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Conference Circuit: Lab Hours

Associations Now

The Association of Public Health Laboratories’ 2017 Annual Meeting and 11th Government Environmental Laboratory Conference will begin in Rhode Island this weekend. Conference: 2017 APHL Annual Meeting and 11th Government Environmental Laboratory Conference. Venue: Rhode Island Convention Center.

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Improve Your Association?s Value with Reverse Mentoring or Co-Mentoring

Smooth The Path

Often mentoring is seen as a match between long-time members and new members, or between past conference attendees and new conference attendees, or between those who have been in the field for years and those new to the profession. New members might be well versed in new technology and new systems.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

Reid All About it

A few years ago, on a visit to my aunt in Rhode Island, I was inspired by the bean salad she made, so I developed my own recipe with additional inspiration from Our State It’s been a Fourth of July tradition ever since—a tradition made even more meaningful because the Fourth is my aunt’s birthday. Would fresh clams be better?

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A Case for the Association Summer Internship

Associations Now

technology/computer skills. Some associations, such as the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association, have also started internship programs with the hope of building awareness about the trade among high school students. There also will be assignments involving government affairs/lobbying, research, and office administration.

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Wake Up to Educating the Future Workforce

Associations Now

Emerging technology is shifting our workforce toward intellectual capital and changing the ways we educate both students and adults. At the 2013 Digital Now conference , in multiple presentations—none of which were ostensibly related—the topic of education kept arising. Technology. I am a chronic abuser of the snooze button.

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digitalNow 2013 in Less Than 180 Seconds- #diginow13

ChatterBachs

The notes below are based on my notes and tweets on what stood out to me and are not intended to capture all learning from each of the sessions nor the entirety of the three-day conference. Advances in technology- Smart carpets detect falls, unfamiliar footsteps. Does technology enable you to better deliver on your core values?