CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - July 30, 2013
Association taking its time finding new CEO The Experimental Aircraft Association appears to be in no hurry to pick a new CEO nine months after its former leader Rod Hightower stepped down. According to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association news service, the current chairman of EAA's board of directors, Jack Pelton, said there currently is no search underway for a CEO. Instead, Pelton is managing the association in the absence of a full-time executive.
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Report: Business travel improves government With some lawmakers suggesting that federal agencies cut back on travel to meetings and conferences as a way to save money, the U.S. Travel Association has come out with a new report saying that would be a bad idea. The report found that travel actually makes government more effective, while canceling participation in key events "carries significant costs and undermines important functions of government," according to U.S. Travel. Rockport Analytics conducted the study for the association.
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Association Departures and Arrivals (July 26 & August 9, 2013)
Departures Boyle Reindollar
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All associations should have succession plans in place
Most groups don't prepare for eventual CEO departure; small organizations without deep management strength are vulnerable. Kaul
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Association lobbying expenses increase in second quarter
Farm bill, presidential appointment confirmation fights push some associations to record high spending levels for advocacy American Bankers Association spent more on lobbying in the second quarter of 2013 than any previous quarter. So did Consumer Electronics Association, American Dental Association and American Sugar Alliance. All told, 40 associations reported record spending for the three months ending June 30, 2013, up 10 percent from the first quarter.
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Amalgam of corporate, Hill experience informs Biggs Brock
Biggs Brock
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