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911 Outages Show Need for System Upgrades, Group Says

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Accessibility Challenge The failure of many 911 systems to stay up to date has also created an accessibility problem: Many such systems are difficult for functionally deaf Americans to use, Mother Jones recently reported. Separately, ongoing technical problems in Dallas are said to have led directly to a tragedy.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.20.20

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WBT Systems shares the advice of two association execs who launched a certification during the pandemic. From the rise of the hybrid event model, rapidly emerging technologies, increased online communities, wider global reach and new revenue streams, one thing is certain, the future will open up more opportunities for events than ever before.

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Robot Used in Dallas Police Shooting Raises Ethical Quandary, Groups Say

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The decision by Dallas police officers to use a robot to end the standoff with police shooter Micah Xavier Johnson has groups on both sides wondering if that means robotics are now fair game as a method of deadly force for police departments nationwide—and what ethical questions that raises. They are sophisticated remote-control systems.”.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

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WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. If you’re selecting any type of technology that relies on integration, you must read this non-technical guide on API for association leaders. Organizer: Association Women Technology Champions Tue 5/16 at 12 p.m.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.31.20

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If your members have to acquire new knowledge and skills to thrive in this new pandemic environment, WBT Systems suggests offering this type of certificate (and digital badge) program. The Reinvention of Education: How Associations are Contributing to the Overhaul of the American Education System. Event planners did it.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.25.20

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WBT Systems explains how to help your virtual conference attendees continue their learning and networking experience. How to Scope and Implement Virtual Event Technology. Virtual event technology is key for pulling off a virtual event, but implementing new tech is never easy. Host: Unleashed Technologies. 1 CMP credit.

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Can Disruptive Innovation Benefit Associations?

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First, let’s talk a bit about disruptive innovation: A disruptive innovation is an innovation that helps create a new market and value network, and eventually disrupts an existing market and value network (over a few years or decades), displacing an earlier technology. The microchip-carrying Callaway balls play just like a regular ball.