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

Associations Now

The bill, which would allow state-licensed professionals to deny services based on a “sincerely held religious belief,” advanced out of the Senate State Affairs Committee March 25. 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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More Thoughts on #ASAE12

Thanks For Playing

The Good: I love what ASAE has done with the volunteer committee structure. First of all, they've forced us to be more efficient by scheduling MUCH shorter committee meetings. Sitting in a committee meeting for 8 hours is torture that shouldn't be forced on ANYONE. Hallelujah!

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Groups Concerned Pending Texas Bill Could Weaken LGBTQ Protections

Associations Now

But six major Texas cities—Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Plano and San Antonio—have their own nondiscrimination protections in place. The bill has been advanced by the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee and is now eligible to be taken up by the full Senate.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

Host: Prevue Meetings Speakers: Anne Gorman, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, streamlinevents John Klukan, CHA, Market Director of Sales + Marketing, JW Marriott Dallas Arts District Terry Matthews-Lombardo, CMP, TML Services Group, LLC Thu 5/18 at 2 p.m. – More info/register. Need a Winning Event Strategy?

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ASAE Cites Discrimination, Business Impact in Testimony Opposing Texas Bill

Associations Now

As a Texas Senate committee considered a proposed “bathroom bill” in a Tuesday hearing, ASAE submitted written testimony opposing SB 6, saying the measure discriminates against members of the LGBT community and is bad for business. According to an economic impact study by TAB, passage of the legislation could result in the loss of $8.5

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Heart Association Rolls Out Traveler-Friendly CPR Training

Associations Now

Kiosks will be set up at Chicago O’Hare, Indianapolis, Las Vegas’ McCarran, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall airports, in addition to the pilot kiosk currently at Dallas/Ft. The Dallas pilot kiosk alone has trained more than 25,000 travelers since 2013. Worth airport.

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Segmenting Members Leads to More Relevant Communications – and More Memberships

Association Adviser

“We have real estate members who own or manage buildings, and vendor members who supply products and services that help those building owners and managers work more effectively,” said Tracy White, marketing communications and membership coordinator for BOMA Dallas. “We Committee membership. For-profit/non-profit affiliation.