December 1, 2010
Cover Story
Giving Back
Community service is a hallmark of many religious meetings. Learn what made a successful program for the United Church of Christ...
Prelude
What Goes Around Comes Around
Hard for me to believe, but it was 29 years ago that I started writing about meetings and conventions as an editor with Successful Meetings. Indeed, it...
RCMA Info
Still Time to Register for Tampa 39th RCMA World Conference & Expo in Tampa
Find agenda and travel deals for the religious meeting industry's most successful conference and trade show. exclusively on the needs of religious conference managers...
President's Message: See Your in Tampa!
The theme for the conference, January 25-28, is "New Vision"...
Top 5 Reasons to Attend Religious Conference Management Association World Conference and Expo
Better-than-ever education, even more affordable...
Exhibitors Guide for the 39th RCMA World Conference & Expo
Shop for facilities and services for your meetings at the upcoming RCMA conference and expo, January 25-28, in Tampa...
Connections
RCMA Meeting-Planner Profile: Chris Douglas
Meet the director of Conference Office, Church of the Brethren...
What do you see as the big challenges and opportunities in 2011?
We asked religious meeting planners what challenges and opportunities they see for 2011...
Ecumenical Meeting Celebrated in New Orleans
The National Council of Churches and the Church World Service capped a year of ecumenical anniversary celebrations...
Personalization Is the Future of the Hotel Industry, Report Says
What will hotels of the future look like? According to a new report from Fast Future Research and travel technology company Amadeus, travelers will expect an increasingly personalized hotel stay, and successful brands will adapt, using technology, social media, and other innovations to deliver a more customized experience. ...
Flyers Must Now Provide Info for Watch-List Screening
The Transportation Security Administration’s Secure Flight program, which was developed on a recommendation by the 9/11 Commission, went into effect November 1. Secure Flight turns over terrorist watch-list screening to the TSA and requires travelers to provide identification information when buying a ticket. ...
Hotels Recycle Soap to "Clean the World"
Did you ever wonder what happens to those partially used soap bars and half-full shampoo bottles after you check out of your hotel room? If you stay at one of the eight Harrah’s properties in Las Vegas, the soap and shampoo goes to people in Haiti and other third-world countries who are in dire need of it....
Finding the Right Speaker: 10 Things You Need to Know
Purpose What do you want the speaker to communicate? Is your focus motivation, entertainment, education, or some combination? Format What time of day...
Cvent Creates Quick e-RFP Option
Cvent, a McLean, Va.–based event technology provider, has released a major upgrade to its online request for proposal tool, the Cvent Supplier Network...
Five Benefits of Virtual Meetings; Three Ways to Use Them
Association meeting planners have been hesitant to embrace virtual meetings, but the trend is starting to catch on. Within three to five years, I would...
Features
Change the World One Meeting at a Time: APEX/ASTM Sustainability Standards Nearly Set
Hundreds of industry professionals have helped create the soon-to-be released Green Meetings and Events Standards developed by the Convention Industry Council Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) and ASTM International...
After the Flood: Moving a Meeting in Six Weeks
The Healthcare Financial Management Association relocated a 5,000-person meeting across country with great success...
7 Reasons Why Organizers Need to Develop Meeting Apps Now
Technology forecaster and business strategist Daniel Burrus believes that meeting planners who aren’t developing mobile technology apps (short for applications) are making a big mistake. ...
App Overload? New Portal Sorts Them for Meeting Pros
A new site focused on smartphone apps for meeting professionals has just launched at MeetingApps.com. The portal, listing about 500 apps, was created by Kirsten Strand, CMP, CITE, CMM, CEO at Invenia, a Vancouver, British Columbia–based site selection and meeting consultancy....
Certain Makes Meeting Data Mobile for Planners and Participants
Certain Software is getting into mobile meeting communications with the release of Certain Meetings 6.0, the latest version of its meeting management software. ...
How to Avoid Attrition & Housing Hassles
Attrition May not be a New Problem, but It is a Persistent One...
Lessons
How Association Meeting Planners Can Be Strategic With E-Mail Invitations
Knowing when to invite people to register for your event can make a big difference in response rates...
Top 10 Tips for Great Resumes
Dawn Penfold, CMP, has been in the business of helping meeting planners find jobs since 1990, when she launched The Meeting Candidate Network...
Beach Ball Liability: Use Release and Waiver
What happens when one of your attendees injures herself during an activity at your conference...
Sites
Conference Centers: UCLA Is Growing Its Conference Space
An update on conference centers of interest to the religious conference market...
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