CEO DATELINE - Scientific society seeks removal of climate-change skeptic from NOAA
The American Geophysical Union, an association whose members include climate scientists, has called on the Trump administration to rescind its appointment of a climate-change skeptic to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Want more news?
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Read MoreCEO DATELINE - Citing pandemic, associations blast executive order on drug prices
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump Sept. 11 seeks to lower U.S. drug prices by tying them to prices in other countries, but groups representing pharmaceutical manufacturers say it will slow new medical innovation as the nation races to develop COVID-19 treatments.Want more news?
Read MoreCEO DATELINE - API target of climate change lawsuits
Another state and a city have named the American Petroleum Institute as a defendant in lawsuits brought against the oil and gas industry for allegedly misleading the public about the reality of climate change, the news site Bloomberg Law reported Monday.Want more news?
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Meeting planners acquire new skills to thrive in digital world
Associations meet demand for online meeting expertise; the key to hosting a successful digital event is making it nothing like in-person eventVan DeventerWhen PCMA's Digital Event Strategist certification course kept selling out this spring and summer, the association made the course available continuously to meet the surge in demand.
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Hoplin will succeed Van Dongen as CEO of NAW
Politics and trade group veteran will be first new chief executive at National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors in four decadesHoplinEric Hoplin's career spans both politics and business, spheres long inhabited by Dirk Van Dongen, the retiring leader of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors.
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