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Game Plan 2014: Seeing Around the Corners

Association Adviser

Reader Note: Learn more about the science of innovation by attending IAOIP’s Innova-Con annual meeting next month in New York City. “We’re willing to put resources—both staff and financial—into some of these new technologies to see how they work. .” You’ll know you’ll find a way to get it done in 2014.

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The Art of the Retirement Announcement

Associations Now

The two TV stars joined a growing list of New York celebrities to call it quits in a similar fashion: Before the 2013 Major League Baseball season, New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera announced it would be his last , and Mo’s teammate Derek Jeter did the same this year.

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Oscars Foul-Up: Lessons From Notable Event Embarrassments

Associations Now

At one of those events, the 2014 Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) annual meeting, a shoe was thrown at the former first lady’s head. In the days before she became a 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton had been making the rounds at a variety of association events as a keynote speaker. The takeaway? Dealing With Hecklers.

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Big Data: Big Headache or Big Opportunity for Associations?

Association Adviser

READER NOTE: Association Adviser is in the final stages of preparing the 2014 edition of the annual Association Communication Benchmarking Study. It’s also a great member benefit and new member recruiting tool. Before going down the path of Big Data, experts say you need to get your “small data” right.

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