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Reads of the Week: October 26, 2012

Reid All About it

Yes, I know all kinds of very important people go on and on about STEM, but now, a STEM to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and humanities, and mathematics) movement is emerging. This weekend you will find me wandering around the house peering at wood with wal nut in hand. Fellow liberal arts majors: no regrets!

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New York’s E-Prescription Law Keeps Medical Associations Wary

Associations Now

I-STOP, a 2012 law taking effect later this month in New York, will penalize doctors who fail to use e-prescriptions—a replacement for doctors’ handwritten notes that advocates believe can limit the abuse of controlled substances. president of the Medical Society of the State of New York, told the Journal.

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Humanizing Business and Helping CFOs with Change

Jamie Notter

Posted June 1, 2012. The first is a session that I’ll be doing at BlogWorld Expo in New York City , along with my coauthor Maddie Grant and Amy Ward, who is the Membership Director at the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN). Moneyball and Management Innovation. July 2012 (9). June 2012 (7).

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Newspaper Association Taps Outsider for Top Job

Associations Now

Chavern also highlighted his background in the technology industry: Since last year, after a stint as the Chamber’s COO, he’s headed the Chamber’s Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation, where he “led a research and outreach program which was dedicated to the economic power of data-driven innovation.”.

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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. Such agreements are common for CEOs; 78.7

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Leveraging Professional Speakers For Conference Impact

Velvet Chainsaw

Technology innovations, including Skype , Snagit, DIY screen capture and affordable video editing tools, can help you bring more thought leaders to your conference experience. This was another innovative element of PCMA’s 2012 annual meeting, Convening Leaders. Most conference expense budgets are tight and limiting.

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The Hidden Costs of Inefficiency

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Just ask New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Between 2000 and 2010, the city’s MetroCard system was an unexpected profit center for the city, as passengers let $500 million in prepaid fares expire, according to The New York Times. Expired card value does benefit the MTA.

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