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A Real Headache: Realtors’ Excitement for Drones Outpaces Regulators’

Associations Now

But this has created a problem for trade groups in the industry, which find themselves having to balance their members’ excitement for the technology with the slow-moving mechanisms of federal law. And now real estate firms are facing legal action. “But as a real estate professional, you have to be very careful.”

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Monday Buzz: A Transatlantic Flight to Combat Climate Change

Associations Now

Tomorrow, Finland’s largest airline, Finnair, will power a flight from Helsinki to New York City solely with biofuel , just as the United Nations Climate Summit kicks off. More than 100 world leaders will be in attendance in New York as member countries debate how to combat the looming effects of climate change.

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Destinations Experiment With New Marketing Efforts

Associations Now

The effort aims to increase awareness for Chicago as a business and tourism destination and showcase the city’s technology and cultural industries. “Our hope in this outreach initiative is to lure new events to Greater Des Moines, bringing more tourism dollars for the local economy.”

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Experiential Learning: Another Meetings Must

Associations Now

Another example of this type of experiential entertainment is the New York City-based production Sleep No More , which began in 2011. For example, last year I wrote an article for our print magazine about why the learning experience matters. They want to have a role and be immersed in it, both physically and emotionally.

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Membership Wakeup Call for Associations

Association Adviser

As technology becomes more pervasive, don’t forget the personal side of the member experience. If you look back at our most popular reader polls of the past three years it’s interesting to see how your peers’ concerns have shifted from strategy (2010) to communication and innovation (2011) to tools and technology (2012).

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Game Plan 2014: Seeing Around the Corners

Association Adviser

Year-round, 365-day engagement through technology and social media is one of the biggest trends she has observed. Reader Note: Learn more about the science of innovation by attending IAOIP’s Innova-Con annual meeting next month in New York City. Not using Innovation Science. Conclusion.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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They also talk about the impact of the global health situation on the Association market and how technology can help the industry become more sustainable in the future. Where it was empty a week ago, the floor will now bustle with medical rooms a thousand deep – a new field hospital to care for patients with COVID-19.