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IT Group Hosts Virtual Reality Events, Encourages Tech Careers

Associations Now

During its “Virtual Reality Experience Tour,” the foundation is hosting events in Washington, DC; Chicago; New York City; Boston; and at CES 2017 in Las Vegas to introduce kids, students, and parents to augmented-reality technology. If left unaddressed, the IT skills gap could adversely impact U.S

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Teach Your Members and Staff Leadership by Showing Them the World

Associations Now

How supporting international volunteer work within your organization can teach leadership skills that your members and staff will rely on for a lifetime. I traveled with a small nongovernmental organization, 108 Lives , a project of the Three Jewels Outreach Center in New York City. The benefits are huge.

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Social Media Roundup: Starting an Event Planning Company? Read This First

Associations Now

Before taking your event planning solo, keep in mind the business factors that come with the territory. If you’ve been doing this event-planning thing for a while, you might be wondering to yourself what it’s like to strike out on your own. Starting Your Own Event Company via @hgivner [link] #eventprofs #mpi.

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Humanizing Business and Helping CFOs with Change

Jamie Notter

Leadership insight.right when you need it. The first is a session that I’ll be doing at BlogWorld Expo in New York City , along with my coauthor Maddie Grant and Amy Ward, who is the Membership Director at the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN). Leadership. Books: Jamie Notter. Posted June 1, 2012.

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Monday Buzz: Associations Embrace #GivingTuesday

Associations Now

The hugely popular charitable holiday, which started in 2012, has become a major event on the nonprofit calendar. AMA is looking to support two social impact and two diversity leadership scholarships to student members. Also: How one major brand teamed with a band of expert viral-video creators to promote its #GivingTuesday efforts.

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Lunchtime Links: These Hotels Go Beyond Wired Stays

Associations Now

Ranking the best high-tech hotels in the world, and more, in today’s Lunchtime Links: Hot high-tech hotels: From Tokyo to San Francisco to New York City, hotels are taking note of guests’ tech needs, and Mashable has compiled a list of the most tech-savvy spots. It’s taken some years to catch up to guests’ tech requirements.

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Largest International Meetings Expo Comes to USA ? IMEX America.

GlowGlobally

IMEX America is America’s new worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events, backed by the experience and resources of the IMEX Group of exhibitions, which also delivers the award-winning IMEX exhibition in Frankfurt. I’d like some information on who is attending from New York City.

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