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ASAE Joins Tourism, Business Groups to Oppose Texas “Religious Refusal” Bill

Associations Now

Saying that a pending bill in the Texas Legislature would discriminate against the LGBTQ community and hurt business, ASAE, along with others in the tourism, business, and association community, held a press conference to oppose it.

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Take Your Conference Full Frontal

Velvet Chainsaw

It’s time to take your conference full frontal! It’s time to challenge and encourage your conference stakeholders to focus on engaging their brains at a higher level. It’s time to develop conference experiences that help your stakeholders think smarter. So how do we put full frontal into practice in our conferences?

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Groups Denounce Texas Bill as Discriminatory Ahead of Special Session

Associations Now

A group of local visitor bureaus, businesses, lawmakers, and associations spoke out against the proposed Texas “bathroom bill” on Monday as the legislature prepared to kick off a 30-day special session. Graham IV, FASAE, CAE, said at the press conference. The session, called by Gov. Greg Abbott, is scheduled to last 30 days.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: When the Professional is Also.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. A couple of weeks ago, my Twitter feed was filled with Tweets from friends and colleagues talking about workshop proposals they had submitted for the 2012 ASAE Annual Meeting in Dallas. Email This BlogThis!

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What a Year Can Do

Association 141+

Though I did not realize it at the time, ASAE Annual Conference 2011 in St. And I can not wait for the conference in Dallas. There have been some really great posts lately on how to get the most out of the ASAE Annual Conference – so I don’t really feel the need to repeat those key insights. I am a CAE.

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Smart Sourcing a New Generation of Association Talent

Association Success

If that perfect market analyst lives in Anchorage and your office is in Dallas—no worries. Think about the members who vet the content at annual proceedings, who review certification proposals or serve on your boards and committees. One of the advantages of hiring freelancers is that location doesn’t trump talent.

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