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ASAE’S Graham Testifies On Lobbying Reform
ASAE President and CEO John H. Graham IV, CAE, testified before a House Judiciary subcommittee April 4 on provisions in the lobbying reform bill authored by House Rules Chairman David Dreier (R-CA).
Graham expressed support for a provision in the lobbying bill (H.R. 4975) that would require lobbyists to file quarterly reports instead of the current twice-a-year requirement, “so long as the reporting processes are not overly burdensome from an administrative standpoint and that the filing system is uniform for both the House and Senate.” Graham also supported electronic filing, and making reports available and easily searchable online. ASAE also has no objection to maintaining the one year “cooling off” period in cases where former lawmakers or staffers leave Congress to work as lobbyists, and supports a proposal in H.R. 4975 to ban lobbyists from accompanying members of Congress on corporate flights, primarily because “it cures a public concern about extravagance,” Graham said.
In follow up questioning by Reps. Trent Franks (R-AZ) and Steve King (R-IA), Graham was given the opportunity to explain ASAE’s overall stance on the issue of privately funded congressional travel, and he again urged Congress to be careful about any moratorium on privately funded travel, even a temporary one as proposed in H.R. 4975, because of the limits that would place on lawmakers interacting with constituencies at meetings outside Washington. Graham commended Congress for avoiding a “rush to judgment” on the travel issue and lobbying reform in general, but reiterated ASAE’s strong belief that any ban on privately funded travel would jeopardize the information exchange between Congress and associations at educational programs around the country.
A day after the subcommittee hearing, the House Judiciary approved H.R. 4975 last Wednesday by a narrow 18-16 vote. There were a couple of significant amendments added by Judiciary requiring lobbyists to include in their quarterly reports the names of lawmakers they contacted during each period, and setting criminal penalties of up to five years in jail for failing to comply with the law. The House Rules Committee also passed its piece of the bill last week. The three other committees with jurisdiction over the lobbying bill are House Administration, Standards of Official Conduct, and Government Reform.
House leaders anticipate a package will be ready for floor action when Congress returns from the two-week Easter recess at the end of April.
For more information on public policy issues, visit the public policy section of the ASAE & The Center website at http://www.asaecenter.org.
If you would like to subscribe to InRoads, the weekly public policy newsletter, or manage your InRoads account, please visit http://capwiz.com/asaeinroads/mlm/signup/.
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Springtime is Here!
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
Don't miss out, register now!
Celebrating 30 years of helping you squeeze a year’s worth of business into just one day!
The Springtime team is busy putting the final touches on what promises to be a great one-day expo for the association and meetings industry. Springtime boasts over 800 exhibitors, educational sessions for everyone, a chance to connect with association and meeting professional peers, free prizes and a golf tournament to wrap it all up! Where else can you find all of this at your fingertips?
 If you are involved in the buying process of products and services for you r association, or in the planning of meetings, you need to be at Springtime!
Don’t wait to register though, take advantage of early bird discounts—a full day registration is only $75 for Members and $90 for Nonmembers!
Register now!
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Don’t Miss the Deadline! Submit Your Gold Circle Awards Entries Today
Calling All Excellence in Communication!
ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership want to recognize your innovative ideas and achievement in association communications! Have you recently launched a successful newsletter, magazine or communications program? Authored an effective feature article? Or initiated a leading media relations project? Then take the time to nominate your campaign or that of your peers to receive an ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership 2006 Communication Gold Circle Award.
Hurry! Entries are due April 30, 2006 by 5:00 p.m. EST to ASAE & The Center. You may submit entries in the following four categories...
- Print publishing (magazines, peer-reviewed journals and newsletters);
- Electronic publishing (membership periodicals such as magazines, journals and newsletters—published online only) and websites;
- Writing a feature article; and
- Communication programs (press kits and media relations projects).
Association executives, both ASAE & The Center members and nonmembers, are eligible. Your programs and products must have been completed and distributed between January 1 and December 31, 2005.
Submit your entries instantly!
Enter as many categories as you'd like, but do it soon! This year's awards winners will be displayed at ASAE & The Center's 2006 Annual Meeting & Exposition, August 19–22, 2006, in Boston.
Questions? Call 202-626-2885 or e-mail goldcircle@asaecenter.org.
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Final Call for Volunteers! Please respond by Friday, April 14th!
ASAE & The Center Need YOU to Volunteer!
