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CONVENE IS TWEETING ABOUT MEETINGS
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
The Power of Was
I heard something at AIBTM last week that I’ve been waiting to hear for a few years now. During the show’s “Meetings Significance Forum: Government and Industry Leaders Discuss the Positive Impact of Meetings,” Geoff Freeman — executive vice president … Continue reading
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Tagged AIBTM, AIG General, GSA, meetings industry, U.S. Travel Association
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#TeachingTwitter
In a recent column, we talked with industry experts about the fact that just because attendees aren’t using a conference hashtag or Twitter doesn’t mean they aren’t interested in social media. It could be that attendees just need a little hands-on … Continue reading
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Tagged MDRT, Million Dollar Round Table Annual Meeting, twitter
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My Alamo Moment
I’m here at the PCMA Education Conference in San Antonio. It’s my first time in this great city, and I didn’t want to leave here without making a trip to see the Alamo. Little did I realize that it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alamo, Development, Michael Rogers, Research, technology
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The Cure for Drowning
Steven Rosenbaum diagnosed the problem of digital overload at the 2012 DigitalNow conference, and offered a cure: associations. We are drowning in data, he said, and associations, with their deep knowledge of their organizations’ interests and needs, are in a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 DigitalNow, Digital Overload, DitgitalNow, Rosenbaum
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Convene On Site: San Juan, Puerto Rico
I’m sitting on my balcony at the San Juan Marriott, winding down this press trip here in Puerto Rico. I didn’t know, having never visited Puerto Rico, that the unique aspects of this U.S. commonwealth would combine to create such … Continue reading
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Tagged Bacardi, Convene On Site, Marriott, Old San Juan, Press Trip, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Travel
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Convene On Site: Maui, Hawaii
Aloha! Now let’s change the world. For the past six days, I’ve been on a press trip in Maui, Hawaii, a place I’ve discovered to be one of the most economically and environmentally diverse communities on the globe. Hawaii has always … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiesel, Environmental, Haleakala, Hawaii, Maui, Pacific, Sustainibility
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Un-Quiet Conversation
When I made plans to interview Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, I suggested we meet in a coffee shop that, visually, exudes calm, the kind of place where patrons … Continue reading
