5 Apps for Planners You Need to Try
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Archives for July 2013
What You Wish You'd Known at the Beginning of Your Career
The Windmere Ballroom of The Peabody Orlando was filled to the brim yesterday afternoon at DMAI 2013, where a panelist of top DMO professionals discussed the things they've learned over the years, the ways in which the tourism and meetings industry has evolved, and the direction in which it's headed.
A Journey of Self-Discovery in Holland
I spent last week riding the rails in Holland — from Amsterdam to The Hague to Maastricht to Rotterdam, then back to Amsterdam.
Material Collaboration at TMS 2013
The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) Annual Meeting and Exhibition was held March 3-7 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.
The Power of Word of Mouth
Why do we talk about, imitate, and share some things but not others? Wharton professor Jonah Berger explores the science behind social transmission, including how it is that 80 percent of word of mouth still takes place face-to-face.
A Patient Focus at ASTRO 2013
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will hold its 55th Annual Meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Sept. 22–25.
David Williams Shares the Secret to International Meeting Planning
In his travels around the world as executive director of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), David Williams has picked up a few pointers.
Rachel Botsman on the Rise of Collaborative Consumption
The co-author of 'What’s Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption' is the Convene-sponsored opening keynote speaker at this month’s DMAI Annual Convention — where she’ll talk about how ‘distributed power’ is changing the meeting and travel sectors.
Meal Plans
Nothing could be a more basic attendee need than food and beverage. Yet meeting that need has become a lot more complicated.
Keeping a Pulse on Your Meeting
Grabbing audience attention, gaining their interest through interaction, convincing them to return to the conference next year, arousing their desires by giving them the information they crave, and leaving them with a valuable takeaway.
6 Questions to Ask About Gluten-Free
Even though catering staff may answer “yes” to the question of whether they’re equipped to serve gluten-free attendees, a few extra questions can go a long way to revealing how well a catering manager or sales professional understands gluten-free, said Jen Cafferty, founder of the Gluten & Allergen Free Expo.
Points of Order
If your meetings include business sessions — such as board meetings or delegate bodies that make decisions for the entire organization — then you should know about parliamentary procedure.
