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The Fantasy Sports Industry Is Still Growing—Despite the Extra Regulations

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Here’s an update on the industry, along with how associations are helping things along. According to a June press release from the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, it generates $7.22 Before the 2016 FSTA annual meeting, attendees were unsure of the way that regulations would affect the industry. and Canada.

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Ethanol Industry Suffers Setback as EPA Proposes Lower 2014 Target

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But the oil industry suggests the proposal doesn’t go far enough. The ethanol industry definitely wasn’t revving up for this. More details below: About the proposal: The EPA’s 2014 Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) proposal released Friday would set the target total for renewable fuels in the U.S.

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Sponsorships: What Do Meeting Organizers and Exhibitors Want?

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“A top priority of event organizers today is driving revenue growth, and sponsorships are seen as a top area of opportunity, while exhibitors are looking to enhance the value of sponsorships,” said Vice President of GES MarketWorks and Strategy David Saef in a press release. What do they consider more mundane?

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Innovation: Key to Boosting Meeting Attendance

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As of two weeks ago, the National Defense Industrial Association already had six cancelled events listed on its events webpage , all the result of sequestration and increased scrutiny on government spending around meetings. By leading innovation, we exponentially increase the amount of money poured in.

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The Latest Internet of Things Group? The Open Connectivity Foundation

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In 2013, AllSeen Alliance formed to standardize IoT function connectivity. The OCF will create a set of open specifications and protocols to enable devices from a variety of manufactures to securely and seamlessly interact with one another,” Microsoft said in a press release. The latest effort to bring things together? “The