Tag: conferences

Sometimes we see things at conferences that we don’t want to forget for one reason or another. [...] Read more

The three “R”s of meetings — relationships, relevancy and ROI — were on display at 2010 Connect Marketplace in August. [...] Read more

Editorial Director Christine Born talks about Team San Jose’s effort to bridge art and tourism while hosting the 2010 01SJ Biennial event. [...] Read more

Editorial Director Christine born recently returned from a round of advisory council meetings with planners. While they all agreed that they were paying closer attention to the bottom line and rate negotiations, not one of them was cancelling face-to-face meetings. [...] Read more

Have you been blaming slow responses from attendees on the economy? There may be another reason you hadn’t thought of, especially if your association or group includes a large percentage of younger members. According to a column in The New York Times by guest writer Rand Richards Cooper, the phenomenon (his word) of ignoring R.S.V.P. requests is widespread and growing. “In requesting people to anchor a plan in the distant future of a month hence, [...] Read more

Meeting planning placed 8th in U.S. News’ “Best Careers of 2010” report based on the Labor Department’s new job growth projections for 2008-2018. According to the report, the number of jobs planners hold is forecast to jump 16 percent, attributed to the growing importance of meetings to increasingly global companies. So add language skills to all the other requirements of this career choice, which already seems to require more multi-tasking than most others.

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Here’s the good news: Luxury resorts have joined the discount battle, offering low rates, eliminating attrition fees and adding freebies in an effort to attract whatever meetings there are in a shrinking economy. [...] Read more

If you’re taking time out of your busy schedule to attend a conference, here’s some advice from the experts on getting the most out of the event.

• Network. Don’t sit with your co-workers and associates during scheduled meals. Sit next to someone you don’t know and introduce yourself. Mingle and mix at social events, and be sure to collect cards. Bring plenty of your own cards and have them ready to hand out.

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Generally, the business of planning meetings has been pretty low profile. Not that it’s not big business—think of the logistics and ripple-down economic impact of President Obama’s inauguration celebration earlier this year. But, in the wake of several high-profile, high-flying corporate events, the meetings’ industry suddenly found itself in the midst of a media frenzy at the end of 2008 and the beginning of the new year.
Wells Fargo placed a full-page ad in The Washington [...] Read more