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Reads of the Week: September 28, 2012

Reid All About it

If you’re in NC, I recommend seeing it, or for double the pleasure, wait until October 21 when an exhibition of still-life masterpieces visits us from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Stephanie Pappas at LiveScience digs into the cultural differences between the east and west coasts , specifically Boston and San Francisco.

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How to Protect Yourself in the Age of Videoconferencing Calls

Associations Now

On Monday, the FBI’s Boston field office warned of a surge in “Zoom-bombing ,” the practice of unwanted guests intruding on video meetings for malicious purposes, after two schools were affected. My class just got zoom-bombed by a British teen. The app—which reserves the right to store a user’s personal data— was downloaded 2.13

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Boston Globe-Union Negoatiations: Down to the Wire

Guilt by Association

Boston Globe front page: April 4, 2009. to wring $20 million in concessions from the union representing workers at the Boston Globe. Something like that will happen in Boston. Currently in Boston, that includes public pension abuses and the infuritating attitude of entitlement that pervades the governing class.

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Investing in Yourself: Professional Development for Community Managers

Higher Logic

In the SOCM 2015 a significant majority of best-in-class communities provide one or more types of professional development opportunities to their community teams. Many cities have monthly meet-ups including Boston's Community Manager Meet-up , Octribe in San Francisco and Austin's Community Manager Breakfast. Invest in training.

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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

She responded, “Hmm, I am going to Boston University. Not only did I have the good fortune to receive a world-class education, but my learning was steeped in the history and lived experience of Black people. It was the perfect combination to help this “average” high school student excel and graduate at the top of her class.

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Convene hires experienced UK hospitality leaders Craig Bennett and Monica Bewak for international expansion

Event Industry News

Convene – the leading provider of premium, flexible workspaces and world-class meetings and event venues – has today announced the joint appointments of Craig Bennett to the role of General Manager and Monica Bewak as the Director of Sales at Convene’s first international location in 22 Bishopsgate in the City of London.

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Association Teams With Harvard in New Mentorship Program

Associations Now

In the partnership between the Boston Product Management Association and Harvard Business School, BPMA members and local MBA students both stand to benefit from new learning opportunities. Some members of the Boston Product Management Association are headed back to school this fall. It’s a good symbiotic relationship.”.

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