE, launched a campaign designed…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How the Car Industry is Helping Build Out Europe’s Charging Infrastructure
The electric vehicle likely won’t go mainstream until fast charging stations are everywhere. Ionity, an initiative launched with…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Transportation Group: Local Associations Can Help Keep Communities Moving
A new report from the Association for Commuter Transportation makes the case for transportation management associations, public-private partnerships…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Stress in America Survey: Is This the Low Point?
The American Psychological Association’s latest survey on stress in the United States finds that a lot of people…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: Diversity Beyond Numbers
Facebook’s diversity head says that data has value in helping solve diversity issues, but it only goes so…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
As Tech Giants Hit the Hill, Associations Offer Takes on Political Ad Regulation
With concerns about political ads hitting a peak due to the believed Russian influence on the 2016 election,…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Investment Management Group Puts Strategy Focus Into Revamp
The Investment Management Consultants Association, which changed its name to The Investments & Wealth Institute last month, says…
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Research Groups to FCC: Clarify That We’re Not Telemarketers
In a new petition to the Federal Communications Commission, the Insights Association and AAPOR have called for stronger…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
After Funding Cuts, Groups Step Up to Help With Obamacare Open Enrollment
The Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period, starting Wednesday, comes with new budgetary challenges for “navigator” groups meant…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Should Associations Look Into the Audiobook Trend?
Riding the same wave of success as podcasting, audiobooks have grown significantly in the past few years. If…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Could Patreon Take Membership Concepts Mainstream?
For years, the language of membership has often felt unique to the world of associations. But with the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Home Builders Construct Fresh Opposition to Tax Reform Bill
The National Association of Home Builders has come out against GOP efforts at tax reform after leaders refused…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Event Planners See Value of Grabbing Data, Struggle to Take Action
A new report from Cvent shows that event planners are interested in using data in a more sophisticated…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
What Impact Will Generation Z Have on the Workplace?
From recruiting to benefits to processes, the forthcoming wave of gen Z-ers will promise to create some new…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How One CVB Is Driving Fresh Interest in Local Retail
The Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau has launched an initiative that aims to keep the L.A.-area city's…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Newly Launched Digital Therapeutics Alliance Gets Quick Start
The Digital Therapeutics Alliance, first announced this week, hopes to build standards and research around the budding healthcare…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Thursday Buzz: Customize All the Things
How the clothing retailer American Eagle is encouraging people to buy customized jeans in a store where you…
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Tech Lobby Group’s AI Principles: Encourage Growth, Don’t Over-Regulate
The Information Technology Industry Council, which represents some of the tech industry’s biggest players, has released a set…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Quiz: Baseball Trivia, Association Edition
Baseball fans love their trivia, and association pros love associations. Here, the two meet. With the World Series…
