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Thursday Buzz: Cleveland Prepares for GOP Convention

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Serious event planning is underway for events around the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this July. Plus: The head of a major airline group offers his two cents on industry regulation. IATA CEO Interview: 'We've Got to Be Very Careful We Don't Re-Regulate the Industry' https://t.co/LsGi9LSjSU

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Trade Association Advocacy and the Political Conventions

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In DC shorthand it’s referred to as “Cleveland” or “Philadelphia” as in “are you going to Cleveland?”. There’s been a wave of reporting recently about trade associations and corporations reducing their investments in convention activities, particularly the Republican one this week in Cleveland. Here’s the Washington Post story.

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How to Delight Meeting Attendees in 2020

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Attendee satisfaction is the best indicator of the success of your meeting, reports Event MB in its State of the Event Industry survey. The organization transformed a big-box room at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland into the ultimate CrossFit gym , hosting literal hometown heroes to compete with world-renowned CrossFit athletes.

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High Quality Educational Content Remains Key for Attendees

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The industry is constantly changing so we have to provide education that keeps up.”. In 2019, the AAMI held its meeting in Cleveland, home to the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, the MetroHealth System, and biomedical organizations such as BioEnterprise. The relationships we cultivated in Cleveland made it possible.

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A Quiet Art Conservation Association Gets a Little Less Quiet

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For nearly 70 years, the Cleveland-based Intermuseum Conservation Association has quietly helped to preserve and maintain art throughout the Midwest. Associations serve a wide variety of roles for their local communities, their industries, or the world at large. Its next restoration project? Its own building.

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Gaming Association Expands Code of Conduct for Casino Industry

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“AGA is committed to leading the effort to ensure our customers enjoy the casino gaming industry responsibly,” AGA President and CEO Geoff Freeman said in a news release. The post Gaming Association Expands Code of Conduct for Casino Industry appeared first on Associations Now.

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Political Science: Meetings Industry Effort Makes Most of Election Season

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The idea is while all of those policymakers are together in one place in Philadelphia and Cleveland [for the national conventions], we want to take an opportunity to highlight and advertise the importance of meetings,” Dominguez told industry publication Skift. “We Please share in the comments.