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Hotel 911 Law Takes Effect, With Help From Associations

Associations Now

Seven years ago, a tragic incident in a hotel room mobilized the hospitality industry to change the way that its phone systems work. But because hotel phones required guests to dial 9 before calling 911, the calls for help placed by Kari’s daughter never went through,” Pai told Houston’s KHOU earlier this month.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Belief Systems as Bridge-Builders.

Idea Architects

Belief Systems as Bridge-Builders, Not Barriers. Our life experiences inform and coalesce into the belief systems that guide our choices. When we come together with others—at home, in neighborhoods, in volunteers groups, or at work—our respective belief systems come into contact with those that others hold.

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New Partnership to Address HIV Epidemic in Southern Cities  

Associations Now

Atlanta, Houston, Memphis, and New Orleans—cities that have been designated by the Health Resources & Services Administration as being heavily affected by the HIV epidemic—are the focus of the initiative.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Rethinking 80-20

Idea Architects

What if the these percentages are not because of some predetermined tendency of the way individuals act, but is instead a logical result of the systems and processes we put into place? You might just find that 80% of your systems are focused on enabling only 20% of your potential participants or contributors. Jeffrey Cufaude.

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Building and Protecting Your Association’s Brand Is Vital

SCD Group

Louis Cardinals brand – one of the icons of professional baseball – took a hit when the FBI announced it was investigating whether the Cardinals hacked into the computer system of the Houston Astros baseball club. For background, read Brand Tarnished, Cardinals Likely to Avoid Economic Damage.

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Flight 370: Airline Group Works With UN to Boost Flight Tracking

Associations Now

Two months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, the International Air Transport Association has started work with a branch of the United Nations to improve flight-tracking systems. The search for the lost plane at one point extended from Kazakhstan to the southern Indian Ocean.

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From Mega Trends to Association Trends to Meeting Trends.

GlowGlobally

MPI PEC North America in Houston was a location for this presentation on how key MegaTrends affect associations and their events. Open vs Closed System. I presented along with my UK colleague Vanessa Cotton of ExCel in London. Here is the session overview: MegaTrends. Global Economy. Demographic Shifts. Sustainability.

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