
Wednesday,August 12th, 2009
By Brenda Houlihan
Do you get the question, “Why are you a Meeting Planner? For myself, it was an easy transition. I was the youngest of five children in a large Irish Catholic family. Honestly, daily meals were food and beverage functions and birthdays were special events. I took the skills learned at an early age and [...]

Friday,July 10th, 2009
By Amy Henderson, CMP
When planning food and beverage for your convention, the first thing we generally consider is what we have to spend. There are several great ways to ensure that you are spending somewhat less, making smarter choices and making a positive impact on the environment and the local community where your meeting is being [...]

Tuesday,July 7th, 2009
By Brenda Houlihan
A key networking component of many conferences is the special event or gala. In the midst of planning, like most, I get tied up in the budget and tasks, forgetting it is suppose to be a fun and memorable event.
With so many different personalities in meeting planning. It is very easy to forget the attendee demographic! [...]

Monday,June 29th, 2009
By Karen Watson, CMP
Ever wanted to go back to high school? (Or absolutely not?) Well, we did exactly that with our staff EnVision conference earlier this year. Because our content was focused on getting back to the basics of our own products and services we decided to take our staff “back to school”.
We worked hard to [...]

Friday,June 26th, 2009
By Amy Henderson, CMP
In this economic climate, we are all looking for ways to save money and definitely don’t want to do anything that is going to make our event cost any more. Unfortunately, greening lands in that category for a lot of planners. However, there are actually a lot of ways you can still be [...]