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Oregon Tech Association Pushes for Center for Cyber Excellence

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The association is asking the Oregon legislature for funding to create a new center that would help train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. There is a measurable need for additional cybersecurity experts and overall increase in cyber expertise across the full gamut of industries in Oregon.

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Report: Meetings Bring More Than Money to Host Cities

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A new report from Meetings Mean Business and Skift shows that along with money, meetings bring fresh ideas and inspiration to their host cities, which have long-term impacts on shaping their economies and industries. Although the services provided by our industry often go unnoticed, they are a catalyst for economic growth,” stated the report.

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Here Come the Drones: Industry Groups Talk Up FAA’s Unmanned Device Tests

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Business groups in Oregon (where the University of Alaska plans to do some of its testing) and New York were among those thinking big-picture about the potential for the unmanned aerial vehicle industry. The post Here Come the Drones: Industry Groups Talk Up FAA’s Unmanned Device Tests appeared first on Associations Now.'

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Conference Circuit: Safety First

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Top industry, academic, and government food-safety professionals will make their way to Oregon’s largest city get to information on current and emerging issues, find innovative solutions to new and recurring problems, and network with colleagues from around the world. Venue: Oregon Convention Center. Applebaum, Ph.D.,

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Foundation Funds Efforts to Eliminate Hunger, Food Waste

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Ron Tanner, SFF’s vice president of philanthropy and government and industry relations, told Associations Now that the foundation’s board selected organizations that are not your traditional soup kitchen or food bank as grant recipients. One example is FOOD for Lane County in Eugene, Oregon.

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Summer-Fresh Meeting Ideas

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With a capacity of 200, the Big Top hosted some 20 speakers who addressed topics such as investment, social business and innovation, renewable energies, and new technologies. Summer Brand Camp is “currently closed for innovation” and won’t be happening in 2016. Camp isn’t just for kids. Share your ideas in the comments.

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As Tide Turns on Microbeads, Personal Care Products Council Adapts

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With concerns on the rise about the environmental impacts of microbeads—tiny plastic specks commonly used as exfoliating tools in personal care products—the association that represents the industry is open to a federal ban on the materials, though it’s asking for changes to a new House bill.