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Could Your Association Thrive in a Remote-First Culture?

Associations Now

But what if this desire for a central location, both in terms of office and locale, comes at the cost of innovation? The syndicates were in New York City, and both the relationships and logistics involved were important to the comic artists. (A And the tech world runs into this problem a lot, too.

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Friday Buzz: An Experiment in Hacking Vulnerability

Associations Now

Hiller, the lead innovation engineer for Aptify, recently conducted an experiment that involved putting a few servers online just to see how long it would take for them to be breached. If you have a strong New York City accent, you may not be taken as seriously as someone with a British accent.

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Are We All Generalists in Association Culture?

Association Success

However, 3 years into this role, my military spouse received orders to move to New York City, where I found it challenging to find an IT role without possessing a Bachelor’s Degree. Solving a challenge of this scope provokes innovation. In the midst of a ‘what now?’ moment, I decided to pursue a career in linguistics.

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Game Plan 2014: Seeing Around the Corners

Association Adviser

” DuBois added that webinars and virtual events are also a great way for non-members to sample the great programs, content and speakers you have at your live events before committing to attend. “Make sure your content has a long shelf life after presenting it. Can associations improve their IQ (innovation quotient)?

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Destinations Experiment With New Marketing Efforts

Associations Now

The effort aims to increase awareness for Chicago as a business and tourism destination and showcase the city’s technology and cultural industries. “I want them to walk away thinking that Chicago is a really innovative place,” Dylan Rice, director of creative industries and music for DCASE, told the Chicago Tribune.

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Global Dispatch: Meetings Takeaways From Great Ideas Asia-Pacific

Associations Now

It was great few days of learning, networking, and hearing about the issues that association executives outside of the United States are dealing with and how they’re innovating and better serving their members. Last week I had the opportunity to attend ASAE’s Great Ideas in Association Management Conference, Asia-Pacific , in Hong Kong.

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Executive Connections: Train, Learn, Survive.

Executive Connections

I attended the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA) Information Industry Summit (IIS) in New York City last week, and I was encouraged by the positive attitudes expressed by leaders in the content industry. Train, Learn, Survive. Yes, the economy is bad and is going to get worse. How can SLA members help?