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Planning A Meeting: Should Large People Pay More On Airplanes?
Lately, there has been lots of talk in the news about charging large-size people more money on airplanes for their seats. The heated comments on the Internet are all over the scale as upset people are discussing their opinions about this subject on the chat boards. Is this something that the meeting planning industry needs to worry about? Probably. From... »
How To Get the Most Out of Your Keynote Speaker
In a perfect world, you would have an unlimited budget to hire top speakers for your next meeting or convention. Since it's not, here are some tips on getting the most for your meeting dollar. Maximize the contribution of a few top people, using three of them in three different ways. Three speakers used three ways equals nine slots filled.... »
More on Entertainment
Finding entertainment is really sort of easy when you think about it--pick up the phone and call an agency and tell them what you want, how much you have to spend, and the dates. Sign a contract. Piece of cake. But what if your choices are not available? Then what? Staying with your theme is important, but it is not the... »
When You Can’t Travel Abroad
Almost every planner has run into the situation where a client has asked for a foreign destination for a meeting and either can’t afford it, has not planned far enough ahead, or there isn’t enough time to get everyone cleared to travel (this clearance can take several months in some cases due to variations in laws). When you can’t accommodate... »
So…what do YOU do?
Being a meeting planner in the current economy and governmental intrusion into business can mean that you might feel ready to put up your photon shields before you answer this. Since photon shields don’t exist yet, you may have to come up with a new way of answering this question so that you don’t get the evil eye for saying... »
Human Side Of Event Planning
There is a human side to event planning and most event planners are only now beginning to realize what a difference they can make to the world around them. Meeting planners can definitely think beyond making some money out of organizing events, and influencing society in a bigger way than they ever thought they would. Meeting planners have the opportunity to... »