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How One Association Tackled a Conference Diversity Problem

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But ONA’s 2015 conference, convening this Friday in Los Angeles and running through the weekend, looks different. The Journalist Diversity Project , a website highlighting dozens of talented digital journalists of diverse backgrounds, was particularly effective at making the case about the industry’s diversity problem.

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Airline Quality Rating High in 2012, but So Are Passenger Complaints

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The new projection is also a significant increase from the 1.8 Almost 82 percent of flights arrived on time in 2012, up from 80 percent in 2011. passengers per 100,000 in 2011 to 0.97 passengers per 100,000 in 2011 to 0.97 Given an increase in consumer and business confidence, GBTA now estimates a 5.1 Customer complaints.

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Association Aims to Widen the Playing Field for History Ph.D.s

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earned between the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 academic years, and it projected a similar increase for 2012-2013. million grant will fund pilot projects at four universities, anchored by a suite of national activities implemented by the association.”. percent increase in history Ph.D.s The money from the Andrew W.

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So What’s Taking High-Speed Rail So Long?

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Backers have long touted high-speed rail’s promise as a way to accelerate intercity travel, but getting projects on the rails has gone a whole lot slower than a speeding bullet train. Nonetheless, a few high-speed rail projects (beyond the original, the Northeast Corridor’s Acela trains) are moving forward. Republican Gov.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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In 2011, two scientists at Cambridge University in the UK devised a clever way to measure and model the spread of the flu—an app called FluPhone that used Bluetooth and other wireless signals as a proxy for interactions between people, and asked users to report flu-like symptoms.

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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In 2011, two scientists at Cambridge University in the UK devised a clever way to measure and model the spread of the flu—an app called FluPhone that used Bluetooth and other wireless signals as a proxy for interactions between people, and asked users to report flu-like symptoms.