April 1, 2011
Cover Story
RCMA Tampa Conference Hits High Notes
“It’s a testament to this organization and to Tampa that with all the doom and gloom about the impact of the economy, we enjoyed the highest turnout in planner attendance in three years,” remarked Dr. DeWayne Woodring ...
Editors Note
Back of the House: Learning by Doing
As we walked into the ballroom, we each received a blue piece of paper with a diagram showing a room with a variety of setups. We were a group of 20...
RCM Info
How to Bid for RCMA's 2015 Conference
We welcome RCMA back with open arms, remarked Paul Catoe, president and CEO of Tampa Bay & Company, at the opening breakfast session during RCMA's January...
President’s Message
6 Lessons Learned from the 2011 RCMA conference
I've attended every RCMA conference since 1980, and I have to say the Tampa conference in January was, in my opinion, one of the best ever...
Connections
Nancy Patton
The Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church has added significance this year for event coordinator Nancy Patton...
Caution: Higher Hotel Rates Ahead
The combination of a recovering economy and cost pressures for hotels will lead to higher room rates for meeting planners...
Meetings Industry Measured at $263 Billion, Says Major New Report
The new Economic Significance of Meetings to the U.S. Economy study estimates that meetings generated $263 billion in direct spending, supported 1.7 million jobs, and contributed $106 billion to the gross domestic product. ...
Lessons
8 Tips on How to Negotiate Great Contracts
Everything is negotiable, the saying goes, but smart negotiators know they have to prioritize their needs, wants, and interests...
7 Ways to Provide Unique Conference Experiences
Here are seven things meeting and event professionals can do to provide unique conference experiences with stellar content....
A Global Food Crisis Comes Home
You wouldn't know it in the countries where most meeting professionals live and work, but much of the world has been in the grip of record-high food prices that have set off a crisis...
Articles
Grand Rapids' Hotels Spruce Up/
Several downtown meeting hotels in Grand Rapids, Mich., are renovating, including the 682-room Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, the headquarters hotel for DeVos...
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