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Wednesday,June 30th, 2010

The 4 Stages of Learning in a Brain-Based Event

There has been an increased focus on events that are produced in a brain-friendly way and result in knowledge transfer in the meeting and event industry. An event should produce measurable results and fit specific learning outcomes.

However, in order for permanent, real learning to occur, the brain has to go through four stages. [...]

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Tuesday,June 29th, 2010

What will the Future hold for Room Rates?

Supply and Demand have always been drivers of hotel rates, today’s turmoil is no different as we suffer through a severe case of supply far outweighing demand. Most hoteliers believe that it will be 2012 or 2013 before rates return consistently to 2007/2008 benchmarks.  We are seeing rates steadily increase over the past [...]

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Monday,June 28th, 2010

I was there! I was part of the Beijing Olympics!

I was on an Olympics panel during 2009 PCMA annual and a woman in the audience asked me how I felt sitting in the VIP section of the Bird’s Nest watching Beijing bidding farewell to the 2008 Olympics.

Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony

Her question brought me back to the night of [...]

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Friday,June 25th, 2010

Client Profile: Allison Kelley, CAE; Romance Writers of America

Over the next few months we will be featuring profiles on some of our Experient clients.  Clients who have joined us at e4 in the past or are joining us this year for the first time.  Take a few minutes to get to know some of your industry peers.  Great [...]

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Thursday,June 24th, 2010

Planning for the World

As I sit here in stunning Vancouver, the place where the world met earlier this year for the largest meeting on the planet, I think about how amazing it would have been to be immersed in so many different cultures at one time. The buzz of different languages, the mosaic of cultural garb, [...]