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Ethos Capital Offers Concessions In Effort to Ease Concerns About Proposed.Org Sale

Associations Now

On February 21, Ethos Capital—the private equity firm seeking to buy the rights to operate the.org domain registry—offered a set of legally binding concessions to.org registrants concerned about the proposed sale. Since 2003,org has been run by a nonprofit corporation called Public Interest Registry.

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To Theme or Not to Theme?

Associations Now

Associations often theme their conferences to provide direction to those submitting session proposals. Last month, the American Historical Association announced that its 2020 annual meeting will not a have a theme —for the first time since 2003. How do you determine the right approach?

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: When the Professional is Also.

Idea Architects

A couple of weeks ago, my Twitter feed was filled with Tweets from friends and colleagues talking about workshop proposals they had submitted for the 2012 ASAE Annual Meeting in Dallas. To me "My proposal didnt get accepted" is very different than "I got rejected." One focuses on the proposal; one focuses on the personal.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Instead of Training, Try Talking

Idea Architects

The telephone call or Request for Proposals are always so similar. The proposed work involves having a consultant do individual interviews and offer recommendations, lead some training on interpersonal communication, and maybe provide some ongoing process consultation. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #15: Tools for.

Idea Architects

Six Thinking Hats: Many facilitators find using Edward deBonos Six Thinking Hats to be a useful tool when participants have a specific idea or proposal to evaluate. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1). May 2003 (2). Apr 2003 (1). Mar 2003 (1). Feb 2003 (3). Jan 2003 (2).

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Prescription Drug Ads: Advertising Group Bucks Medical Association’s Stance

Associations Now

In the Western States case in 2003, a case which involved pharmaceutical advertising, the U.S. ’ Clearly the AMA proposal fails that test,” Jaffe said in his blog post. . “Banning DTC advertising also raises very serious First Amendment concerns.

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Mathematics Association Prize Upped to $1 Million

Associations Now

To take home the million dollars, a potential winner must get the proposed solution published in a respected, refereed mathematics publication that, in the opinion of the prize committee, maintains the highest editorial standards. .” (Editor’s note: We’re word people. Trust us, you don’t want us to try to describe this problem to you.

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