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V Foundation for Cancer Research is partnering with Medifast to launch special edition Dual Fuel products. Product sales will benefit the V Foundation, which was started by college basketball coach Jim Valvano, who died of cancer. The V Foundation seal will appear on select products. Ten percent of sales will go to the foundation. The products are available for purchase at JimmyV.DualFuelNutrition.com.
San Diego Convention Center Corp., seeks a law firm or individual attorney to act as its general counsel. The general counsel must have broad general expertise and experience in corporate business and contract law, and in public entity, state and local laws regulating meetings of public agencies. When requested, the general counsel will lead, participate in and/or manage dispute resolution or litigation. The Request for Qualifications can be viewed here. Responses must be received by 2 p.m. PT Feb, 8.
The Venable law firm D.C. office is making available the presentation, recording and handout materials for the program “Impact Investing and Nonprofits: Opportunities, innovative structures, and creative new ways to raise funds and further your mission, which took place on Jan. 14. Details, click here.
Rosana Winarto to events director, Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, from events director, Hyatt Regency Orlando (Fla.) International Airport.
Michael Kort, creative senior director, inVNT, to transfer from the New York to London office. The move is part of inVNT’s growth plan following its acquisition by Time Inc. in July.
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Heidi Brock, CEO. Aluminum Association, will chair the National Association of Manufacturers Council of Manufacturing Associations.
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Steven E. Burke, 61, CFO of the Grable Foundation, was found dead Tuesday in a downtown Pittsburgh alleyway, reports TribLive.com. An autopsy found that Burke died from multiple blunt impact injuries. The manner of death is pending. The Grable Foundation is run by Burke’s family, which founded the Rubbermaid consumer products company. The foundation's offices are just around the corner from the alleyway in which Burke was found dead.
Center for Exhibition Industry Research recently released the 2015 CEIR Exhibition Industry Census, which revealed that the total number of business-to-business and business-to-consumer exhibitions in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is 13,447, accounting for just over 107 million attendees and 1.9 million exhibitors. The Census also lists U.S. states with a five-year performance change and the top 50 cities with a five year percentage change. California continues as the top state for exhibitions and Las Vegas continues as the top destination. The 2015 Census data was compiled by Vault Consulting. To purchase the report, click here.
NAACP and the National Head Start Association have created an initiative to facilitate voter registration, healthcare enrollment and fair housing advocacy at Head Start centers across the country. Head Start centers are located in the poorest neighborhoods where young parents can meet and socialize.
Kellen has acquired Applied Management Professionals, of Kansas City, Mo. AMP serves clients in the medical and healthcare sector. The acquisition of AMP will enhance Kellen’s certification capabilities and enrich the company’s medical sector knowledge. AMP management services VP Dede Gish-Panjada has been named a Kellen VP. Gish-Panjada is a 31-year veteran of the association management practice at AMP. A former president of the AMC Institute, she was awarded the Professional Excellence Award from the Kansas City Society of Association Executives in 2015.
SmithBucklin has acquired SDI, an incentive travel, strategic meetings and special events company. SDI will retain its brand name and operate from SmithBucklin's Chicago office as a wholly owned subsidiary. SDI founder Scott Dillion will continue as president of the subsidiary.
Association management company Virtual Inc., has published a free guide called “How to Leverage Your Marketing and Social Media Efforts: Try These 8 Steps to Drive Your Technical Association to Success.” Virtual works with many technical associations, alliances, and standards-setting boards. Download the guide here.
Jim Thompson, CAE, IOM, association management VP at Capitol Hill Management Services of North Carolina, will again participate with his family in the St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser to cure childhood cancers. Jim and his family will be “shavees,” who voluntarily shave their heads in solidarity with children with cancer, who often lose their hair during treatment. By doing so, shavees hope to inspire friends and family to donate money to support childhood cancer research. To learn more and to donate to Team Thompi, click here.
Entries for the Association Media & Publishing EXCEL Awards are due by Feb. 1. Any project published by, or on behalf of, any 501(c) nonprofit organization between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2015 is eligible. Details, click here.
Deadline is Feb. 24 to make nominations for Marketing EDGE’s Rising Stars Awards, which recognize marketing professionals who have achieved early-career success while also giving back through education, fostering innovation and culture change, mentoring and “disruption.” For details and to nominate, click here.
International Association of Exhibitions and Events, Dallas, and Paris-based UFI – The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, have created Global Exhibitions Day, set for June 8. The day is meant to be a celebration of the people who work in the exhibitions industry, showing the excitement and career opportunities that the industry has to offer. Industry leaders from around the world have pledged their participation. Details: Christian Druart, GED@ufi.org.