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Top Tips and Tricks From 2019 Membership Hacks

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For the cost of a Starbucks latte , the International Public Safety Association attracts prospects with a limited $5 trial membership that includes partial access to member benefits and services, including selected publications and webinars and free registration to IPSA’s fall meeting. Other incentives can help you recruit new members.

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Daily Buzz: GoFundMe Launches Fundraising Platform for Nonprofits

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American, United, and Alaska Airlines are all removing screens from most of their medium-range aircraft. Be it smartphone, laptop, or tablet, customers come aboard with personal devices—screens provided at no installation or maintenance costs to the airline,” she says. . — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) October 15, 2019.

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Leading a Staff That Works Everywhere

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According to ARCUS’ website , its headquarters is in Fairbanks, Alaska. Others are located at other remote points elsewhere in Alaska, as well as in California, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Where is the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States located? But good technology can’t help with everything.

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Ask These 5 Questions Before Planning Your Next Meeting

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The city is also a great jumping-off point to Whistler, Victoria, Alaska cruises, and the Okanagan Valley wine region, making extended stays a real lure. “We used local business leaders as speakers, and it truly reduced costs and enhanced the experience,” Assante said. This can dramatically offset an association’s costs.

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Industry Group Forecasts Winds of Change as Wildfires Rage

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Aerial firefighters are aiding the firefighters on the ground, but the work is extensive and the costs are high. Last year, the cost of fighting those fires wore a $2 billion price tag, for which the United States Forest Service bore the brunt—spending more than half of its entire budget on firefighting. In 2015, a record-breaking 10.1

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Airlines, Private Companies Take Stab at Getting Around TSA’s Lines

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Alaska Airlines has used CLEAR’s biometrics technology for boarding passes, for example. For most passengers, it costs $179 per year, but Delta plans to offer the service to high-level rewards members for free. CLEAR’s approach, which uses biometrics, is seen as a way to speed things up beyond the security lines themselves.

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Airlines Defend Practices As Antitrust Probe Goes Airborne

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Two other major airlines, JetBlue and Alaska Airlines, say the Justice Department hasn’t reached out to them, according to the Wall Street Journal. Thus far, the four largest airlines—American, United, Delta, and Southwest—have been contacted as part of the investigation. The Airlines’ Take. Are Changes Needed?