Tag Archives: Event Professionals

History Lessons for Event Professionals

Posted on December 10, 2012 by sbeauchamp

“Since the mid-19th century, convention centers have been identified with international commerce, the growth of trade, and the exchange of technology across geographic 
and cultural boundaries,” independent architect Barbara Hillier notes in her “Brief History of Convention Centers” in the October 2010 … Continue reading →

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Think Outside the Cube

Posted on November 21, 2012 by sbeauchamp

Nowadays, meeting spaces need to serve multiple purposes, because (as every event professional knows) each conference, meeting planner, and attendee has a unique goal. In the upcoming December issue of Convene, Senior Editor Barbara Palmer explores the different ways in … Continue reading →

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Rain or Shine, Snow or Sleet

Posted on November 8, 2012 by sbeauchamp

Last night in New York, event professionals proved their dedication to this industry by trekking through nor’easter Athena to get to PlannerTech 2012 — an annual showcase for event-technology startups. Wet and snow-covered, attendees gathered to learn about some of the latest … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks

Posted on October 31, 2012 by mrussell

Last night, the second annual Convene Forum concluded with a lovely barbecue dinner in Gaylord Opryland’s Crystal Gazebo, under the twinkling lights of the resort’s early Christmas decorations. Which put me in something of a Thanksgiving spirit. I am so … Continue reading →

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‘Culture of Innovation’ at Convene Forum

Posted on October 30, 2012 by sbeauchamp

In a lively, free-wheeling session titled “Minds Wide Open,” presented at the final session of the Convene Forum, author and business performance expert Joe Calloway posed this fill-in-the-blank question to attendees: The biggest obstacle I/we/our organization faces in terms of innovation and … Continue reading →

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Marshmallow Dodge Ball, and Other ‘Playspace’ Possibilities

Posted on October 29, 2012 by sbeauchamp

This morning at the 2012 Convene Forum — held Oct. 28-31 at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tenn. — Pamela Meyer, Ph.D., author and director of the Center to Advance Education for Adults at DePaul University, invited attendees to go … Continue reading →

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Bikinis + Burkas

Posted on September 6, 2012 by mrussell

We couldn’t have picked a better keynote speaker to kick off the inaugural PCMA Global Corporate Summit in late July at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, than Frans Johansson. For the first time, we were bringing … Continue reading →

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Expo-sure

Posted on September 4, 2012 by sbeauchamp

This summer a good friend of mine — Brian Honigman, digital marketing manager at Marc Ecko Enterprises — felt like a fish out of water running his own exhibition booth for the first time at the 2012 UFC (Ultimate Fighting … Continue reading →

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A wiser way to meet

Posted on August 28, 2012 by bpalmer

I’ve been intrigued with Wisdom 2.0, a conference that explores the intersection of wisdom, technology, and neuroscience, since its inaugural conference in 2010. I particularly liked how founder Soren Gordhamer jumped in with both feet from the beginning — the … Continue reading →

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Here Comes the Event Planner

Posted on August 20, 2012 by sbeauchamp

This past Saturday was my sister’s bachelorette party in Philadelphia, and consequently my first venture as an event planner. As the maid of honor it was my responsibility to organize the night. After months of working at Convene, and hours of … Continue reading →

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