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Meetings, Destinations Get Ready for Solar Eclipse

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For example, one association—American Athiests—is hosting its 2017 National Convention in North Charleston, South Carolina, during the eclipse. Then there’s the North American Sundial Society , which intentionally scheduled its 2017 Annual Conference in St. Explore St. Louis has a list of events on its website.

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Introducing STIAL: an example of association rebranding

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Effective today, 12.12.12, members of the St. Louis Society of Association Executives (SLSAE) celebrated with style and welcomed a more relevant and meaningful membership into the St. Louis Institute for Association Leadership (STIAL). Louis region. Louis Society of Association Executives. Well, it is.

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Color Me Impressed: The Smart Set for August 2011

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The next examples are inspired by a conference I didn’t attend because I was at the beach reading books with my repaired glasses. Several blog posts, for example, here , here and here , praise ASAE for the improved attendee experience. Louis hosted the ASAE Annual Meeting and went all out for the “association for associations.”

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Made to Stick: Examples for Associations

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The book also cites you, who she describes as a top executive at the ASA in the mid-1980s, as follows: “In order to drive tropical oils out of the market once again, Drake ran what amounted to a slander campaign from 1986 to 1989 out of ASA headquarters in St. I laughed when I read the comment. That campaign was almost 30 years ago!

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Mental Health Groups Focus on a Fragile Ferguson

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Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and dispatched more than 2,200 members of the National Guard to the St. Louis area and hundreds more to Ferguson. On November 19, St. Louis area to help those traumatized by the shooting and its aftermath. A week before the decision, Missouri Gov. STL [link].

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3 Examples of Why Associations Should Staff Appropriately for Conventions

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Here are three examples that help answer the board’s questions from the eyes of a possible attendee. On returning to St. Louis, my wife and I were on two separate flights. Now, part of me knows that it is hard enough to know what we do let alone how we do it. They should be prepared for it.

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Obama Military-Surplus Rule Change Draws Mixed Response

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The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, for example, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the change will provide a more structured process for procuring military-type equipment, but that the real solution to the problem is better training for cops on interacting with community residents. Louis Post-Dispatch.