June 2009 RCM
Prelude
The 10,000-hour rule and Meeting Planning
Author Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers discusses a phenomenon that he calls The 10,000 Hour Rule. Gladwell quotes neurologist Daniel Levitin, who...
Connections
RCMA Membership: A Myriad of Benefits
Membership in RCMA opens the door to a myriad of benefits. RCMA enhances, enlarges, and embraces the world of meeting planning and the hospitality industry...
RCMA Profile: Obadiah Jenkins
This might be the first RCM planner profile conducted by the side of a road, but it was necessary for safety purposes. No drivers were harmed in the making...
Five RCMA Members Earn Their CMP Certification
Congratulations to these RCMA members, who recently earned CMP certification. Meeting Planner Member Gary Morrissey, CMPSenior Special Events/Meeting...
Religious Conference Manager Asks: How are your meetings being affected by the recession?
Attendance had been trending down before the financial crunch hit, so we knew we had to do something different. We conducted surveys and listening sessions and found that folks wanted three things...
GMIC’s Million Tons of Trash Challenge
The Green Meeting Industry Council, an association dedicated to sustainability for meetings and events, has a challenge for the industry...
RCMA Gives $100,000 to Fight Hunger
For the fifth consecutive year, the Religious Conference Management Association has donated $100,000 to the United Nations' World Food Programme to fight...
Features
Our Annual Look at Religious Meetings in America
The annual RCMA Member Survey provides a snapshot of the religious meetings conducted by RCMA's meeting planners. The 2008 picture shows that RCMA members...
Worry-Free Registration for Crowds Large and Small
If registration goes well, it seems that the rest of the meeting is a lot easier. Get your meetings off to a good start by following this advice: Online...
Central Casting: Meetings Need These Actors
As a leader, your ability to run effective meetings is critical to eliciting high performance and encouraging individuals to work collectively to achieve...
Lessons
This Just In You Can Stay on Top of News
Nearly every day we hear about a newspaper or periodical having financial troubles. What's happening isn't a decline in the amount of news or its importance,...
What Every Good RFP Should Include
You hear a lot about the need for a good request for proposal. But what does a good RFP include? Here you go: Title of meeting Name and address of the...
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