Volunteers are at the heart of association work, and ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership are no exception. Our strength is a result of the time and effort provided by those who volunteer to serve their colleagues and to further the association management profession. If you want to become part of the ASAE & The Center volunteer leadership, now is the time to let us know! We have volunteer opportunities whether you can commit a year, a month or a day.
What do we want? Experienced individuals who have a passion for the association profession and the willingness to volunteer their time.
What will you get in return? The opportunity to help guide the future of ASAE & The Center, to establish a strong network of peers and ultimately to help advance the association profession!
To learn more about the available opportunities, and to tell us how you’d like to be involved, go to http://www.asaecenter.org/signupform.cfm. We are also seeking new members for both the ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership's Board of Directors, so please e-mail Peggy Dowd, pdowd@asaecenter.org by April 17, 2006 if you are interested.
We will be making appointments for 2006–2007 committees, councils, commissions and task forces in May. If you want to participate in one of these activities, we’ll need to hear from you by April 14, 2006. Please, take a few minutes to sign up now. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Mother's Day is Around the Corner! Have You Found Your Gift Yet?
Spend an evening with Larry King and special guest Dr. Deborah Tannen
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
The Kennedy Center Concert Hall, Washington, DC
Click here for tiered pricing information
Special offer! Buy one ticket and the second is half price!
Are you still looking for something to impress your mother, wife or daughter for Mother's Day? Well, ASAE & The Center are making it easy for you this year—take them to see Dr. Deborah Tannen, author of You're Wearing That? Understanding Mothers and Daughter in Conversation as she discusses the most important ingredient in every relationship: effective communication. Wouldn't you like to learn to better communicate with those closest to you?
Call the Speaker Series Hotline (202) 326-9530 to place your order now!
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 ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Deborah Tannen is the acclaimed author of You Just Don't Understand, which was on the New York Times bestseller list (#1 for a time) for more than three years; I Only Say This Because I Love You, which won the Books For A Better Life Award; Talking 9 to 5, a New York Times business bestseller; That's Not What I Meant!; and many other books. A professor of linguistics at Georgetown University, she has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show; Today, Good Morning America, Nightline, 20/20 and innumerable programs on National Public Radio. She lives near Washington, DC with her husband. For more information visit www.deborahtannen.com. |
A special thank you to our sponsor:
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Get the Most Out of Your ASAE & The Center Membership!
ASAE & The Center Virtual Member Experience
April 21, 2006, 1:00–2:30 p.m. EST
Virtual Program
Complimentary
Register now!
Are you taking advantage of all of the in-depth resources, time-saving tips and exciting opportunities your membership offers? Be sure you don’t miss a beat and join us for a complimentary virtual program that will show you the what, where and how of accessing your member benefits. ASAE & The Center have had some new developments in the past few months, so whether you’re a new member or have been with us for years, you’re sure to benefit from this program.
Register today!
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Register for the 2006 Finance and Business Operations Symposium
2006 Finance and Business Operations Symposium
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD
June 5–6, 2006
Members $595, *Nonmembers $795
*Nonmember fee includes a one-year ASAE & The Center membership
Register now!
Your responsibilities encompass much more than financial management, so we’ve designed this year’s symposium to address all of your professional needs. You’ll engage in high-level conversations around human resources, operations and financial management—the areas in which you work everyday. Walk away from in-depth discussions with practical tools and how-to tips that will encourage you to examine and evaluate your current practices and launch new initiatives to propel your organization forward.
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Join us in Boston for ASAE & The Center's 2006 Annual Meeting & Exposition
ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership’s 2006 Annual Meeting & Exposition
August 19–22, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
www.asaeannualmeeting.org
Join us in Boston, and get connected with a vibrant community of your association peers! Registration and housing is open!
Plus, check out all the great features of our website, including the full program of General Sessions, Learning Labs, Thought Leader Super Sessions, and more. You can also listen to interviews with your peers who are previous Annual Meeting attendees.
Here's a preview of one of our General Sessions...
 Measures of Success with Jim Collins!
The 2006 Opening General Session will excite, inspire and connect you like never before. Featuring the much-anticipated release of our multi-year research initiative and publication, 7 Measures of Success: What Remarkable Associations Do That Others Don't, a keynote address by its mentor, author Jim Collins, and much more, the first General Session will set the stage for three days of great ideas and great people. Collins, the man who has connected with countless readers through his concepts of Hedgehogs and Core Ideologies in Good to Great and Built to Last, will explore how organizations grow, how they attain superior performance and how good organizations ultimately become great organizations. This is one morning meeting you won’t want to miss. |
So get online and get registered for the meeting today!
