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Internet Association Opens Texas Office And Hires State Government Affairs Southern Region Director

InternetAssociation

Hines will also cover Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, which include an additional 1,366,000 American internet sector jobs.

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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

Associations Now

So far, six local affiliates have been announced in Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama; Detroit; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dallas-Fort Worth; and the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Last month, PEN America announced a member expansion plan to create regional chapters for the first time in its history.

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Medical Groups Look to Change Rhetoric on Gun Control

Associations Now

NRA sponsored similar legislation in Alabama, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and West Virginia.) The measure was aimed at pediatricians who routinely ask new parents if any guns present in the home are stored away safely. The law was ultimately struck down by a federal judge.

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Q&A with The Discovery Educator Network Community: Connecting and Empowering Educators Across the Globe [Case Study]

Higher Logic

and Canada, and we have a member who has traveled to six of them from his home base in North Carolina, all on his own dime. Dave : This is how it works: imagine you’re a second-grade teacher in Oklahoma, and you want to conduct a video chat with another classroom in Oregon. He does it to be part of this community.

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What’s Next for Convention Centers?

Associations Now

s 2013 International Convention Center Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. And Oklahoma City’s new convention center , scheduled to open in 2018, will have a planned park surrounding it and be within walking distance of downtown’s entertainment district.

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ASAE 2010

Association Okie

I was lucky enough to attend the program at Pinehurst North Carolina, and found it to be a great learning experience. Time with my fellow Oklahoma Association and Meetings professionals. They are two of the folks I pay close attention to in the association world. Catching up with the 2002 ASAE Future Leaders class.

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Tolling Group Pushes Toward Nationwide Interoperability

Associations Now

For example, Florida’s transponders don’t work in Georgia or North Carolina, and Kansas transponders cannot be used for travel through Oklahoma. You can imagine drivers’ frustration. On Deadline. With the deadline less than a year away, IBTTA is working overtime to get agencies to address the issue.