October 2010 RCM

Cover Story

Top 5 Reasons to Attend Religious Conference Management Association World Conference and Expo

Better-than-ever education, even more affordable...

Tampa Prepares a Warm Welcome for Religious Conference Management Association World Conference and Expo

We are blessed and delighted to have RCMA back in 2011, says Norwood Smith, vice president of sales, Tampa Bay & Company. The last time RCMA was here...

Prelude

Beating the Attrition Blues

More and more religious groups are dealing with onerous attrition penalties...

President’s Message

Staying True to Religious Conference Management Association's Mission

Those who organized RCMA more than 30 years ago are still focused exclusively on the needs of religious conference managers...

Connections

RCMA Meeting-Planner Profile: The Rev. Randall Bryant, CMP

Meet the executive director of the Florida State Association of Free Will Baptists, Inc...

RCMA Meeting-Planner Profile: H. Vincent Price

Joyce Ziherambere, associate director for travel and conference planning, American Baptist Churches, USA, King of Prussia, Pa., explains her joys, challenges, and more...

RCMA Meeting-Planner Profile: Joyce Ziherambere

Joyce Ziherambere, associate director for travel and conference planning, American Baptist Churches, USA, King of Prussia, Pa., explains her joys, challenges, and more...

Faith Meeting Boosts KC Economy

The annual session of the National Baptist Convention USA Inc. brought millions of dollars to Kansas City, Mo...

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...

Voices

Have You Been Hit with Attrition Penalties Lately?

We asked religious meeting planners about what they’re doing to contain attrition penalties...

Features

Coping with Attendees Who Book Outside the Block at Religious Meetings

Learn lessons from the National Association of Free Will Baptists Inc. regarding managing room blocks...

Lessons

Best Practices for Reducing Attrition Liability

When it comes to room-block attrition fees, hope for the best, plan for the worst...

Tool Time: Travel Sites, Travel Apps, Travel Ease

On the road again. Summertime is travel time for so many of us, which makes it a great time to share some Web tools and phone apps designed to help us travel more efficiently, whether for planning meetings, attending meetings, or for pleasure trips....

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