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Safety
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Harassment at Events: Liability Concerns and Prevention Best Practices
The opportunity to participate in annual meetings, conferences, tradeshows, and other association-sponsored events is often a primary motivation…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Online Dating Scams: New Infographic Lays Out The Risks
Before you go online to find a Valentine’s Day date, check out an infographic from the ABA Foundation…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
As Flu Season Closes Schools, Principals Group Pushes for At-Home Learning, Support Staff
While school administrators nationwide struggle with the flu season, the National Association of Secondary School Principals works alongside…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
ATF Teams With Trade Group to Prevent Gun Store Thefts
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is collaborating with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on a…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Is Your Website-Hosting Service Secure?
What is secure web hosting? Secure web hosting means your website is stored on a server with the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
The Organization Behind the Doomsday Clock
For more than 70 years, the iconic-but-dark Doomsday Clock has been the work of a nonprofit magazine with…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations: “Tide Pod Challenge” Is No Laughing Matter
Young people participating in the latest social media video challenge---in which they eat laundry detergent pods in creative…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Hawaii Incident Highlights Limits of Emergency Alert System
The recent incident in Hawaii, in which a test message was accidentally sent to millions of people on…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Drip Dangers: Associations Sound Alarm About IV Bag Shortage
Associations are continuing to raise concerns about a shortage of IV bags filled with saline or nutrients—along with…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Why “Do Not Disturb” Might Become a Thing of the Past
After dozens were killed and hundreds wounded when a gunman fired on a crowd from a Las Vegas…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Associations’ Tips for Dealing With Extreme Cold
From advice on heart health to safety tips with space heaters, associations far and wide have lots of…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Consumer Tech Group Heightens Security Measures Ahead of Conference
The Consumer Technology Association unveils new security measures in advance of CES 2018, its January conference and tradeshow.
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Deadly Amtrak Crash Highlights Safety Challenges for Rail Associations
Monday’s Amtrak crash near Olympia, Washington, which occurred as the train was traveling at high speeds on a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Kentucky Alcohol Groups: We’ll Pay for the Designated Driver This Holiday Season
Groups representing Kentucky distillers, brewers, and wholesalers are funding more than $10,000 in free rides for Kentucky residents…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Fire Protection Group Adapts to Year-Round Wildfire Season
From translations to tweens to Twitter, the National Fire Protection Association has been finetuning its communications for an…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
A Public Awareness Lesson From Avocados
A surgical association’s comments on the dangers of cutting avocados may have led to the sale of seedless…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: Protecting Event Spaces
Event spaces are adapting new technologies to make attendees safer. Also: data-backed steps to improve your Instagram strategy.
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Hot Air Balloon Group’s New Program Puts Safety First
After a fatal hot air balloon crash in 2016, the Balloon Federation of America is launching a new…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Halloween for Pets: Dress ‘Em Up, but Don’t Feed ‘Em Candy
Pets have become a more common part of the way that people experience Halloween, but the American Veterinary…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
AUVSI Expands Public Safety Partnership Into New Member Category
The unmanned vehicles group is now offering a new membership category focused on public safety officials and organizations—an…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How to Create Safer Events
Recent attacks on “soft targets” around the world, including a bombing at England’s Manchester Arena in May, have…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Robotics Industry Launches Alliance With Federal Safety Watchdogs
The Robotic Industries Association will work closely with OSHA and NIOSH, two federal agencies focused on setting federal…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Mayors Take Strong Pledge Against Extremism, Bigotry
In tandem with the Anti-Defamation League, more than 270 mayors nationwide, including many members of the U.S. Conference…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How Associations Are Helping Older Drivers Stay Safe Behind the Wheel
With a growing number of older motorists, a variety of groups—both in the automotive industry and outside of…
