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In the meetings industry, necessity is the mother of reinvention — regardless of how old you are or how long you’ve been doing thisTo the Point
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That used to be all meeting attendees needed to do. But a passive audience is a thing of the past, so make sure you’re providing plenty of opportunities for them to interact with your speakers.Meeting Management: F&B
Sustainable catering doesn’t have to be expensive. The alternative is what’s more costly — on many levels.Innovative Meetings
A Fortune 100 company learns how interactive technology can speed up communication — and add value — to its meetingsLeading Learning
The title of the bestselling book and hit movie might sum up why many professionals aren’t realizing their full potential. Just how likeable are you?People & Processes
Belonging to your association and attending your live events are no longer the only ways for your members to build their network or receive just-in-time education. How will you continue to meet their needs? By breaking your staff out of their silos and making sure they share the same sense of purpose.Meeting Management: Career
Back in the job market or considering your options? You’re going to need a good cover letter to entice prospective employers to look at your resume.Exceeding Career Expectations
You’re not likely to find “meeting planner” on the standard-issue CEO roadmap.Convene Salary Survey 2008
Most respondents to our latest salary received a small pay raise in 2008. But, however slight it might have been, it was good news in an otherwise bleak job market.Reality Check
While Convene’s Annual Meetings Market Survey results are published in the March issue, respondents fill out the survey in November. Most years, that span of time is negligible for this industry — but obviously, this isn’t one of those years. So, in late March, we asked a group of Convene subscribers to participate in a brief electronic survey — an e-panel — that would give us a sense of how their meetings are faring in 2009.One on One
The dean of NYU’s hospitality school discusses the evolution of meeting and event management as a profession — and explains why it includes being able to measure the success of a meetingA Place at the Table
The PCMA 2009 Annual Meeting attendees who participated in the Experient Breakfasts this past January in New Orleans were sustained as much by the conversation as by the food. This group of planners placed plenty of concerns and issues on the table — and ideas, best practices, and advice followed, flowing as freely as the hot chicory coffee. Help yourself to the easy-to-implement solutions this group of seasoned professionals whipped up.Leading by Example
Businessman Henry Buhl is blessed with wealth, talent, and connections. He’s using all of them to help homeless men and women create new lives on the streets of New York City.Book Excerpt
Jujitsu for Outsmarting The Corporate OafsGreen Meetings
A new report shows how people feel about paying more to travel green — and why they expect more than recycling bins when they doContinuing Education
A neuroscientist, an urban-policy expert, and a management professor on the benefits of doing business in personB School Brief
A Popular Web Application in Search of a Business PlanUtah Meetings
When you’re a state known for the variety of your terrain, how can you not offer groups a vast array of places to meet and things to do? Even when convening in the most metropolitan and sophisticated of settings, groups will find they’re just a stone’s throw away from spectacular, unspoiled nature and boundless recreational options. Start exploring Utah’s meeting landscape for yourself.Convening at Resort Destinations
Resorts offer value and an ideal setting for productive meetings.Point/Counterpoint
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