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prove yourself, revisited

Posted in CMP, Education, Meeting Planning, Tools, tagged , , , , , , , on October 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I wrote a post a while ago about how I’m planning to take the CMP exam in January, and encouraging other planners to do the same.
The exam is around the corner, and I know I’m not the only one who is beginning to feel the pressure of studying during the holiday season.  I’ve gathered some [...]

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meeting well

Posted in Meeting Planning, tagged , , , , on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

As a professional meeting planner, I tend to look at myself as someone who plans big meetings, as opposed to the everyday, inter- (or intra-) departmental kind.  Yet, there’s no way I could plan the large-scale event without arranging, attending, and participating in many, many ”little” meetings along the way.
Sometimes, those little meetings are painful, aren’t [...]

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networking 2.0

Posted in Event Marketing, Networking, Tools, tagged , , , , , , , on October 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Ooh!  Ooh!  I just found an environmentally friendly way to provide your contact information to a new acquaintance.

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attrition contrition

Posted in Contracts, Meeting Planning, tagged , , , , , , , on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Housing programs are tricky things.  They require a crystal ball and a magic wand.  And most planners are only given the magic wand at our initiation into the planning world.
I love contracting with hotels.  I enjoy the negotiation process, I even like tweaking wording and running contracts by our legal counsel to see how I did.  [...]

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