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Pop-Up Events: The Next Trend for Associations?

Associations Now

One company that’s found success is Target, which started hosting them back in 2002. More recently, it opened a 16,000-square-foot Target Wonderland in New York City for two weeks during last year’s holiday season. Our pop-up stores may be temporary, but they leave quite an impression. Buzz builder.

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Seen Elsewhere: Resources for Trend Scanning, Gaming, Productivity

Idea Architects

It is one thing to remain current with association issues as well as news from the industry or profession your association represents. It offers a daily or weekly newsletter as well as a database of ideas, trends, and innovations organized into more than 20 industry categories. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4).

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Study: Top Execs Willing to Jump Ship for New Jobs

Associations Now

New analysis of data from a decade ago finds 52 percent of executives were willing to pursue a new job if contacted by a recruiter. Back in 2002, more than half of executives were willing to actively consider a new job when contacted by a recruiter, according to a new study. Possibly a lot.

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CPA Group’s Recognition Program Introduces Students to Accounting

Associations Now

Building off an existing relationship, the American Institute of CPAs and NAF, an educational organization, developed a program that introduces high school students to the accounting profession to diversify the next generation of industry professionals.

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Don’t Close the Book on Indie Bookstores Just Yet

Associations Now

1,632 The number of members the American Booksellers Association has—down from 2,400 in 2002, but up after a period of recent declines, according to The New York Times. Could the indie bookstore thrive in the era of the big box?

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Associations at Odds Over Proposed Massachusetts Ban on Noncompete Clauses

Associations Now

61 % The increase in court decisions regarding noncompete agreements between 2002 and 2012, according to a study conducted for the Wall Street Journal by the law firm Beck Reed Riden LLP. The tech industry says a ban is needed to boost innovation, but business groups have a different take. Where Industry Groups Stand.

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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.