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Lunch with Short Seminar: E-Learning- How to Incorporate a New Delivery into Your Association's Programs
March 9, 2011
Are you interested in learning about new and innovative ways to provide your members with educational programming? By attending this session you will hear firsthand the benefits and methods of incorporating E-Learning into your programming.
Plan now to see 2010 Convention Speaker Michael Reynolds from SpinWeb and Josh Little from Bloomfire!
This dynamic duo will teach us all how to be more computer savvy. This is an event you don't want to miss!
Senate Passes 1099 Repeal Amendment in FAA Bill
The Senate February 2 adopted an amendment to legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) repealing the new Form 1099 reporting requirements enacted as part of the health care law.
The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), completely repeals the expanded 1099 reporting requirement in the new health care law and pays for the repeal with unspent appropriated funds, or already appropriated money from various federal agencies, as directed by the Office of Management and Budget. The amendment passed 81-17 with unanimous Republican support and 34 Democrats voting in favor. The bipartisan nature of the vote was in stark contrast to the amendment that would have repealed the entire health care bill, offered by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), which failed on a party-line vote.
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An Eye on Association Professionals
Changes to the Horizon: In February the largest JW Marriott opened in Indianapolis forever changing the city skyline and the way that Indianapolis books convention business. ISAE would like to congratulate White Lodging on undertaking the huge project and bringing it to life. ISAE looks forward to being hosted by the JW Marriott this summer for our Annual Convention on July 12-14.
Young Professionals Perspective: The Best Way to Advance Your Career
By: Katie Riggs, CMP
Like most professionals I am always looking for what will give me the edge or take me to the next level in my career. Looking forward like this most of us can get ahead of ourselves and lose site of the untapped potential in a current position. As crazy as it may seem sometimes, the fastest way to get to where you are going is to stay right where you are.
Before you can take on the next big adventure or opportunity it is important to truly master your current role. You might say I have done everything I can do…learned it all, but have you done everything you can really do? Mastering a role as it was presented to you was what you were hired to do, taking it to the next level is what will get you noticed for what you do! Doing so presents a whole new set of challenges that will grow your experience and your resume.
“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.”, Jesse Owens
ASAE Urges Congress to Remove the 1099 Burden
ASAE will deliver a sign-on letter next week to members of the House urging them to support repeal of the new Form 1099 reporting requirements scheduled to take effect in 2012.
As noted above, House leaders are intent on holding a 1099 repeal vote in the near future. The Senate passed 1099 repeal language last week.
The new 1099 rules add purchases of goods to the types of payments companies and tax-exempt organizations must report to the IRS. Starting in 2012, companies would have to complete a 1099 for any vendor from which it purchased $600 or more in goods or services in a year, and then send the form to the IRS and the vendor. ASAE and others have pointed out that the change would result in some businesses and associations having to issue hundreds or even thousands of forms each year, track cumulative payments to vendors, and obtain tax identification information from each vendor. The 1099 provision was written into the health care law as an offset after congressional tax analysts estimated that the additional reporting would increase tax compliance to the tune of $19 billion over 10 years.
ASAE’s sign-on letter is the same letter delivered to Congress last November. If your name is already on the letter and you support 1099 repeal, there is nothing you need to do. If you would like your name or organization’s name removed from this letter, please send an email to rhay@asaenet.org.
Doing the Right Thing Offers More Than a Good Feeling
By: Mark Levin, CAE, CSP
In the old days they were called “community service projects,” now they are better known as “Social Responsibility Programs”. Whatever name is attached to them, these programs provide a lot of opportunities for associations, Chambers, and other membership organizations beyond the “right thing to do” quality.
There are a number of tangible and intangible benefits to undertaking an organized Social Responsibility effort. These include:
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Welcome New & Returning Members
Brandon Brazelton
Avectra
7901 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 500
McLean, VA 22102
Email: bbrazelton@avectra.com
Cheryl Livers
Holiday Inn Lakeview
505 Marriott Drive
Clarksville, IN 47129
Email: salesmgr3@lakeviewin.com
Bob Olesen
inSync Payroll
1475 Harvard Drive, Suite D
Kankakee, IL 60901
Email: bolesen@insync-payroll.com
Darlene Ziemann
The Children’s Museum
3000 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Email: darlenez@childrensmuseum.org
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