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ASAE Board of Directors Announces Selection of Michelle Mason as Next President and CEO

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Throughout her career, Michelle has demonstrated a commitment to the association community and ASAE, and a proven ability to drive alignment and results in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment,” Caldeira said. Michelle is a strategic thinker, proven consensus builder, effective communicator, and fearless advocate.

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Financial impacts: What the costs of COVID-19 mean for community associations

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General costs of doing business rose globally in 2020 due to wage increases, annual inflation, increase in employer premiums, cost of living, and implementation of new technologies and equipment to manage remote workforces and provide continued services. How is your community managing costs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Embracing change: Adapting community association management to a pandemic

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Karen Martinez, chief executive officer at ASPM-San Diego, says a transition to cloud-based technologies in 2019 facilitated remote work for its administrative staff. “The transition has allowed us to expand from central Oregon throughout the state, implementing greater flexibility for staff,” Maxwell remarks.

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Conference Circuit: Go With the Flow

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The Association of Water Technologies’ Annual Convention and Exposition kicks off next week. More than 1,000 water-treatment professionals will make their way to sunny San Diego after the Labor Day weekend to increase their business connections and resources, gain knowledge, and find cost-effective solutions to their challenges.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.5.21

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Explore the trends and technologies your association can better monetize and/or innovate with so you can more effectively educate and communicate with your members, constituents, and the public. Host: Jay Daughtry, Chief Communications Officer/Owner, CQbd. Host: ASAE Finance and Business Operations Professionals Community.

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BIO International Convention 2020: Taking an International 17,000 Attendee Conference Virtual in Under 8 Weeks

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This year’s convention was scheduled to take place in San Diego, June 8-11, 2020. They had the text communication box open and many of the speakers were online live while the video was playing to interact with attendees and answer questions. While you need to make sure you cover all your event costs (staff, technology, etc.),

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Time for a Conference Chatbot?

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“After research and ideation, we determined that a chatbot, preloaded with our FAQs, would handle a large percentage of inbound inquiries, providing members with immediate and accurate responses to their most pressing questions,” said Chrissy Jones, AICPA’s lead manager of communications and member engagement.

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