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Houston, Dallas Convention Centers Become Storm Shelters

Associations Now

And while Dallas is largely out of reach of the storm’s worst devasation, the city’s Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center is being converted into a megashelter, ready to accommodate as many as 5,000 evacuees by Tuesday morning. “We have approximately 740,000 people who live in this hurricane watch area of 30 counties.

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Pop-Palooza at ASAE 12 in Dallas

Association Subculture

I'm taking to the blog to invite you all to my session on Pop Culture at the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) upcoming conference in Dallas. She is also an accomplished public speaker. I am pretty sure that I have used this clip before but really, it seems appropriate for today.

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Dallas Police Association: Here’s Our Plan to Boost Officer Morale

Associations Now

With more than 80 percent of the association’s members saying that the Dallas Police Department’s morale is at an all-time low, the association is offering a 10-step plan to help improve things. ” The post Dallas Police Association: Here’s Our Plan to Boost Officer Morale appeared first on Associations Now.'

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

Associations Now

ASAE President and CEO John Graham, FASAE, CAE, joined leaders from Texas Welcomes All, Texas Competes, Visit Dallas, Visit Fort Worth, PCMA and others at a press conference in Austin to oppose SB 17 and SB 15, another bill pending in the Texas Legislature.

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Texas House Considers Discriminatory Bill Alternative

Associations Now

ASAE believes that existing city ordinances that protect LGBTQ individuals in public spaces should be left alone. The Dallas Observer reported that 66 witnesses spoke against the bill, while six spoke in favor. Graham, IV, FASAE, CAE, said. This was the first time Abbott stated his support publicly for a measure on this issue.

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November 1963 Through the Lens of the Internet Age

Virtual

But I’m gripped by a few thoughts on the difference today’s technology would have made if it had existed on that day in Dallas. Today, video cameras exist throughout many public spaces. Today, there would no doubt be cameras on the Dallas buildings, and in buildings such as the school book depository.

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Diversity Front of Mind for PGA Ahead of Big Move

Associations Now

With diversity issues long facing its membership and golf in general, the association sees opportunity for improvement as it moves to the Dallas area in the coming years. As the Dallas News notes , the association has a membership that is 91 percent white and almost 96 percent male.