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Three Ways to Get Better Feedback About Your Conferences

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That’s what the Society for Critical Care Medicine did at its 2018 conference in San Antonio. The role of the former is to evaluate submitted conference proposals, while the latter is tasked with aggregating proposal ratings and reviewer feedback to refine recommendations for what should be included in the conference.

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Groups Concerned Pending Texas Bill Could Weaken LGBTQ Protections

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At issue is a proposed bill ( Senate Bill 15 ) that would prohibit cities from requiring private companies to offer paid sick leave to their employees. But six major Texas cities—Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Plano and San Antonio—have their own nondiscrimination protections in place.

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Three Ways to Get Better Feedback About Your Conferences

Associations Now

That’s what the Society for Critical Care Medicine did at its 2018 conference in San Antonio. The role of the former is to evaluate submitted conference proposals, while the latter is tasked with aggregating proposal ratings and reviewer feedback to refine recommendations for what should be included in the conference.

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ASAE Joins Tourism, Business Groups to Oppose Texas “Religious Refusal” Bill

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The bill was supported by a lot of businesses until a recent rewrite of the bill stripped language that explicitly said the proposed state law would not supersede local nondiscrimination ordinances in place in cities like Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Plano, and San Antonio.

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Groups Denounce Texas Bill as Discriminatory Ahead of Special Session

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A group of local visitor bureaus, businesses, lawmakers, and associations spoke out against the proposed Texas “bathroom bill” on Monday as the legislature prepared to kick off a 30-day special session. Graham IV, FASAE, CAE, said at the press conference.

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New York City Taxi Drivers Launch Association in Response to Uber

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That’s what’s happened in San Antonio, to the dismay of its Alamo City customers and the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SAHCC). Both Lyft and Uber have submitted proposals to return to San Antonio, with each company proposing work-arounds to the new background checks.

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Texas House Considers Discriminatory Bill Alternative

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Business groups including the Texas Association of Business and Keep Texas Open for Business, along with convention authorities in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and other major metropolitan areas, also oppose the bill and efforts by state Republicans to change social policy in Texas. This week, Texas Gov.

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