Association fights view that cell phones cause brain cancer
CTIA yanked its annual trade show from San Francisco after city passed ordinance requiring disclosure of radiation levels. trade group is once again defending members against charges that cell phones are linked to brain cancer, less than a year after pulling its annual trade show from San Francisco when the city passed an ordinance based on the concern. In a May 31 statement, CTIA-The Wireless Association took issue with the recent classification of cell phone transmissions as possibly
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Read MoreHousing groups are prepared for mortgage tax debate
Associations oppose various proposals to overhaul the much-used deduction, and debate may take a long time to play out. With a series of proposals afloat to limit, transform or eliminate the mortgage interest tax deduction, housing-related associations are gearing up efforts to keep the policy intact. Its our number-one issue, said Sara Wiskerchen, senior public affairs associate for the National Association of Realtors.
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The American Medical Association is still a big spender on Capitol Hill, but membership rolls have dropped somewhat. Madara
Read MoreNew chapters must begin by answering the right questions
With no uniform model to consult in establishing local chapters, nonprofit groups must build the structure that best suits them Members of the CEO Update LinkedIn group are discussing this topic and weve interviewed some of them here, as well as others.
Read MoreNew diversity program participants named
ASAE has announced the 12 scholars selected for its 2011-2013 class of the Diversity Executive Leadership Program, which aims to offer opportunities to underrepresented segments of the association population.
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