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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.7.20

Reid All About it

Examine the steps to build a business case for sustainability initiatives at your events and venues by using food waste as an example. Mac Campbell, CVP, Baltimore Convention Center. But some new technologies could change that. Host: MIT Technology Review. Host: Association Women Technology Champions. 1 CMP credit.

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Amazon’s HQ2: 3 Ripple Effects for Associations

Associations Now

Already, some cities within a day’s drive of Northern Virginia, such as Raleigh, North Carolina , and Baltimore , are seeing ways to turn the HQ2 decision into a net positive. The DC region was already known to be tech-forward (see a recent CompTIA study , for example). More wide-ranging tech savvy.

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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. MedBiquitous’s mission is “advancing the health professions through technology standards.” As a learning technology company with a strategic focus on the health professions, we could not do what we do without technology standards.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.26.20

Reid All About it

When I lived in the DC area, my brother and I used to go to the Baltimore Lithuanian Festival every year for our fix of people who looked like our relatives (we’re a strong quarter Lithuanian), sausages, dumplings, potato pancakes, Lithuanian beer, viryta (spiced honey kick-ass liqueur), and šaltibarš? Hosts: Breezio and Adage Technologies.

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Are We All Generalists in Association Culture?

Association Success

Today, I am the Director of Data Systems and Technology for ACPA—College Student Educators International. 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. A broad skill set could help you meet your members’ needs.

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New Taxi Association Board President Refocuses Uber Fight

Associations Now

Kines, who is also the Mid-Atlantic vice president of Baltimore-based cab company Transdev, said taxi companies need to learn how to compete with ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft because they’re here to stay. Here’s where TLPA comes in. It’s trying to constantly refresh the ideas in our members’ minds,” he explained. “We

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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.