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

Associations Now

Among the picks was a trio of schools—University of Alaska, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and Virginia Tech— as well as the state of Nevada, Griffiss International Airport in New York state, and the North Dakota Department of Commerce.

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Advocacy Do’s and Don’ts

Association Adviser

” Mary Lange , president of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) Education Foundation, reiterated that members pay dues to be represented. . “This increases costs to consumers,” she added, even though some legislators “don’t seem to care.” ” At a recent presentation in Washington, D.C.,