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Boozing, Bribing and Brawling on Election Day

Reid All About it

George Washington was 24 years old when he first ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Burgesses. Washington lost that first time and learned his lesson. During the 1860 presidential election, Democratic supporters of Stephen Douglas held a “Grand Political Carnival and Ox Roast” in New York City.

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Synergy in the Boardroom: From Chaos to High Functioning

SCD Group

Policies were presented and adopted to ensure that new initiatives were not to be brought to the Board without having been vetted at the committee and staff level and that all proposals required a clear mapping to strategic plan as well as a sound business proposition. This year, Kellen is celebrating 50 years in business.

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Association Leadership: Stepping Into Chairs Role

SCD Group

The Nominations Committee is being encouraged to better assess skill and experience levels of potential candidates and be stronger in rejecting under-qualified candidate applicants. Also, the staff provides helpful tools to the chair to help him/her keep a strategic focus during board meetings (e.g.,

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Amtrak Derailment Puts Transit Groups’ Issues Front and Center

Associations Now

On Tuesday night, Amtrak’s problems—particularly related to funding and infrastructure—were on display in a dramatic derailment of a New York City-bound train outside of Philadelphia. The Washington Post noted Wednesday that Amtrak is mostly unused in GOP districts.)

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Metro-North Crash Intensifies Calls for Improved Safety, Funding

Associations Now

As the investigation of the deadly New York City train derailment this week continues, transportation regulators and industry groups have zeroed in on the issue of safety—specifically, the funding and technology needed to make commuter rail travel more secure. It has been a very difficult year for the railroad.”.

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Cross-Border Collaboration: Sell Successfully Overseas by Learning the Local Needs

Plexus Consulting

A regional development strategy The Association of Career Management Consulting Firms International (AOCFI), Washington, D.D., The challenges were how best to create a global organization out of a highly fragmented structure and how to enter into new markets where they had no previous presence at all.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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The schedule for the games is key to preparing for the games,” Tokyo organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori said. Right now, take New York City. With large technology vendors moving their events completely on-line, we believe the stage is set for a new normal moving forward when it comes to in-person events”.