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How to Delight Meeting Attendees in 2020

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Consumers are really conscious about what is authentic,” says Clarisse Charot, Sales Director France, CWT Meetings & Events in the company’s 2020 meeting trends report. In 2020, attendees will expect opportunities for authentic connection with peers beyond small-talk and card exchanges in ballrooms.

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How the Romance Writers of America responded to racism accusations — and what associations can learn from them

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Next, came a rather public revamp of policies and initiatives intended to make the Romance Writers of America more diverse and inclusive. Four months later, the Romance Writers of America board suspended Milan for a year and banned her from ever holding a leadership position in RWA. Where to start. But it can’t end there. Johnson said.

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In the Spotlight, the IDSA Foundation Finds Success

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Most of us didn’t have viruses on our minds before 2020. When the pandemic put the Infectious Diseases Society of America in the public eye, Stephen Peeler, CFRE, was determined to use that opportunity to gain support for the […].

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ASAE Reveals 2020 Gold Circle Awards Winners

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WASHINGTON — ASAE announces the winners of the 2020 Gold Circle Awards competition, which denotes excellence, innovation, and achievement in association/nonprofit marketing, membership, and communications programs. The 2020 competition received 189 submissions across 15 categories, including a new category for digital content.

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Authors Group Declares Bankruptcy

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The Romance Writers of America had seen its membership drop precipitously since the pandemic. On May 29, the Romance Writers of America filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The association then retooled its awards in 2020 to highlight its commitment to diversity in the romance-writing world. “

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We Asked, You Answered: What’s on Your Stop-Doing List for 2020?

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Think of it as the anti-resolution: Rather than committing to do something new in 2020, you make a promise that, with the turn of the calendar, you’ll finally let something go. Director of Conference Services, Mental Health Corporations of America. The post We Asked, You Answered: What’s on Your Stop-Doing List for 2020?

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Game On: Navigating the Return of Sports in America with Michael Lewis, Billy Beane, and Daryl Morey

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Time: Aug 14, 2020 12:30 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada). Please click this URL to join. MICHAEL LEWIS. Best-Selling Author of The Fifth Risk, Moneyball, and The Big Short. . BILLY BEANE.

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