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Jeff De Cagna to deliver keynote at CESSE 2013 Annual Meeting

Principled Innovation

Jeff’s keynote talk, which will take place on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Omni Providence Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island, will focus on themes and ideas shared in his provocative free e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future.

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Boatbuilding Program Introduces High Schoolers to Marine Industry Careers

Associations Now

In an effort to fill the boat shoes of retiring marine tradesmen and women, the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association created a summertime boatbuilding program aimed at high school students. For such a small state, Rhode Island has a considerable amount of coastline— approximately 400 miles of it.

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How the Events Industry Is Coming Together Amid COVID-19

Associations Now

The daylong, worldwide event focused on education, inspiration, and networking in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 12-hour event, hosted by Meeting Professionals International, connected members and nonmembers with personal and professional education, panel discussions, and conversations on recovery and meeting together again.

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Associations Work to Tackle Industry Workforce Shortages Head-On

Associations Now

And that’s part of the reason, Balon was hired: to educate and reach out to people of all diversities about the merits of a career in landscape architecture. Other associations have approached the workforce shortage in their respective industries in different ways.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. CAE, Executive Vice President, Council for Opportunity in Education.

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Reach for More Fruits and Veggies on Heart Association’s Eating Healthy Day

Associations Now

Taking place the first Wednesday of every November, the campaign focuses on educating Americans about healthy food choices and how to incorporate more healthy foods into their diets. Karen Aspry, a cardiologist and member of the AHA’s Rhode Island Board of Directors, said in a statement.

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Wake Up to Educating the Future Workforce

Associations Now

Emerging technology is shifting our workforce toward intellectual capital and changing the ways we educate both students and adults. At the 2013 Digital Now conference , in multiple presentations—none of which were ostensibly related—the topic of education kept arising. I am a chronic abuser of the snooze button. Young members.