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When An Organization Takes a Stand

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

When controversial legislation passed in Tennessee, Rich Yep, CEO of the American Counseling Association, had to lead his association in a huge move to relocate their annual conference. These are big issues that more and more organizations are facing all the time.

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Tennessee Education Groups Create Digital Library for High Schoolers

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With the development of a new digital library, Tennessee high school students will be switching from print textbooks to online learning materials this school year. By drawing from the teachers’ collections, the resource is Tennessee-specific and aligns with Tennessee education standards, Grissom explained.

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How Associations Have Responded to the Tennessee Wildfires

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Those were the words of Marci Claude, a Gatlinburg, Tennessee, spokeswoman who represents the local convention and visitors bureau, while on a media tour with the Associated Press in the wake of the deadly wildfires that caused significant damage to both the city and nearby facilities. “I’m just astonished this is my town.”.

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Can You Create a “Social Offset” for Your Next Conference?

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SocialOffset is a 501(c)(3) non-profit created to provide event organizers and their attendees with a tool to offset the economic impact of their event or stay in a city where local legislation and laws are not in alignment with their individual values. How does SocialOffset work? We’ll ask all these questions and more!

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Conference Circuit: Water Professionals

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More than 1,700 water industry professionals from Tennessee and Kentucky are headed to Louisville this weekend to take part in technical sessions, network with each other, and see the latest equipment in action. Attendance is expected to exceed 1,700. Conference: 16th Annual KY/TN Water Professionals Conference.

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Tuesday Buzz: Become an Organ Donor, With Apple’s Help

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The iPhone maker, inspired by its late cofounder’s own high-profile struggles, works with a nonprofit to make it easy for people to sign up as organ donors. Becoming an organ donor may soon be as easy as signing up on your iPhone. Also: BlackBerry reveals that a classic phone is leaving production.

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Leaving Your Family at Disneyland

Eric Lanke

I think I've mentioned Corner Office before -- an on-going series of interviews with CEOs of different companies and organizations that appears in The New York Times. I remember my wife driving me through the Tennessee countryside to the Knoxville airport, the kids back at the rental house with their aunts, uncles and cousins.

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