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Our New Year’s resolution should be to recognize and act on new opportunitiesTo the Point
Meetings can no longer be seen as one-off events — by us or our attendeesComments
Letters to the EditorPCMA Today
PCMA is the leading resource and premier educator for professionals in the meetings and convention industry.Follow Up: Scotland
Scotland Offers Highlights On the HighlandsFollow Up: Las Vegas
Harrah’s Sparkles During the Las Vegas Educational ExperienceFollow Up: Florida Encounter
Fighting Back at Florida EncounterFollow Up: Disney & AIBTM
Disney Dreams Up a New Cruise Ship to Add to Its FleetFollow Up: Executive Edge
Executive Edge Sails The Ocean BluePost Con
PMA Grows Attendance at Fresh Summit to an All-Time HighPeople & Processes
One major advantage face-to-face meetings have over virtual events is improved networking results. It’s up to you to crank up the networking opportunities and ensure that the connections participants make are of the highest quality.Working Smarter
Determining the value of face-to-face meetings is more critical than ever before — leading one conference-seating expert to ask, can you really call it a meeting if attendees can’t see one another’s faces?Speaker Savvy
In last month’s column, we discussed considerations you need to weigh before hosting a Webinar. Once you’ve decided to go for it, how do you pull one off without a hitch?Innovative Meetings
When you bill your event as ‘America’s Largest Invention Trade Show,’ you’d better have an inventive approach yourselfInternational Meetings: Meet in Asia
Why value trumps cost, how to get a written contract, and everything else two Asian destination marketing professionals think you should know before you consider bringing a meeting to AsiaLeading Learning
Are your attendees reliving the same meeting experience year after year?Meeting Opportunity
It might seem like a cliché — new year, new resolutions — but this really is the ideal time to engage in some strategic thinking. All you need to do is consider four questions … and maybe some jars and a handful of poker chips.Outside Forces, Inner Resources
As we embark on a new decade, five authors and a futurist talk to Convene about what lies ahead, what lies within — and what it all means for meetings and conventionsLeading By Example
Dave Irvine-Halliday helps the developing world flick on the switchGreen Meetings
Why would the team responsible for a 12,000-attendee medical conferenceinvite 30 additional planners on site? To show them how to incorporate sustainability practices into a large meeting — while it’s actually happening.CEO
‘The ability to lead by example, with confidence, is essential, as is the drive to ensure that everyone brings value to the organization’s bottom line. Leaders should also be able to prioritize communication with staff, because the greatest detriment to morale is keeping staff in a dark bunker.’Read these and other thoughts on moving the industry forward from executives at some of the world’s leading destination marketing organizations, convention centers, and other supplier partners.Did You Know?
All the Young ProfessionalsJanuary 2010
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