Why you need to listen to your attendees
‘Nuff said. (Click for a larger version.)
Hat tip to Elizabeth Weaver Engel, CAE, from whose Thanks for Playing I stole this from.

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‘Nuff said. (Click for a larger version.)
Hat tip to Elizabeth Weaver Engel, CAE, from whose Thanks for Playing I stole this from.
While the advice Krys gives in her post, feeling achy? check for a curly tail!, is specific to what you can do to protect your attendees this fall from H1N1, much of it is just good advice for any meeting held during flu/cold season. She also includes a great resources list, including links to Mitchell Beer’s great columns on preparing for a meeting in the age of H1N1.
Tech guru Corbin Ball’s latest Tech Talk e-newsletter has some articles well worth reading. Here are a few to check out:
Mobile tech tools for meetings and tradeshows
5 Reasons to Use Online Conference Proceedings
Strategic Meetings Management Program Implementation and Idea Guide
As only an event person would! Check out Pat Ahaesy’s logistical analysis on the events that dominated the news cycle (at least it did here in Massachusetts): Thoughts on the Kennedy Funeral.
If you want to put in your two cents on how green meetings standards should be set, take advantage of some face-to-face meetings coming hopefully to a city near you. For details, see
Your Final Chance to Help Shape Green Meetings Standards.
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