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Chicago’s Plan to Stay in the Conference Game

Associations Now

Chicago has been whipsawed. Second- and third-tier cities are nipping at Chicago’s heels in ways they never have before. With smaller locales challenging the Windy City’s conference dominance, a new hotel could help Chicago regain some ground. But that’s about to change. percent later this year.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.12.19

Reid All About it

Host: Unleashed Technologies. Presenter: Chad Hester, Solutions Architect at Unleashed Technologies. Presenters: Sharon Conley, Web-based Technology Director, National Association of School Nurses. CDT – Partnership Professionals Network Idea Exchange (Chicago IL). Location: Chicago IL. Location: Arlington VA.

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Association Brain Food: 2.24.23

Reid All About it

Host: UST Education Speakers: Jeff Horne, Co-Founder, CEO, Wicket Steve Shock, VP Marketing, Wicket Marketing Technology Specialist Tue 2/28 at 12 p.m. Their efforts resulted in OSPE’s highest membership growth since 2008. Strategizing effective engagement is ever-changing given the new trends and technologies we see every day.

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Get To Know Me!

Association Okie

I first noticed this at ASAE’s 2007 Annual Meeting in Chicago. I joined the backchannel, followed and responded to the information on it, and wound up joining some of the leading technology folks in ASAE for a beer one night. I met her in San Diego, at ASAE 2008. I felt like I knew Ben because I read his blog.

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40 Years of the Cellphone: Key Moments in Mobile History

Associations Now

“In ways big and small, the BlackBerry has changed the way Congress does business,” Politico noted in a 2008 article on the phenomenon. Even to this day, it’s the device of choice for many federal agencies , though newer devices are encroaching on their territory. But with 47.8 Now, they’re an essential business tool.

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Social Media and Tourism

ChatterBachs

He was with the tourism bureau of Ann Arbor in the mid-’90s, when the confluence of tourism and web technology really began. In 2008 and 2009, David worked with Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) to host and conduct seminars on social media for those in the tourism industry.

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Water Boy : Off Stage

Off Stage

2, 2008 - Water Boy. 3, 2008 - RE: Water Boy. 5, 2008 - RE: Water Boy. One I especially liked was Terry Watson (out of Chicago, IL). 5, 2008 - RE: Water Boy. Technology. I wrote those two previous blog articles on the AE and the Board of Directors, thinking to stimulate a little discussion. Permanent Link.

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