Archives for November 2014
Supported Article Global Meetings
Toastmasters Heads to Asia
The 2014 Toastmasters International Convention marked the first time that the public-speaking organization met outside North America — and was the best-attended event in its 90-year history.
Are You a Geek or a Technophobe?
When it comes to technology, planner competency is often at one of two extremes — technology geek or technophobe. Where do you fall?
Inside the Green Sports Alliance
Thousands upon thousands of professional and college sports games are played every year — all with their own carbon footprints. At the Green Sports Alliance Summit, the goal is to shrink them.
Can an App Capture Emotion at Meetings?
Technology that analyzes the emotions expressed by the human voice could give meeting planners a new way to measure results.
Farm-to-Table at a Florida Resort
At Grande Lakes Orlando, field-to-fork is only the half of it. From an on-site farm to an in-house brewery, the resort destination is ‘passionate enough about food to spend some money on it.’
An Easy, Inexpensive Solution for Simultaneous Translation
How the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences is providing low-cost, real-time translation.
Dan Pallotta Is Rethinking Nonprofits
As the Convening Leaders 2015 Closing General Session speaker, Dan Pallotta will provide an inspiring send-off. Not a feel-good, canned motivational speech, but a call to action to get participants thinking about the nonprofit sector — where many of them spend their careers — in a whole new light.
How to Grab an Audience's Attention in 60 Seconds or Less
With an audience’s emails, tweets, and texts competing for their attention, engagement can seem like a moving target.
Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting
The 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board will attract 12,000 transportation professionals to Washington, D.C.
Northwest Human Resource Management Association (NHRMA) 76th Annual Conference & Tradeshow
NHRMA Annual Conference & Tradeshow
