face2face http://meetingsnet.com/blog/19583/feed An eclectic mix of news about meetings and events, hospitality, and business travel, along with helpful hints and the occasional rant. en Nashville Sure Knows How to Kick Off a New Convention Center in Style http://meetingsnet.com/blog/nashville-sure-knows-how-kick-new-convention-center-style <div></div>Nashville's new Music City Center opens with a celebration of music, art, and meetings.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/nashville-sure-knows-how-kick-new-convention-center-style" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/nashville-sure-knows-how-kick-new-convention-center-style#comments face2face Mon, 20 May 2013 12:21:00 +0000 33891 at http://meetingsnet.com It Was the Best of Airlines, It Was the Worst of Airlines http://meetingsnet.com/blog/it-was-best-airlines-it-was-worst-airlines <div></div>It's funny how some companies are getting better at monitoring customer service via social networks than through the staff who are actually dealing with customers.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/it-was-best-airlines-it-was-worst-airlines" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/it-was-best-airlines-it-was-worst-airlines#comments face2face Sun, 19 May 2013 20:38:00 +0000 33881 at http://meetingsnet.com Before We Can Learn, We Need to Unlearn http://meetingsnet.com/blog/we-can-learn-we-need-unlearn <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/we-can-learn-we-need-unlearn" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/book-wide.gif" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Meeting planning is all about setting the stage for people to learn new things. But we keep forgetting about teaching them how to unlearn the old first.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/we-can-learn-we-need-unlearn" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/we-can-learn-we-need-unlearn#comments Adult Learning face2face Wed, 15 May 2013 18:07:00 +0000 33741 at http://meetingsnet.com MPI Reimagines Session Tracks for WEC 2013 http://meetingsnet.com/blog/mpi-reimagines-session-tracks-wec-2013 <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/mpi-reimagines-session-tracks-wec-2013" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/4309340_0.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Meeting Professionals International to track sessions by learning preferences for this summer's annual conference. <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/mpi-reimagines-session-tracks-wec-2013" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/mpi-reimagines-session-tracks-wec-2013#comments Adult Learning Meeting Formats Event Design face2face Tue, 14 May 2013 19:54:00 +0000 33711 at http://meetingsnet.com Harnessing Your Attendees' Competitive Sides http://meetingsnet.com/blog/harnessing-your-attendees-competitive-sides <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/harnessing-your-attendees-competitive-sides" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/banner-home-group.gif" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Up your meeting's game with a fitness challenge.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/harnessing-your-attendees-competitive-sides" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/harnessing-your-attendees-competitive-sides#comments Audience Engagement Teambuilding face2face Tue, 14 May 2013 17:26:00 +0000 33701 at http://meetingsnet.com Hotel Amenities Getting Odder and Odder http://meetingsnet.com/blog/hotel-amenities-getting-odder-and-odder <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/hotel-amenities-getting-odder-and-odder" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/36836925_0.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Rubber duckies, e-cigarettes, and nursing-mother kits are among the increasingly different items hotel guests are finding in their mini-bars.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/hotel-amenities-getting-odder-and-odder" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/hotel-amenities-getting-odder-and-odder#comments face2face Mon, 13 May 2013 13:23:00 +0000 33541 at http://meetingsnet.com 10 Tips to Keep You—and Your Identity—Safe While Traveling http://meetingsnet.com/blog/10-tips-keep-you-and-your-identity-safe-while-traveling <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/10-tips-keep-you-and-your-identity-safe-while-traveling" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/88342314.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Expert advice on how to protect your identity while on the road.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/10-tips-keep-you-and-your-identity-safe-while-traveling" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/10-tips-keep-you-and-your-identity-safe-while-traveling#comments Business Travel Tips face2face Fri, 03 May 2013 19:14:00 +0000 33371 at http://meetingsnet.com Wi-Fi: The Good, the Bad, and the Practical http://meetingsnet.com/blog/wi-fi-good-bad-and-practical <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/wi-fi-good-bad-and-practical" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/05/wifi_1.gif" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>Has the time for free Wi-Fi in hotels finally come? Maybe, according to the HotelChatter 2013 Wi-Fi report, but it's not all good news.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/wi-fi-good-bad-and-practical" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/wi-fi-good-bad-and-practical#comments Tech News/Trends face2face Wed, 01 May 2013 19:21:00 +0000 33321 at http://meetingsnet.com Twitter Tips for Event Managers http://meetingsnet.com/blog/twitter-tips-event-managers <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/twitter-tips-event-managers" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="&quot;Social Network&quot; by renjith krishnan" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/04/socialmedia.gif" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>How event managers can use Twitter to raise awareness of and interest in their events.<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/twitter-tips-event-managers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/twitter-tips-event-managers#comments Marketing Social Media face2face Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:54:00 +0000 33301 at http://meetingsnet.com Taking Trade Shows from Areas to Avoid to Centers of Interest http://meetingsnet.com/blog/taking-trade-shows-areas-avoid-centers-interest <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/taking-trade-shows-areas-avoid-centers-interest" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="Image by Stuart Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos.net" src="http://meetingsnet.com/site-files/meetingsnet.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/04/booths.gif" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div></div>How can we retool trade shows so that, instead of at best generating attendee apathy, the show floor becomes an interesting, engaging, want-to-be-there place? Or has the time come to blow up the traditional exhibition model altogether?<div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/face2face">face2face</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://meetingsnet.com/blog/taking-trade-shows-areas-avoid-centers-interest" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://meetingsnet.com/blog/taking-trade-shows-areas-avoid-centers-interest#comments Trade Shows News face2face Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:36:00 +0000 33221 at http://meetingsnet.com