April 2013
CONVENE IS TWEETING ABOUT MEETINGS
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
An Impact of One
Hey, I’m part of the economic impact of the meetings industry! Not the groundbreaking report itself, but certainly the trends and conclusions it illuminated. Yesterday, the city of Charlotte, N.C., announced the results of a study that measured the full … Continue reading
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The Entropy of Helium Liquid — Or, The Time I Realized Why I’m Not a Scientist
I am currently in Singapore, attending the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS@one-north), a meeting of nearly 300 scientists aged 35 and under from around the world. At the summit’s opening ceremony — held at National University of Singapore’s University Cultural Center — Douglas D. … Continue reading
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Practical Genius in Action
At Convening Leaders 2013 in Orlando last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Gina Rudan for a Convene Presents session. Gina is a professional coach whose Practical Genius program — which includes the book Practical Genius: The Real Smarts … Continue reading
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Thinking Like a Paranoid Optimist
When New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman spoke Wednesday at Convening Leaders 2013 about what it will take to survive in a hyperconnected, hypercompetitive world, he described a global shift from the three Rs to the three Cs … Continue reading
Keys to the Kingdom
As American Express commercials used to say, “Membership has its privileges.” Longtime PCMA member and volunteer leader extraordinaire John Folks, president and principal of Minding Your Business Inc., had an extra-special privilege waiting for him when he was named 2012 … Continue reading
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A Balancing Act at Convening Leaders
A few weeks ago, I wrote about preparing for face-to-face meetings, including PCMA’s new program at Convening Leaders 2013, pairing “newbie” attendees with “die hards” who have been to several annual meetings. Today at the packed-to-the-brim Convening Leaders orientation, a number … Continue reading
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Leaders Convene to Clean the World
One third of all homeless families in the United States live in Florida. The number of homeless families that utilize the services provided by the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida has risen by 25 percent in the past … Continue reading
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In the Land of Plenty
Last night at the delightful PCMA board dinner at Il Mulino at Walt Disney World Swan, sponsored by Starwood and PSAV, I had a chance to catch up with Tammi Runzler, CASE, senior vice president of convention sales and services … Continue reading
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Read All About It!
Yesterday we told you what Convene would be up to on stage at Convening Leaders in Orlando next week. As always, we’ll also be busy behind the scenes — including overseeing production of the PCMA Daily newspaper, which will be published on site next … Continue reading
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Presenting Convene Presents
It’s not like Convene has never spun its content into live events before — we powered a few sessions at PCMA’s 2012 Education Conference, and for the last two years we’ve presented our very own Convene Forum, which is a … Continue reading
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