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ASAE Joins Tourism, Business Groups to Oppose Texas “Religious Refusal” Bill

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ASAE joined business and tourism leaders in Austin on March 27 in opposing Senate Bill 17 , a pending bill in the Texas Legislature that would weaken LGBTQ rights in the state. ASAE is scheduled to bring its Annual Meeting to Dallas in 2021, which will result in millions of dollars injected into the city’s economy.

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2020 ASAE Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition Breaks Event Registration Record

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The conference garnered 14,108 association professionals, consultants, and industry partners registered for the meeting taking place August 10-12, 2020, with 71 percent of those being first-time attendees. Visit Austin. Visit Dallas. There were some concerns raised about the closed-captioning on the pre-recorded sessions.

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Following Harvey, Meetings Change Course to Give Back

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The destruction left behind by Hurricane Harvey has led to an outpouring of support and donations from individuals, organizations, and industries. Its second-largest annual gathering, Mega Camp, was expecting 7,500 attendees to arrive in Austin next week.

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ASAE Concludes First-Ever Hybrid 2021 ASAE Annual Meeting

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More than 500 attendees participated in the in-person Pop-UPs, hosted by the Atlanta CVB; Visit Charlotte; Choose Chicago; Destination Cleveland; Experience Columbus; Visit Dallas; Destination DC; Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB: Discover The Palm Beaches; and Discover Puerto Rico. Visit Austin. Visit Dallas. Experience Columbus.

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Groups Concerned Pending Texas Bill Could Weaken LGBTQ Protections

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ASAE is committed to working with our members and meetings industry partners in Texas to address legislators’ concerns while keeping Texas open and accessible for all.”. But six major Texas cities—Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Plano and San Antonio—have their own nondiscrimination protections in place.

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ASAE Joins Business, Hospitality Groups to Oppose Texas ‘Bathroom Bill’

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Saying that a bill introduced in Austin last week would discriminate against the LGBT community and hurt business in Texas, ASAE and others in the hospitality, meetings, and association industries announced a joint campaign to oppose it.

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Texas’ High-Tech Sector Is Open For Business — Let’s Keep It That Way

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Texas is well known for many things — BBQ, Buc-ee’s, and a burgeoning tech industry. Our state is home to more than 17,600 technology firms that employ nearly 204,000 workers , and last year the Austin-Round Rock metro area and Dallas claimed the top two spots as the strongest hubs for tech jobs in the country.

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