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Take a Vacation From Email

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The Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depo, Connecticut. I also participated in a conference call, but it didn’t feel right, I wasn’t in the game, either game. Shephaug River, Connecticut. Congress Hall, Cape May, New Jersey. The kids see me on email plenty during the working part of the year.

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Diversify Your Retention Rate, and Other Membership Ideas

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Your intrepid membership blogger returns from two conferences at regional societies of association executives with a roundup of tips and ideas, including great questions for member research and the power of delegating metric measurement to staff. Here’s a new membership metric for your association to track: retention rates.

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Your Digital Infrastructure Shouldn’t Be Playing Catch-Up

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Murphy, the Democratic governor of New Jersey, found himself having to name-drop a supposed “dead programming language” at a news conference. But Murphy’s state suddenly needed a lot of help with it, because New Jersey’s unemployment systems rely on COBOL.

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

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I started this listing on February 20th, when there was still a question of whether or not conferences could still be held with the impending threat of the novel coronavirus. EventMB) June 24, 2020 – A growing number of countries are reauthorizing large professional events including trade shows, conferences, exhibitions, and congresses.

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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With almost daily announcements of conference and event cancellations mounting due to fears surrounding the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (that can develop into the deadly COVID-19 ), many association executives are wondering if their own conferences, special events, and Board meetings are safe. Major conferences. New York – 19.5