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Sunday, June 20th, 2010VANCOUVER—Father’s Day was a travel day for me this year, so this post is as close as I’m going to get to talking to my dad. That’s just as well, in a way, because I can’t think of a better way to start bringing our blog back up to date than by tracing some of [...]
When Opportunity Knocks
Friday, April 23rd, 2010COLORADO SPRINGS — Our brilliant Denver freelancer Traci Pearson and I have been onsite this week at The Broadmoor Hotel, producing a daily newsletter for a software user group meeting organized by Karen and Gary Brown, the tireless and effective co-owners of Conferences by Design in Salisbury, MD.
I’ve acquired new respect for the distribution industries [...]
Magic on a Shoestring
Saturday, April 10th, 2010We’re returning to The Edge after a longer absence than we expected! In the next couple of weeks, watch this space for one of our clients’ insights on the cost of not bringing in professional support to capture conference content effectively, plus news on our move to a virtual office.)
Today, I plan to spend my [...]
Our Most Demanding Audience
Sunday, January 31st, 2010Meeting professionals, meet your future audience.
Last week, amid the hype and humour that greeted the release of the Apple iPad, some of the most pithy assessments of tablet technology came from a group of keen observers who will probably begin attending conferences in the next 10 to 15 years.
By the time they start arriving in [...]
Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Sustainable Meetings Conference
Friday, January 8th, 2010With the 2010 Sustainable Meetings Conference coming up in Denver February 9-11, the Green Meeting Industry Council is circulating the top 10 reasons that this is a must-attend event.
This might just be the best, most in-depth green meetings conference the industry has ever seen. But the 10 reasons point to a bigger, wider value proposition [...]
Orlando Underwater: Here’s What’s at Stake at Copenhagen Summit
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Map of projected sea level rise from Carbon Solutions America, reposted on Climate Progress.
How will climate change affect the meetings industry if we don’t slow down and reverse the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Start with a map that shows coastal Florida and Orlando underwater by 2100, and gives you an idea of [...]
The New Normal: 16 Meeting Takeaways and a Couple of Predictions
Sunday, October 11th, 2009This guest post is excerpted from Midcourse Corrections, the meetings blog produced by Jeff Hurt, director of education and events with the Dallas-based National Association of Dental Plans. It appeared shortly after Jeff returned from his association’s 2009 annual meeting in September. Reprinted with Jeff’s permission.
In 15+ years of planning conferences and events, this was [...]
Recycle Your Conference for Fun and Profit
Thursday, October 1st, 2009A few years ago, archaeologists found a small Bronze Age spear point in England. I can’t remember exactly where they found it, but I do remember that they determined the bronze in the spear point had originated in Italy. In fact, an original larger spear point had broken, and then been melted down to make [...]
A Dynamic Dozen: The Making of a “Killer App”
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Everywhere you turn these days, meeting professionals are searching for the “killer app” that will make social media and virtual technologies more an opportunity and less a threat for face-to-face events.
The language of hybrid meetings, virtually unknown a year ago, is quickly gaining currency. MPI experimented with a Virtual Access Pass at its 2009 World [...]
Control Your Content—or Someone Else Will
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009A friend of mine who is an experienced meeting planner told me of a recurring nightmare she’s been having lately. In her nightmare, she is standing in a 5,000+ auditorium, with a very expensive band playing under an elaborate light and laser show, but only about 100 other people are there, including her and the [...]
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