Also In This Issue

Behind the Scenes

Letter from the Editor

To the Point

President's Letter

Post-Con Reports

NAMI and Heart Rhythm Society

Follow Up

Spokane Convention Cetner and ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition

PCMA Today

PCMA Service in Sync, Education Foundation Grants, New CMP Graduates

Speaker Savvy

Research reveals what planners are looking for in a speaker demo video

People and Processes

Many of us are faced on a daily basis with more work than we can possibly complete. Even those that have mastered the art of time management and effective delegating can benefit from utilizing a process that prioritizes major projects.

Sucessful Negotiations

Avoid getting frustrated and emotional when dealing with a difficult person, or you won’t make any progress. You may not like the person or their behavior, but you still have to get through the negotiation.

Core CoMPetencies

It is the responsibility of meeting managers to work with speakers and presenters to ensure a great program — and using visuals to best support the speaker’s message and presentation is an important part of this

Meeting Budget

What Planners Need to Know About Convention Center Safety

Workplace

Do you think about what your world will be like five or 10 or even 20 years from now? Transporting yourself into the future, then looking back to today is a great daydreaming activity — and also a wonderful way to spark new ideas.

Leading Learning

Is it possible that some of the very qualities that make you a highly effective meetings professional might also get in the way of you being innovative?

Meeting in Europe

When meeting in Europe, it doesn’t come down to dollars and cents — it’s about euros or the local currency. Here are three options for “hedging” currency risk.

Making Sparks Fly

Capturing creativity and injecting its life-giving properties in work and life has been a quest for thousands of years — but lately, it seems the business community has latched on to the idea, big time. As Tom Kelley points out in his bestselling book, The Ten Faces of Innovation, “Even the staid British publication The Economist recently claimed, ‘Innovation is now recognized as the single most important ingredient in any modern economy.’”

Sitting in the Catbird Seat

It wasn’t long ago that the idea of a woman running a convention center would have seemed, well, unconventional. Women still face barriers to attaining the top rung of convention center management, but change is afoot.

Haute Cuisine on the Menu at Today's Convention Centers

Once upon a time, meals at convention centers were just a step up from cafeteria food. Not anymore. Restaurant-quality experiences are now standard fare at many convention centers, where innovative and high-end menu offerings with all the trimmings rival today’s top gourmet eateries.

Leading by Example

Constantly railing against the status quo, daring people to declare war on rules, organizational barriers, and bureaucracies, Tom Peters is a champion for change and reinvention. His books and bolder-than-life presentations — based on the premise that living out loud is the key to success — have made him world-renowned. In this Convene interview, he takes on the meetings industry.

Time Out

Sponsored by Palace Resorts

City File

Southeast and Mid-Atlantic

Experiencing the Xperiments

Is the Meetings Industry Ready for a Health Food Revolution?

Sara on Site: Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh has cutting-edge culture infused with Southern charm. It’s hip without the hassle.

Association Golf

The Golf Industry Looks at New Ways to Attract Players
 
 

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