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Lobbyists group bites back against administration's advisory ban

02-16-2012

American League of Lobbyists, Washington, is supporting the lawsuit filed by several lobbyists, most association-related, who were removed from advisory panels under rules set by the Obama administration.

New-look Salute wows association community

02-16-2012

Association Executive of the Year Gary LaBranche (pictured, with TRENDS publisher Joel Poznansky) gets up front with "the old guys" and shares insight into the "four freedoms of association," as the TRENDS Salute to Association Excellence debuts a new look to fete the best in the association community.

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GARY LABRANCHE, 2012 Association Executive of the Year
MARTINEAU-CORNISH Award, announced by Steven C. Anderson, 2004 Association Executive of the Year
PHOTO GALLERY of the 2012 Salute to Association Excellence
BOB HARRIS, 2012 Association Partner of the Year

New chief at Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance

02-16-2012

Senior staff reorganization includes addition of appointee in Bush, Clinton administrations

Publisher's Choice Award winner introduced association's new face to members

02-16-2012

Gold-winning ISSA 'Promise' Kit went 'round the world

TRENDS launches award to honor commitment to association community

02-16-2012

New honor named after founder, long-time leader

On IRS watch: 'Political intervention' by tax-exempts

02-16-2012

Internal Revenue Service lays out areas of focus in 2012

No decision on trade association meetings ban for government workers

02-09-2012

In a meeting with ASAE officials, the Obama administration did not give a timeframe for releasing a final rule on barring government employees from attending trade association meetings, but said it continues to weigh comments received since the rule was proposed late last year.

How associations are trending in 2012

02-09-2012

TRENDS compared a sample of data from the new 2012 National Trade and Professional Associations directory with figures from the 2011 directory, to create a current snapshot of the association community in the Annual Associations Report.

February 2012 print issue

02-09-2012

Why They Won • Re-envisioning publications for the future • Winners Circle: Lessons from All Media Contest winners • Executive Voices: ‘The obligation to be a steward’ • Y&A Voices: Effective social media hinges on understanding your membership • How associations are trending in 2012 • CEOs Speak Out: Past Association Executives of the Year on 2012

New COO for Insured Retirement Institute

02-09-2012

Formerly executive director of the Student Youth Travel Association

99 association professionals earn CAE

02-09-2012

Virginia leads nation in new CAEs, with strong showing from Illinois, Wisconsin

Why They Won

02-09-2012

Comments from the judges of the All Media Contest

Re-envisioning publications for the future

By Debra Stratton | 02-09-2012

To stay relevant, association publishers have to adapt and respond to current trends.

Case study: Most improved magazine or journal, TRENDS 2011 All Media Contest

02-09-2012

PCI found that it needed to bring its print-only publication into the 21st century – first, the association’s own advocacy staff was using online tools with increasing frequency; the PDF of the publication was not user friendly, and the URL was extremely long; and industry executives told the association they prefer to receive it by e-mail. The decision was to transition the publication to an electronic version.

Winners Circle: Lessons from All Media Contest winners

02-09-2012

It is important that everything bearing the association’s name is consistent with its mission and reinforces its goals

Y&A Voices: Effective social media hinges on understanding your membership

By Amy Lestition, CAE | 02-09-2012

And don’t forget the importance of in-person events

CEOs Speak Out: Past Association Executives of the Year on 2012

02-09-2012