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PCMA TodayLeading Learning
Your strongest evaluations ever have been turned in. Most people would call that a great meeting. But the true indicator of success is the value that attendees contribute back at their respective organizations — something planners can’t control. Or can they?People & Processes
Our industry has a growing problem that needs to be nipped in the bud. Planners have so fully embraced the sending of Requests for Proposal as a best practice for site selection that hotels and destinations are receiving more bid requests than they can handle.Speaker Savvy
Enlist the help of your professional speakers to promote your meeting and their sessions with some pre-conference virtual offeringsWorking Smarter
How to make easier, better, faster - and greater - use of your BlackberryMegatrends
At its annual TravelMart show in Las Vegas, Virtuoso takes getting to know you exponentially — with 260,000 face-to-face meetings in four daysInnovative Meetings
Sure, you get the creative juices flowing when it’s time to come up with a theme for your annual meeting. But for the meeting’s formats, do you fall back on tried-and-true terminology such as “panel discussions,” “roundtables,” “sessions,” “seminars,” and “conferences”?Meeting Management: Independent Planner
An association meetings veteran opens up about her biggest challenge since becoming an independent plannerMeeting Management: F&B
Spiraling F&B costs have planners scrambling to keep expenses in line. Here’s food for thought: all-inclusive properties can save groups 20 percent to 35 percent on their F&B bill.Exhibiting Transparency
With exhibitors growing more vocal about unpredictable and escalating charges, new models for contracting services are starting to emerge.International Meetings
A faltering economy and a weak U.S. dollar make for difficult meeting planning all around, but international meetings are especially tricky.The Plane Truth
The authors of the new book Terminal Chaos think they can save our air-transportation system from crash landing. But first, we must admit we have a problem.Eat, Pray, Love
In just three weeks, San Antonio convention officials helped pull together a festival fit for an Islamic prince — and 40,000 of his devoted followers.How Adults Learn, Now
The actual creation of the content and learning materials — based on work done during the design process — takes place in the development phase. The materials, manuals, program design, selection of topics and developing sessions, audio, video, and graphics are ready for review. All of the checklists are completed, the details attended to, and the learning event — with all the components in harmony — is ready to implement.Green Meetings
IAEE’s “zero-emissions conference” swaps carbon dioxide for green energy and treesLeading By Example
As the head of ACCION International, María Otero has made a career of fighting poverty in the developing world.Soundview
Speed Reviews Of New And Noteworthy Books for Business ExecutivesCity Files
At-a-Glance Profiles of Cities Welcoming GroupsSara On Site
Where can you find value, tradition and unique, diverse destinations? Just a short hop across the pond.Point/Counterpoint
Point/CounterpointSeptember 2008
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