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IT Group Hosts Virtual Reality Events, Encourages Tech Careers

Associations Now

CompTIA’s Creating IT Futures Foundation takes virtual-reality technology on a road trip to encourage students to consider tech careers. Virtual reality is] just another exciting way, I think, for technology to showcase itself because it’s new and it’s different,” Foundation CEO Charles Eaton told Associations Now.

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The Four Writing Tics You Must Leave Behind in 2016

Higher Logic

You get to use words like “cloud-compliant” and “operationalize” to show you’re a sophisticated user of technology, in touch with the latest trends. Take these sentences from a press release by hybris, a division of the software giant SAP, about a new “billing solution.”. It’s efficient. Remove qualifiers.

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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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Zuckerberg’s New Nonprofit Pitch: Get Everyone Online

Associations Now

As recent pieces by both Mashable and The New York Times have pointed out, roughly 20 percent of Americans still don’t use the internet, a number virtually unchanged since President Obama took office and billions of federal dollars were invested in extending access. The need, defined: While 2.7

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Wine Retailer Group Expands Amid Industry Changes

Associations Now

In an effort to keep pace with changing technology and business advancements, the Specialty Wine Retailers Association is widening its advocacy scope to include new industry issues. The new NAWR represents wine retailers who require a voice in the regulatory and political arena able to articulate their unique interests.”.

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Can You Better Serve Your Tradeshow Market?

Associations Now

Today the tradeshow, which is invitation-only for exhibitors, has expanded beyond its original location in Long Beach, California, to include New York City and Las Vegas as well. He took this same approach with Agenda, which attracted 250 buyers in its first year. I have a deep-rooted, organic friendship with the industry,” he said.

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Proposed In-Flight Electronics Standards Land at FAA

Associations Now

Some passenger aircraft would have to be analyzed to see how their instruments handle interference from the devices, but many planes already underwent that testing before airlines launched in-cabin WiFi service, The New York Times notes. unanswered Questions.