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Optometric Association Offers Free Lyft Rides to Eye Exams

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Louis, and Seattle. In AOA’s annual Eye-Q survey, more than a quarter of respondents said they have some difficulty getting to and from their eye exams. Residents can take advantage of the offer by accessing a local code on the AOA website. The association says the offer is good “while supplies last.”).

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A People First Approach To Nonprofit AI Adoption

Beth Kanter

Panel at Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit Last month, at the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit in Seattle hosted by Microsoft, I moderated a roundtable, “Empower Employees with AI Productivity Tools,” with leaders from three nonprofits: Alex Duncan,, British Heart Foundation; Jon Townsend, National Trust; and Joel Ramjohn, Agape Source.

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How Associations Are Embracing Apprenticeships

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According to a recent survey by the American Staffing Association, 68 percent of respondents said they believed that learning a skill through apprenticeship was better for finding a job that would last the long haul. Check out a few examples of associations big and small offering such programs for their respective industries.

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Pediatrics Group Offers First Guidance on Tattoos, Piercings

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. “Most of my medical colleagues don’t know regulations in the states, complication rates, or later impact on young people when looking for a job,” Dr. Cora Breuner of Seattle Children’s Hospital, also a coauthor of the guidelines, told NPR.

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Why Tech Marks the Spot When it Comes to Meeting Planning

Associations Now

Northern neighbor to Silicon Valley and Seattle, Vancouver has also earned a reputation as a tech hub. Last year, Vancouver was ranked the top convention city in Canada and second in North America in Watkins Research Group’s biennial Meeting and Convention Planners Survey. Case in Point: Vancouver.

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The Highs and Lows of Per Diem Rates

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Fortunately, most cities around the world don’t cost anywhere near that much, according to the latest edition of the Corporate Travel Index , Business Travel News ‘ annual survey of the least and most expensive cities around the world, based on the average cost of food, ground transportation, and a hotel for business travelers.

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Sponsorships: What Do Meeting Organizers and Exhibitors Want?

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In fact, the survey, which includes data from the top-250 U.S. Even though GES surveyed organizers and exhibitors separately, the results do overlap in spots, and, even better, they provide a lot of takeaways for associations that are evaluating their current meetings sponsorship programs or considering overhauling them.