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London wins bid to host 2023 Ecocity World Summit

Event Industry News

Every two years it brings together urban stakeholders from across the globe to focus on key actions cities and citizens can take to rebuild our human habitat in balance with living systems. There was a clear understanding of cities as complex systems with multidisciplinary actors and sectors.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.24.17

Reid All About it

When the data in your AMS is combined with data from all your systems, it can help you predict the future, uncover your Super Members and next big wins, and answer the questions your association needs to know. – Meetings 2050: How to Stay Ahead of Change in Events and Tradeshows. Host: WBT Systems. 1 CAE credit.

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Start with One Change to Create a Sustainable Meeting

Associations Now

Indy has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The city also boasts the nation’s largest all-electric car-share program, and its bikeshare system is expanding. Plus, in September 2019, Indy will launch the country’s first all-electric bus rapid transit system. Learn more at VisitIndy.com.

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A Spotlight on 10 Top Impact Investors Driving Social Change

NXUnite

They have an impressive portfolio of organizations they’ve invested in, including energy infrastructure companies like Atlas Renewable Energy, long life infrastructure companies like Emicool, and private equity firms like Upstream Systems. They also pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Financial Groups Work To Combat Fraud Against the Elderly

Associations Now

But with rising rates of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease posing serious challenges for society—the number of people with Alzheimer’s could more than triple to 16 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association —some associations in the financial space are beginning to sharpen their focus on the issue.

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Brit Row continues decades-long relationship with new wave heroes Duran Duran

Event Industry News

With the exception of one subwoofer for drummer Roger Taylor, theband members use Sennheiser 2050 IEM systems and EM6000 wireless microphones. I also use parallel compression on all my vocals, with the Mustard and SD dynamic EQ just before. It’s a fantastic combination.”.

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Manufacturers Group Names Five Keys to Modernizing U.S. Infrastructure

Associations Now

For average Americans, the effect is visible: passengers frustrated by delays caused by power outages and other failures in public transit, commuters ensnared in traffic jams because of structurally declining highway systems, and businesses uprooting their operations to invest in countries with expanding infrastructure. In “The U.S.