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Conference Circuit: Foodservice Pros

Associations Now

The Association for Healthcare Foodservice’s 2017 Annual Conference begins in National Harbor, Maryland, next week. Conference: AHF 2017 Annual Conference. City: National Harbor, Maryland. Five teams will take part in the finals of the Association for Healthcare Foodservice’s 2017 Culinary Competition onsite.

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Internet Association Promotes John Olsen to Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs

InternetAssociation

He previously served as Director of State Government Affairs for the Northeast Region, where he was instrumental in expanding IA’s presence in state legislatures from Maryland to Maine. Olsen joined IA in 2017 as the New York Director for the State Government Affairs team.

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Report: The Story Machine Learning Tells About Nonprofits

Associations Now

The firm used topic modeling, a type of machine learning, to analyze 2017 tax filings from 353,000 nonprofits secured from the IRS and managed using Amazon Web Services. Recently, the data analytics firm Civis teamed with the magazine Fast Company to dive into data about nonprofits in 15 different topic areas.

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Association Community Floods Social Media With Tributes to ASAE’s Graham

Associations Now

. “I had the privilege of working with John, and he was a great friend, mentor, and supporter,” National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay, who served as ASAE board chair in 2017 and 2018, said in a statement. Stefanie Reeves, CAE, Executive Director, Maryland Psychological Association.

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Making the case for chapters

Mariner Management

Take PRSA Maryland who began the DEI conversation in 2017. Chapters can deliver more relevant and timely content, which in turn can engage the younger and more diverse members. Look to chapters as a channel for taking these conversations up to the national/global level.

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Tuesday Buzz: Is Your Leadership Pipeline Clogged?

Associations Now

. — Tobin Conley, CAE (@TobinConley) May 23, 2017. — Sarah Sladek (@SarahSladek) May 23, 2017. The first ever Xperience Design Project kicks off today in National Harbor, Maryland. It's hard to capture the experience in a pic but trust me – this isn't your grandfather's conference.

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Games Done Quick Gives Gaming—And Charity—Another Swift Kick

Associations Now

This year’s event, a 156-hour extravaganza taking place January 6-13 at a hotel in Rockville, Maryland, keeps going long after most event planners have gone to bed. In 2017, Games Done Quick raised more than $200,000 in an event specifically put together to offer aid after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston.