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Conference Circuit: Meeting of the Minds Heads to Detroit

Associations Now

The rate at which people and businesses abandoned Detroit over the last half-century is well documented. Although the city filed the nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy case last year, its political and business leaders say Detroit is on the cusp of significant renewal. Its population dropped from 1.85 will also be on hand.

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Motor City, ASAE 2015 and a Remarkable Year at YM

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I am excited about making my way to Detroit, except for the 4:00 AM wakeup call to make my flight – reminds me too much of my days as a kid delivering newspapers. If you’re in Detroit for ASAE please take a minute and stop by the YM booth (#539) for a visit. A lot has happened at YM since we were in Nashville last year for ASAE.

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Top Auto Groups Combine in Major Industry Merger

Associations Now

Previously, AAM members included the “big three” Detroit carmakers and several major foreign ones, and Global Automakers represented the U.S. The group will focus on automotive innovations like sensing and imaging technologies, artificial intelligence implementations, and car connectivity, according to the release.

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Leveraging strategy to amplify education initiatives

Aaron Wolowiec

Aerial of downtown Detroit Riverfront Photo Credit: Vito Palmissano. Hosted by the Greektown Casino-Hotel in Detroit, the theme is “What’s Working?” Despite bad press, Detroit offers countless examples of what’s working. Likewise, Detroit is not the ‘black eye’ of America and Motown magic continues to attract business.

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What’s in store for 2014?

Aaron Wolowiec

Everyone’s hot to visit Detroit; Grand Rapids is topping national lists of places to live; and Traverse City keeps crushing it as a vacation destination, somehow figuring out how to lead about every trend – from craft brew making to farm-to-table cuisine – that comes down the pike. In other words, use technology thoughtfully.

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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

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Blue Ocean Strategy has the ring of a concept shaped by technology. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based team was motivated by the desire to find solutions for struggling businesses like the Detroit automobile producers. Technology has opened protected space.

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Check Out AssociationSuccess.org

Jamie Notter

I'm just back from the ASAE Annual meeting in Detroit. Well, it's not just the site that is important--it's also the technology engine that is driving it. The technology is from a new company called Rasa , created by the established AMS software company, Aptify. It's my 12th consecutive annual meeting.

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