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Here Come the Drones: Industry Groups Talk Up FAA’s Unmanned Device Tests

Associations Now

About the program: After receiving 25 applications spanning two dozen states, the FAA approved six bids to operate sites for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research. The FAA chose locations for their infrastructure, climate, and geographic diversity, as well as experience in aviation work.

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Industry Group Forecasts Winds of Change as Wildfires Rage

Associations Now

Several pieces of legislation have been introduced to address the funding for fighting wildfires, which is especially prescient given the fact that wildfires, according to The New York Times , are burning longer and earlier. The system is compatible with water, foam, chemical retardant, or another other agent the USFS might supply.”.

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Oregon State Bar Maps the Road to Greater Diversity

Associations Now

The organization, which represents legal professionals in a judicial system that has been dogged by a lack of diversity, says it’s been making progress on the issue. The turning point was a 1994 Oregon Supreme Court task force report [PDF] that alleged bias against racial and ethnic minorities in the state’s judicial system.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.3.20

Reid All About it

They share guidelines on the best communication style, options for different types of virtual meetings with chapter leaders, and ways to provide chapter leaders with news, resources and advice. DelCor’s Tobin Conley, CAE, provides a list of selection criteria for a new learning management system. Priya Parker, New York Times ).