CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Feb. 20, 2013
Nutrition group rapped for industry ties Advocacy group Eat Drink Politics charges that corporate sponsorships are undermining the integrity of the $35 million-revenue Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. According to the report, "And Now a Word from Our Sponsors," major corporate producers of sugary foods such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé are among the AND's approved continuing education providers, and are in some cases teaching that sugar is not harmful to young people.
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Dodd warns of regulation's "slippery slope" Motion Picture Association of America CEO Chris Dodd rejected calls for reducing violence in movies and video games during a speech at the National Press Club Friday, telling reporters that "getting in the business of regulating content is a slippery slope." According to the Connecticut Post, Dodd said that instead of stopping the creation of some content, the entertainment industry is committed to providing consumers a choice in what they would want to watch.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Feb. 15, 2013
Cybersecurity bill pits business groups against privacy advocates Legislation to make it easier for private companies to share information with government about possible cybercrimes is winning praise from groups like TechAmerica and Financial Services Roundtable, but not from critics who say it comes at a cost to Internet users' privacy.
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - Feb. 14, 2013
Judge tosses ATM fees lawsuit A federal judge has ruled against a trade group representing independent ATM operators in a case that pitted it against the nation's largest banks and credit card companies.
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Regina Hopper resigns from natural gas association
First leader of America's Natural Gas Alliance to leave Feb. 28; says she plans to return to her roots in litigation communications Hopper
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - SOTU generates praise and criticism from association leaders - Feb. 13, 2013
Shawn Osborne, CEO, TechAmerica"Tonight's speech was the bold vision for an innovation economy that we've been hoping for. From ensuring that America's next generation grows up with the essential STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] skills to succeed in the technology jobs of tomorrow to modernizing the tax code to compete in the global innovation economy, and avoiding an unnecessary sequestration that will stifle our economic recovery, we see U.S. competitiveness as a key to the president's second term agenda as promoted in this speech."
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