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How Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Can Help Associations Adapt to a Tight Events Market

Associations Now

For the past decade, Travel Portland has been focusing on intentional change with its EDI efforts, said Angela Nelson, vice president of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Travel Portland recently reviewed its process for evaluating vendors when it issues requests for proposals and requests for qualifications. “We

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Congratulations to the ACCE 2022 Chamber of the Year Finalists

GrowthZone

The award finalists will be interviewed at the upcoming ACCE Conference, Accelerate Indy, and winners will be announced at the ACCE Awards Show on Friday, July 27, 2022. Portland Business Alliance. Portland, Ore. The award recognizes excellence in operations, member services, and community leadership. McDonough, Ga. Conway, Ark.

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Congratulations to the ACCE 2023 Chamber of the Year Finalists

GrowthZone

Portland Business Alliance – Portland, Ore. Pearland Chamber of Commerce – Pearland, Texas Category Two Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development – Mansfield, Ohio Winter Park Chamber of Commerce – Winter Park, Fla. Category Three Lancaster Chamber – Lancaster, Pa.

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Preparing Your Association for AI

Association Analytics

As a first prompt, you might ask it to provide three cities based on where your association held its conference over the last five years. The results? San Diego, California Orlando, Florida Seattle, Washington Let’s say these all sound appealing, but you want to get a bit more granular.

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Conference Circuit: Western Arts Alliance

Associations Now

The Western Arts Alliance’s 2019 Annual Conference starts next week. Conference: 2019 WAA Annual Conference. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. Rundown Attendees: 700 plus. Exhibits: 180. Learning options: 20 plus.

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Conference Circuit: Safety First

Associations Now

The International Association for Food Protection’s 2015 Annual Meeting heads to Portland later this week. Conference: IAFP 2015. Location: Portland, Oregon. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. Presentations: 900.

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[Webinar] Mission Critical: How One Association Transformed its Live Event to Virtual in Record Time

Velvet Chainsaw

When their reimagined conference couldn’t take place in Portland, Ore., Conference Architects and Speakers: Colleen Creighton , CEO, AAS. This is not a typical story. The American Association of Suicidology’s annual meeting had been growing steadily in recent years. Date: Thursday, May 7, 2020.