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Bagel-Eating Contest Aims to Draw Attention to Start-Up Bagel Group

Associations Now

David Brunelli of Philadelphia walked away from the National Bagel Association ’s second-annual National Bagel Eating Contest in New York with a $500 cash prize and the title of “National Bagel Eating Champion” for gobbling down 11 bagels in eight minutes. Its CEO wants the contest to one day bookend the group’s annual conference.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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While I am no longer updating this list daily, I will continue to update this list with helpful links to news and resources I’ve found that could impact how association and events professionals make decisions as we look to the horizon. What Events Are Going Ahead Despite the Pandemic? The financial markets are a bellwether, at least.

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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With almost daily announcements of conference and event cancellations mounting due to fears surrounding the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (that can develop into the deadly COVID-19 ), many association executives are wondering if their own conferences, special events, and Board meetings are safe. Deflation or inflation? Rising rates?

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Association Brain Food: 6.24.22

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. It’s a good start, for sure, but you know your market segments best. Skip down to the list of free educational events if you prefer takeout. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week. Leadership training. CMP credit.

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Don’t Manage Social Media Like the NFL

Associations Now

Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 16, 2016. Some teams, such as the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles, responded satirically to the rules, replacing actual game action with a tabletop equivalent. It’s just the way marketing is done nowadays. . — Cleveland Browns (@Browns) October 16, 2016.

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Why Strategic Training Matters for Capacity Building

Leading Learning

And, really, learning – just like capacity building – is an ongoing process rather than a one-time event. Technology has a way of making us think that some things are brand-new when really what’s new is the gadget and not the basic methodology. Pay for staff training. If that’s the case, no problem.

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Friday Buzz: When Emotions Get the Best of Us

Associations Now

The taxi industry has plenty of reason to be upset about the rise of the upstart Uber—for one thing, it’s eating into the industry’s long-held market. “It combines class-winning and -leading, um, you know, technology and stuff,” he said of the truck. It helped Chevy turn an event fail into a funny moment. (ht