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50 Things That Shaped Our World in 1969

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Project Blue Book, the United States Air Force’s investigation into unidentified flying objects (UFOs), officially comes to an end on December 17, 1969. military communications project with the goal of connecting computers. The Montreal Expos baseball team debuted in April 1969. In 2004, the team moved to Washington, D.C.

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Survey Reveals Top Community Association Manager Challenges

AvidXchange: Association Management

Maegan Woytek, Senior Account Executive, Vantaca Technology Improves Working Conditions In our survey with CAI, we found that 68% of respondents agree or strongly agree that technology helps mitigate burnout on short-staffed teams. She went to work for a management company in San Francisco where I also used to live.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.17.20

Reid All About it

This pasta al limone from Bon Appetit reminds me of a dish I had for lunch one day in a restaurant in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. Four Gates to Peak Team Performance. Recent discoveries in neuroscience illuminate what differentiates high-performing teams from the rest. Tue 1/21 at 2 p.m. CMP credit.

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The Year Without Pants and How to Replace Email

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Most members of the Verto team are passionate and self-sufficient, but when professionals aren’t in the same office it takes extra effort to collaborate and keep projects moving. The average Verto Solutions employee works on a half dozen projects or issues each day.

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Thursday Buzz: Event Planning for a Million People

Associations Now

Event-planning pro Jarno Stegeman, also known professionally as The Event Tutor, spoke with George Ridgely , the executive director of San Francisco Pride, about how he and his team prepare for the world-renowned San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration. Ridgely says the parade requires year-round preparation.

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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth Kanter

A San Francisco startup, called Valued just received $1.7 The development of the tool is through a joint funding partnership between the British Heart Foundation and the Alan Turing Institute and is being carried out by a team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge. million in seed capital.

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Did You Know? Associations Prepared for a Natural Disaster or Cyber Attack, But Not Other Potential Crises

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The registration area of MPINCC’s 2017 Annual Conference & Expo at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. It may take time to thoughtfully write out and communicate to all affected stakeholders – Kinsey says their event emergency plan was a year-long project that required a dedicated position.