Posted in Meeting Planning, Onsite, tagged convention, Event, event management, event planning, Gather, meeting on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Since May is one of the busiest convention months every year, I’m going to post something that pertains to being onsite every Thursday in May for all our onsite friends to enjoy.
The first one will come out this Thursday, May 1, and I’ll post a link to a great site that helps you spend your “one free [...]
Posted in Contracts, Meeting Planning, Venues, tagged contract, Event, event management, event planning, Gather, meeting, meetingsnet, negotiating, planning on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Ask for what you want. That is the best advice you will ever get regarding negotiating. No, really - I mean it! So many people try to compromise even before the negotiating begins and they never find out what the other side is willing to offer!
I’m not saying that you should never compromise, or that [...]
Posted in Education, Meeting Planning, Tools, tagged ars, audience response, Event, event planning, Gather, meeting, planning on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Have you ever witnessed a presenter realizing that his audience has fallen asleep with their eyes open? Picture the classroom scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (”Bueller… Bueller…”).
It happens every day, in every conference. There’s just something about sitting still for 3 or 4 (or 6) full days that puts participants in no mood to actually [...]
Posted in Meeting Planning, Onsite, Registration, tagged Event, event management, event planning, Gather, meeting, onsite management, planning, Registration on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What do you do as a meeting planner when you’re the only staff member onsite and you get stuck at the registration desk? How do you truly manage the event, if you’re responsible for registration, too?
It’s not an easy task, certainly. Here are some of my suggestions.
Create a “Back in 5 minutes” sign (a nice one, not [...]
Posted in Meeting Planning, Organizing, Tools, tagged Event, event planning, Gather, jott, meeting, planning, reminder on April 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have found my new favorite onsite tool. It’s called Jott, and it’s a web resource meant to help you remember everything you need to remember, when you need to remember it.
The premise is… you’re at the grocery store and you see the display of spray starch. That triggers you to think about the shirt [...]
Posted in Meeting Planning, Tools, tagged Event, event planning, Gather, meeting, planning on April 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve updated my “Useful Links” page (see tab above) to include some of the tools I’ve recommended, as well as industry publications that I read frequently. I’ll continue to update this page as I discover more interesting and helpful sites. I’m wrapping up a post about one new web tool now!
Posted in Meeting Planning, Tools, tagged airline, delay, delaycast, Event, event planning, Gather, meeting, planning, travel on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Meeting planners tend to become master travelers, and if you’re like me, you start getting to the airport later and later each time you fly - knowing full well that your flight is likely to be delayed.
Of course, doing so without checking flight schedules is like playing Russian roulette, and is definitely not to be [...]
Posted in Event Marketing, Green, Meeting Planning, Venues, tagged environment, Event, event planning, Gather, greenwashing, marketing, meeting, planning, venue on April 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Have you ever noticed that when you stay in a hotel, even if you give all the right cues during your stay, your towels still get washed every day? Or that the cleaning crew in your office tosses all of the refuse from the trash cans and the recycle bins into the same dumpster?
Nancy Wilson, [...]
Posted in Event Marketing, Housing, Meeting Planning, Venues, tagged Event, event planning, Gather, hotel, internet, meeting, planning, travel, venue, web on April 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Omni Hotels has rolled out the coolest thing since web check-in for flights. Web check-in for your hotel room! They’ve taken it one step further, too - you can check in using your web-equipped mobile device.
We all know that the smallest details can have a major impact on how attendees perceive the success of an [...]
Posted in Meeting Planning, Organizing, Tools, tagged computer, Event, event planning, excel, Gather, meeting, microsoft, outlook, planning, tips on April 7, 2008 | No Comments »
My number one technology tip for meeting planners (truly, for anyone who works in an office)? Get to know Microsoft Office Suite really, really well. Honestly, you can save so much time on everyday business tasks simply by learning how to use this software to its fullest.
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