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Preparing Your Association for AI

Association Analytics

AI has garnered a lot of global and national attention across most industries in recent months. As such, some organizations have already jumped on the bandwagon and are quickly adapting, while others are hesitating to embrace the potential of this technology.

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Oregon Electric-Car Group Eyes “Living Lab” Storefront

Associations Now

The industry group Drive Oregon has a plan in the works to build a storefront that will highlight the value of both electric cars and the methods used to charge them. Drive Oregon is working to build a permanent storefront in Portland to help draw attention to the benefits of electric cars in real-world use. Energy Department.

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Oregon Tech Association Pushes for Center for Cyber Excellence

Associations Now

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

Associations Now

More details: In designating the first UAS test sites in these states, the FAA has taken an important step toward recognizing the incredible economic and job creation potential this technology brings. The FAA chose locations for their infrastructure, climate, and geographic diversity, as well as experience in aviation work.

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How Wheat Producers Counteracted a GMO Crisis

Associations Now

Facing a controversy that could have damaged industry efforts to introduce GMOs to the U.S. Last year an Oregon farmer noticed that some of the wheat in his field failed to react to the weed killer glyphosate, popularly known as Roundup. An Industry Reacts. It was a discovery that shook the markets.

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Computing Association Elects First All-Women Slate of Officers

Associations Now

Although the tech industry struggles with diversity, a group of women now leads the Association for Computing Machinery. In an industry dominated by men, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has elected a new slate of officers , all of whom are women, to a two-year term that begins on July 1.

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Computing Association Elects First All-Women Slate of Officers

Associations Now

Although the tech industry struggles with diversity, a group of women now leads the Association for Computing Machinery. In an industry dominated by men, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has elected a new slate of officers , all of whom are women, to a two-year term that begins on July 1.

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