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Meetings Due Diligence in the Aftermath of a Disaster

MeetingsNet

Seven steps you need to take to safely decide whether or not to cancel when your meeting destination is hit by a hurricane or other devastating event. Virgin Islands, meeting professionals with future events booked in affected areas are grappling with a tough question: Should we stay or should we go? Poll your stakeholders.

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The Unexpected Behavior Powering Exceptional Business Events

SmartMeetings

It was April 2005 when the thought first struck me. The dichotomy of the meetings industry is that while its objective is to facilitate face-to-face interaction for professionals in other industries, the industry itself also offers a myriad of international trade events to attend where your social skills need to be on point too.

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How They See You

PCMA Convene

In 2005, more than 250 nonprofit CEOs told PCMA what they were looking for in their meeting-planner staff. In the survey, respondents told us they sought business acumen — contracting, negotiation, budgeting, and financial management — as well as so skills, including the ability to lead others.

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How Planners Maximize the Benefits of Telecommuting

PCMA Convene

Between 2005 and 2014, the number of work-from-home (WFH) employees in the United States grew by 103 percent, according to the research-focused consulting firm Global Workplace Analytics (GWA), which based its assessment on the U.S. I love my job,” she recalled saying, “but I just can’t do it like this anymore.”.

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‘The Conversation is the Relationship’

PCMA Convene

When I was head of corporate training for an insurance company, I was working with my managers to help them do a better job at speaking up and having the conversations that were really important, and that’s how I met Susan, at the Association for Talent Development [formerly ASTD] conference in 2005 or 2006. I went to her workshop.

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Get Smart! There Was Never a Better Time to Up Your Game

SmartMeetings

in meeting and event management. Most meeting professionals are familiar with Certified Meeting Planner certification, which was launched in 1985 by Washington, D.C.-based It has given me a little bit more credence, a little more credibility, in different negotiations with facilities and dealings with suppliers.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

If you’re interested in scheduling Bob to speak at your company meeting, conference or convention, please contact Kathy Tagenel at (775) 220-6995 or click here to email her. Oren is one of the world’s leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. Where to find him? Brian Tracy Who is he? Where to find him?

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