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The face2face MeetingsNet blog is an eclectic mix of news about meetings and events, hospitality, and business travel, along with helpful hints and the occasional rant.

Case study on using social media to market an event
Mar 05, 2009
How did an event use Facebook to get 15,000 people to attend the Singapore Tattoo Show? Read all about a cool case study on using social media to market an event, brought to you by the Podcast Guys. Lots to learn from here.
Off topic: weekend funnies
Mar 01, 2009
This YouTube video of Louis CK on Conan just cracked me up: Everything's amazing, nobody's happy. His airline riffs, starting around 2:00, were exactly how I've felt about flying (at times) ...
What's your favorite meetings-related quote?
Feb 28, 2009
I'm looking to collect a few for our next issue, and was hoping you might be willing to help out. What's your favorite quote that's related to meeting planning in some way? Please feel free to drop a comment below or e-mail me at spelletier...
Off topic: The more things change...
Feb 27, 2009
My Dad has been researching our family's genealogy for quite a while now, and he periodically e-mails around notes of interest. He sent this one the other day with a subject line of "So what's new?": ...
Sen. Kerry, don't sell yourself short
Feb 27, 2009
You have to check out this editorial on MPI's magazine blog: Senator Kerry Admits Lack of Personal Worth. Wish I'd thought of it first! (Thanks for the pointer on Twitter, GloNelsonCSEP.)
PCMA's chairman launches a blog
Feb 27, 2009
I'm pleased to say that the Professional Convention Management Association's chairman, John Folks, has launched a new blog called (un)Conventional. He hasn't posted a lot yet, but what he has is pretty interesting. Check out his post about...
Don't cancel that meeting
Feb 27, 2009
It doesn't say anything we haven't been saying all along, but it is heartening to read this editorial from Harvard Business Publishing: Don't Cancel that Meeting
Recent post Wordle
Recent post Wordle
Feb 26, 2009
Here's a Wordle I just made of recent posts here on face2face (click on the image for enlarged view). Inspired by this Wordl created from Twitter posts about ASAE's Great Ideas conference, I love this idea! Wouldn't it be a great thing to put on...
Nice career resource from MPI
Feb 26, 2009
Check it out: The Meetings Industry Crisis Center, brought to you by MPI. The MeetingsNet Career Corner also has some good resources for those interested in professional development.
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