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The Power of Recognition is in Your Hands
Reward those who have inspired you! ASAE & The Center are counting on you to nominate outstanding leaders in the association community for our two highest honors: the Key Award and the Academy of Leaders Award. This is your opportunity to help us give the highest praise and recognition to the people you admire and count on.
- The Key Award honors the association chief executive officer who demonstrates exceptional qualities of leadership in his or her own association, and displays a deep commitment to voluntary membership organizations as a whole.
- The Academy of Leaders Award recognizes an individual who represents an organization engaged in the sale of products or services to members of ASAE & The Center and who has made especially outstanding contributions to the advancement of the profession.
Please send your nomination by May 5, 2006 to Peggy Dowd, pdowd@asaecenter.org. Please include the nominee's name, affiliation, city, state and zip code. Each nominee will be sent a Personal Data Form to complete and selections will be made by the Awards Committee on June 21, 2006.
The Key Award and Academy of Leaders honorees will be recognized at the 2006 Annual Meeting and Exposition August 19–22, Boston.
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Register for the Government Relations (GR) School
It's time to register for Government Relations (GR) School. This premier event for government relations specialist is June 21–22, 2006. Join us to get the training you need to maximize your associations influence with government institutions, and examine the latest trends in the field. Whether you are just beginning your GR career or are a seasoned professional, we have sessions designed for you. Here are a few you’ll find…
- Keeping Your Eye on the Ball–Identifying, Prioritizing and Working Your Association’s Most Important Issues;
- Build It and They Will Come: The Elements of a Successful Grassroots Program; and
- From Building Credibility To Pitching Stories: How To Get Active With Local News Media.
Register now!
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Question of the Week–Starting a Foundation
Do you have any resources on starting a foundation?
ASAE & THE CENTER RESOURCES
“Related Foundations: Is Your Association Avoiding the Legal Pitfalls and Maximizing Its Opportunities? Probably Not,” Association Law & Policy, May 1997
http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/EnewsletterArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3812
“Founding a Foundation,” Association Management, March 2005
http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/AMMagArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=10879
“How to see through founding a 501c3,” Association Management, March 2005
http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/AMMagArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=10929
Foundation Tools And Resources area at the Knowledge Center
http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/modelslist.cfm?ItemNumber=12265
ASAE & THE CENTER PUBLICATIONS
Starting and Managing an Association Foundation
http://www.asaecenter.org/Marketplace/BookstoreDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=15144
To order ASAE & The Center’s publications, call the Member Service Center at 888-950-2723 or visit www.asaecenter.org/bookstore.
OUTSIDE RESOURCES
Idealist
http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/19/01.html
Council on Foundations
http://www.cof.org/index.cfm?containerID=62&menuContainerName=&navID=0&orglink=8
If you have a question or pressing issue that you would like to see addressed in the Weekly Bulletin, contact the Association Knowledge Center at 202-326-9559 or KnowledgeCenter@asaenet.org.
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Register for Upcoming Events Offered by CenterU–Your Gateway to Excellence in Association Learning
Executive Foresight Discussion Group
April 18, 2006
Audio
Advanced Financial Management
April 19, 2006
Washington, DC
Measuring Community–One Member at a Time
April 19, 2006
OnlineU virtual seminar
The Seven-Touch Prospecting System
April 20, 2006
OnlineU virtual seminar
ASAE & The Center Virtual Member Experience
April 21, 2006
Virtual
Principles of Component Relations
April 22–June 2, 2006
OnlineU web based course
The Heart & Soul Gala—2006 Partnership Dinner
April 25, 2006
Washington, DC
Hotel Operations Program: Mohegan Sun
April 26–28, 2006
Uncasville, CT
Industry Partner Member Experience Program
May 1, 2006
Virtual
Web 2.0: Exploring the Impact of Social Media
May 3, 2006
OnlineU virtual seminar
Exceptional Boards: Strengthening the Governance Team
May 18, 2006
San Francisco, CA
Membership Growth Strategies for Real-World Associations
May 18, 2006
San Francisco, CA
ASAE & The Center Virtual Member Experience
May 19, 2006
Virtual
Business of Meetings Certificate Program: Meetings and Expositions Operations
May 23–24, 2006
Washington, DC
Business of Meetings Certificate Program: Strategy and Marketing
May 23–24, 2006
Washington, DC
Springtime 2006
May 25, 2006
Washington, DC
Springtime DC Invitational Golf Tournament
May 26, 2006
Woodbridge, VA
For a full listing of upcoming programs click here.
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