| Picture Perfect |
I've always loved photography. I think it started with a photography class my junior year in high school (yes a very long time ago). I purchased a relatively cheap knock off camera sold through Sears but manufactured by Pentax. We learned all the basics including how to develop prints which is not very useful today. Fast forward to 1998 and my first digital camera - it was life changing. Now with the iPhone (or insert your smartphone of choice) I always have an amazing camera with me. This month I thought I would share some of my favorite software packages/services.
Old Photos and Videos - our family had a ton of old photos and videos. Not only do they take up a lot of space but over time the quality degrades (especially the old videos). Years ago I took up the arduous task of converting the video to digital and scanning the photos. Now there are a variety of services that will perform this task for a relatively reasonable price (and honestly better quality). I gave DigMyPics a try and I had great luck. I sent them an album and I received a thumb drive with all my pics scanned and "touched up" along with the original photos. I'm still not completely finished but it is getting close.
Where to store everything - I'm a bit obsessed with organizing and backing up my digital media. Originally, everything was backed up to an external drive but with today's cloud technologies it is much simpler. All of our photos and videos are stored in a personal OneDrive account but our primary storage is Google Photos. I've been using this service for years and it continues to amaze me. Here are a few of my favorite features:
- Automatic sync with my iPhone (and the rest of the family!) - all of our photos are automatically sent to Google Photos. More importantly I no longer have to download photos manually from the family phones!
- Facial Recognition - this may be one of my favorite features. Google does an amazing job of identifying a face and then tagging all of my photos where it finds that face. It easily identifies 3 year-old Mark and 30 year-old Mark. Even more amazing it correctly identifies my wife and her identical twin!
- Search - I know not shocking - Google is good at search. Simply type "Dog","Beach", or "New York" and immediately get the photos that are relevant.
- New Features - Have you ever taken a photo that was accidentally "photo-bombed" by a random stranger? Google has the new "Magic Eraser" tool that will make it easy to make them disappear (from the photo)! I haven't tried it yet but it won't be long.
Final Thoughts - Just like my home automation obsession, I'm a bit obsessed with my digital media. I used to have the same obsession with my digital music but with the advent of streaming services I've given that up. This obsession does make it much easier to share photos with family and friends, take a trip down memory lane, and create slideshows. Speaking of slideshows - PicturestoExe is my favorite tool. Happy to share tips to get started. I'll be working on my daughters HS graduation slideshow this month!
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The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) is an international professional society and the “collision zone” between life sciences researchers and the developers and providers of laboratory automation technology and tools used by those researchers. SLAS’s strength is providing the in-person and digital venues for professional collaboration and networking between these groups. We offer tangible resources such as our international conferences, topical symposia, two open access journals, and opportunities for continuing education, grants and scholarships and career advancement. We also support life sciences and biotech start-up companies with opportunities to exhibit in front of a global audience.
Our team has expanded in the last year and here are a few of our new players: |
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| Gina Anzalone, Membership Manager |
Gina interacts with membership daily both directly and with data. She manages several member engagement projects and activities, and during conference you will find her staffing the SLAS booth and supporting our committee meetings.
What do you enjoy most about working for SLAS?
The people! The SLAS professional team is supportive and collaborative. Also, I’m proud to support the SLAS community. The membership consists of innovative and passionate individuals committed to their profession.
What is your favorite tv show?
Dexter. It’s one of those shows that I can rewatch repeatedly and still go, “Wait, what? I can’t believe that happened!”
What is your favorite vacation destination and why?
I love the beach. I grew up in Florida, so a seaside beach vacation makes me feel at home and reinvigorated. |
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| Andrea Kielkiewicz, Sponsor and Exhibits Coordinator |
Andrea maintains the relationships with exhibitors and sponsors daily by offering marketing solutions to meet the needs across conferences, symposia, and other initiatives.
What is your favorite tv show?
Full House
What is your favorite vacation destination and why?
Disney World because it really is a magical place.
What is your favorite family tradition or activity?
Still leaving milk and cookies for Santa
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| Lesley Matthews, Scientific Director |
Lesley is the head of the Science Team. She is heavily involved with scientific programming, educational ideas, and providing relevant scientific content to the SLAS community.
What do you enjoy most about working for SLAS?
I love the energy on the team and how everyone is so collaborative working together for a common cause to put forth the best conferences and content.
What has been your career highlight so far?
I helped develop the immunotherapy drug Keytruda. This drug saved ex-president Jimmy Carter’s life! So cool!
What is your favorite vacation destination and why?
Maine, lobster and the beach, who doesn’t love that! |
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| Bob Moore Named to ASAE's 2023 Class of Fellows |
| Congratulations to Bob Moore, Executive Director of American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, on being selected for ASAE's 2023 class of Fellows. "The Fellows program is among ASAE’s highest honors, recognizing individuals who have made a significant impact on the association community through outstanding volunteer service and inspiring leadership," Bob joins a group of leaders who have made extraordinary contributions to ASAE and are leaders for the entire association community. |
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| Turn to Data to Spring Clean Your Member Emails |
Looking to effectively consolidate the number of emails going to your members? Analyzing your email data can help provide an in-depth view of how many emails your association sends out and if they’re reaching the target audience.
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| Why Good Decisions Require Honest Debate |
The new year just might be the time to rethink which tools your organization uses. It could lead to some important discussions for the year ahead.
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| HighRoads Solutions Webinar: Zero to Sixty with Marketing Automation |
| Lean marketing teams have to figure out how to deliver on goals with less resources and time. There is a way to use your martech stack so that you can focus on strategic activities instead of time-intensive ones. The whole point of marketing automation software is to free up time so digital marketers can focus on goal setting and measuring performance. Learn how your organization can digitally transform the way in which your marketing funnel is managed, by leaning into functionality like lead scoring, persona assignments, and trigger-based workflows to support revenue growth goals. |
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| Association Forum's Association 101 |
Location: Association Forum, 10 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606
An orientation for association professionals, Association 101 is designed to provide a solid foundation of knowledge and appreciation for the unique environment, culture and dynamics of associations.
After attending this session, you’ll be able to:
- Learn the nature and scope of associations
- Receive information to support career advancement
- Gain understanding of the working relationships between volunteers/members and staff
- Enjoy networking opportunities
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| NiUG Webinar: Get Efficient with Queries and Panels |
Location: Online
We are all familiar with creating panels to collect and store information about our members and other customers. This webinar will illustrate how to combine queries with panels and forms to both streamline data entry and control what information is entered or edited by staff and public users. |
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| ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition |
Location: Atlanta, GA, US
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| NiUG International iMIS User Conference |
Location: Rosemont, IL
Mark your calendars for the iMIS Annual User Conference! Many of you know it as Discovery, this year the conference will be on August 21-23 instead of later in the Fall. The conference will be in Rosemont, IL, just miles from downtown Chicago. |
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