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Election Day is coming: Be prepared and patient—with your vote and in your community

Ungrated

Twenty states plus the District of Columbia changed their voting rules because of the pandemic. CAI’s elections resources can help: www.caionline.org/CAIvotes. As of the end of August, more than 190 million Americans who are eligible to vote will be able to cast a ballot by mail, according to The Washington Post. Be patient.

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Geophysical Scientists Take Red Pencils to Wikipedia

Associations Now

“Participants worked on topics ranging from the legal definition of the Arctic to geoneutrino research,” said John Sadowski, who serves on the board of directors for Wikimedia District of Columbia, a regional outreach organization for Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation. We want to remove the gatekeepers to information.”.

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IA Launches The SITARA Map Assessing U.S. States’ And Territories’ Cybersecurity Posture And IT Modernization Efforts

InternetAssociation

Washington, DC – Today, Internet Association (IA) released the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Information Technology Advancing Reform Achievements (SITARA) map , a state-by-state analysis of preparedness for the cybersecurity and civic tech challenges across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.5.19

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… When I was in charge of getting a new AMS back at my old association, I had no idea how to approach selection and implementation. Even worse, I didn’t even know how clueless I was. All times are Eastern Daylight Time unless otherwise noted.

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Library Groups Seek to Support FCC in Net Neutrality Case

Associations Now

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the groups emphasized that their goal is to protect library patrons’ rights to access content. Federal Communications Commission , the primary case challenging the open-internet regulations the agency announced in March. In their filing [PDF] to the U.S.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.17.21

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Learn how to be a resource for your client’s decision making, and why developing your subject matter expertise is crucial for both new and existing relationships. Return to virtual. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Host: Fridays@4. Lambert, Ph.D.,

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U.S. Supreme Court to Review Mandatory Member Dues

SCD Group

A brief submitted by 21 past presidents of the District of Columbia bar warns that lawsuits against mandatory bar dues would distract the groups from "regulating the legal profession and improving the quality of legal services." We have to develop time and other resources to recruit and renew members.