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Drone Challenge Supports College STEM Education

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I’m pretty stuck in thinking that it’s difficult to address the STEM side of education if you don’t make something, put something together. And so much of this technology is charge and fly, and I struggle to call that a STEM exercise,” AMA Director of Education Bill Pritchett said. “At

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New Advisory Council Finds Investments for Solar Energy

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In an effort to increase funding for and lower the cost of harnessing solar power, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is working with the Solar Energy Finance Association (SEFA) to form a new advisory council. Solar projects represent a high-quality source of long-term cash flows, making them great investment opportunities.

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ASAE Calls for More Association-Specific Relief for COVID-19 Impacted Organizations

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Since it was established 100 years ago, its members have and continue to lead, manage, and work in or partner with organizations in more than a dozen association management disciplines, from executive management to finance to technology.

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Trends Report: What Could 2015 Look Like for Association Meetings?

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5 % The amount air travel costs will increase in 2015, according to MPI’s quarterly “Meetings Outlook” report. Costs will increase. According to the report, which compiles results from a survey of MPI members across the globe, costs will increase more than budgets in 2015. Room rates will also rise.

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Five Global Meetings Megatrends

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Technology. Close to 42 percent of respondents identified technology—both in their work and personal lives—as both influencing and challenging the meetings industry in the short and long term. New forms of knowledge transfer will influence all phases of event planning,” said GCB in a press release.

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Can You Better Serve Your Tradeshow Market?

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But given a number of factors, including costs and staffing, associations can’t create new tradeshows for every audience. CCW focuses on content creation, management, and delivery technologies, while SATCON offers education and exhibits serving companies in the satellite-enabled communications and content-delivery industry.

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Social Media and Tourism

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He was with the tourism bureau of Ann Arbor in the mid-’90s, when the confluence of tourism and web technology really began. David promoted the Ann Arbor arts fairs through web marketing; they were conducting interviews and putting photos and press releases online.