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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.26.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Inclusive conferences. Barbara Palmer at PCMA Convene lists eight ways conference organizers, sponsors, speakers and attendees can make conferences more racially diverse. Conference and education teams. Virtual conference advice.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.7.20

Reid All About it

Exhibitors want to stay loyal to industry conferences and trade shows, but they are weighing the expenses against the decreasing ROI. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Mac Campbell, CVP, Baltimore Convention Center. A new episode is posted every Monday by 1 p.m.

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Ten Reasons We’re Excited About MedBiquitous 2017

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The conference is held each year on the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine campus in Baltimore. I’m referencing a workshop led by Dr. David Topps and Ellen Meiselman from last year’s conference.) MedBiquitous’s Activity Report standard, for example, is at the heart of the PARS system that is key to CME. Why do we go?

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Three Cities Sync Up to Generate More Meetings Business

Associations Now

Taking a new team approach, Baltimore, San Antonio, and Anaheim, California, will combine resources to offer meeting planners a one-stop-shop for all three destinations. San Antonio, Baltimore, and Anaheim, California, are banking on it as they team up to help boost their convention business. Are three cities better than one?

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How College Media Is Evolving in the Digital Era

Associations Now

This year, for example, Johns Hopkins University opted not to publish its yearbook, the Hullabaloo , for the first time in 126 years. It was just the latest of many schools in the Baltimore area to drop their printed yearbook. “I Yearbooks Face Challenges. And it’s not only student newspapers.

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Are We All Generalists in Association Culture?

Association Success

A couple of years later, another unexpected life shift brought me down to the Baltimore area, where I found my current position in the association world. For example, I worked on a contract where the government employees did not like contractors disrupting their world.

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Monday Buzz: Google Glass, Giving Back

Associations Now

Google Glass has been put to good use by associations in the past, with the Washington Restaurant Association providing a good example of how the technology can be employed during a conference. After evaluating more than 1,300 submissions, Google chose five winners , with purposes ranging from fundraising to educating.