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5 Meetings Industry Trends Defining 2017

Associations Now

Meanwhile, meeting planners are also grappling with a host of new trends—because, of course, every industry evolves. They are looking to hold their meetings in cities that prioritize innovation and have a fantastic culinary culture, cities that offer attendees unforgettable experiences, both during the conference and after.

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Reads of the Week: October 5, 2012

Reid All About it

My course would be interesting and challenging no matter what, but UPenn professor Al Filreis and his posse of TAs have made the #modpo experience even more enriching than I ever imagined. Become of innovative teachers like Al and technology like Coursera, online education is so much better than what it used to be. I love technology!

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Executive Connections: The World Wide Participative Web

Executive Connections

I have a few thoughts--but to start, for librarians and information professionals a “mindset change” is par for the course. As we saw recently during SLA2008 in Seattle, for the most part SLA members are professional adapters AND adopters! They are ahead of the curve on new resources as well as new ways to use technology.

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On Turning 4, Grit and Imagination Emergencies!

Beth Kanter

Note from Beth: I hosted a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who attended the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this past week in Seattle. Children devised all sorts of innovative ways to successfully pass the time including turning their little bodies away from the marshmallow or imagining it was a pet.

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