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Bonus content – Event Garde e-news May edition

Aaron Wolowiec

Q & A with Gina Sutherland , director of education and events, California Society of Association Executives. Q: It’s a beautiful day in California. How would you use this knowledge to better your industry? Gina Sutherland, director of education and events, CalSAE. What would we most likely find you doing?

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Turn Your Harshest Critics Into Your Biggest Supporters

Associations Now

During the show, he shared a story about reading an article in the Boston Globe years ago that took an unfair dig at his career. The second example comes from the Association for Creative Industries. The first came from this week’s episode of Dax Shepard’s podcast , Armchair Expert.

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How to Tell If GDPR Applies to You

Association Adviser

Already, California has enacted their own privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2019 (CCPA). Being in the insurance industry and dealing a lot with cyber liability policies (and claims), I feel that the passing of GDPR and CCPA in the U.S. Previously, Brian was a vice president with Boston Insurance Brokerage, Inc.

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Conference Circuit: Education Technology Advocates Cross Digital Divides

Associations Now

A Boston accelerator brings community members together to discuss ways to improve and expand use of technology to improve education. These challenges inspired this year’s theme of Boston education technology accelerator LearnLaunch Institute ’s annual conference , “Across Boundaries: Delivering on Edtech’s Promise.”

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CompTIA Study Finds Tech Hubs Where You Wouldn’t Expect Them

Associations Now

The list put a lean on cities that had affordable costs of living, but even considering that, some of the most expensive cities in the country—including San Francisco, Boston, and San Jose, California—ranked high on the list. Part of the reason?

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Associations at Odds Over Proposed Massachusetts Ban on Noncompete Clauses

Associations Now

The tech industry says a ban is needed to boost innovation, but business groups have a different take. Where Industry Groups Stand. California is one of just two states (along with North Dakota) that ban noncompete clauses in most cases. “We Webb told The Boston Herald.

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Expand Your Product Line: Clone Your Classic Conference into Punchy Regionals

Association Success

For us, that tends to be Anaheim, Orlando, San Antonio, Nashville, and Boston. However, by adding smaller regional events, new Goldilocks zones open up in other cities including suburban areas, which for us meant great venues in Columbus, Ohio; Sacramento, California; and Hartford, Connecticut, to name a few.