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Members Were My Mentors: Building Consensus Among the Folks Who Build

Association Adviser

We’re the leading, statewide professional trade association representing 550 top commercial construction companies industry in Georgia. Our membership is as diverse as the commercial construction industry we serve. Most are either general contractors, specialty contractors or service and supplier companies who support the industry.

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Federal Travel Per Diem Rises, but No More Conference Allocation

Associations Now

But new rules for the 2014 fiscal year, laid out last week by the General Services Administration (GSA), come with a big downside for the event industry. More details: The good news: Federal employees are receiving slightly larger stipends for hotel rooms in what it classifies as “standard” areas of the continental U.S.,

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From Relevance to REVOLUTION. It's NOW or NEVER: WOW.

Tom Morrison

It would cost thousands of dollars in raw cost, time, and lost opportunity cost for him to take time away from his daily association duties to pull together a 2-day meeting of 35 association executives. Jacksonville Beach, FL. Whos going to do your day job?". Each attendee received it for $50 from FSAE. Dont buy the lie!

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Why Are You Here and Do You Know Your Vital Signs?

Tom Morrison

Your mission provides a confidence to your members that the industry could tumble tomorrow, but you will be OK because you are a member of our association. Costs began to rise as meeting participation rose, but seeing that on this graph, we have been able to curb expenses and keep revenues up. Jacksonville Beach, FL.

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Interview with an Expert Series: Associate Executive Director, Myke Kudlas

Blue Sky eLearn

I first took an interest in eLearning in 2001, but became more involved in 2003, when I was the Program Director for the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Radiography Program. What are the common mistakes you have made or see others making in the association industry? How long have you been involved with eLearning?

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