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Daily Buzz: The.Org Battle Gets a Public Protest

Associations Now

SaveDotOrg , an advocacy group that counts numerous nonprofits, including ASAE, among its supporters, has organized a protest against the sale of the.org domain to Ethos Capital. A plan to sell the.org top-level domain to a private equity firm is highly controversial—and now some opponents of the sale are taking it to the streets.

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NFL. Rams. Association Governance.

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All association professionals need to remember this mantra: “It’s their organization not yours!” Last week, the National Football League’s Board of Governors voted to authorize the (Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis) Rams to move (again) to Los Angeles. depending on the organization.

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The AFL-CIO Evolves: How a Union Plans to Take on Declining Membership

Associations Now

Which is not to say that the issues its member organizations cover aren’t still important to its organization but rather that, overall, union membership continues to be on the decline. We are not going to be the ‘American Federation of Progressive and Liberal Organizations.’”

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Tuesday Buzz: The Cramped Airline Seat Blues

Associations Now

Those people were signatories of a petition from the advocacy group FlyersRights.org to the Federal Aviation Administration asking the agency to put a moratorium on shrinking seat sizes and create a panel that would decide on a minimum seat size, according to the Los Angeles Times. The FAA has promised to review the petition.

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Visitors Bureaus and Businesses Feel the Shutdown’s Sting

Associations Now

But few organizations have felt the sting as acutely as the nation’s convention and visitors bureaus. Felicia Fonseca of the Associated Press reported on a proposal by Arizona Gov. The effects of the government shutdown are on full display from coast to coast. Jan Brewer (R) that would use state money to keep the park open.

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Hospitality Association Urges Bars to Dump Russian Vodka

Associations Now

Bartenders set aside their shot glasses and poured the spirit into the streets of Manhattan on Monday at a protest organized by the United Restaurant and Tavern Owners of New York. The organization, which represents 3,000 establishments, bars, and restaurants in the Big Apple, is calling for a citywide boycott of all Russian food and drink.

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Innovation: Key to Boosting Meeting Attendance

Associations Now

Earlier this week, it announced it would postpone its 2013 Publishing Conference scheduled for later this month in Los Angeles. Over the past few weeks, the organization had contacted members and former attendees to see why they weren’t registering. Take the Western Publishing Association. What’s in it for the winner? $1