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Off to Pittsburgh for the GMIC Conference

February 23, 2009

I’ll be heading to Pittsburgh tomorrow morning for the Green Meeting Industry Council Conference in Pittsburgh. I’ll try to blog, but I’ll be without internet connectivity in the conference room, so the best place to get updates will be my Twitter feed (as long as my phone battery holds). You may also want to run [...]

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"But Our Model Doesn't Work Online"

January 21, 2009

Image by kevindooley Last Friday, I started a new position with the continuing legal education arm of our state bar association (more on this to come but, generally, I'll be working on online strategy for CLE programming). When I saw this post from Seth Godin today, it was a reminder–not that I've needed one–about why [...]

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Early Bird Registration for GMIC's Annual Conference Ends Friday!

January 7, 2009

Are you interested in a supportive, informative, and collaborative forum to learn about and discuss the best sustainable practices for your meetings and events? Run [don't walk] to sign up for the Green Meeting Industry Council's Annual Conference. This year it will be in Pittsburgh, February 24-26. Early bird rates end Friday!

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Do You Poken?

December 5, 2008

Or so asks the URL of a new company that is sick of business cards. I was turned on to Poken by Streamlined Mind, a great productivity blog for students. The author, Hugo, used Poken at a recent conference in Amsterdam. The device allows users to exchange social networking information instantaneously. I hate business cards. [...]

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Just Because It's LEED-Certified Doesn't Mean It's Green

December 5, 2008

Image by Kim Scarborough News of a soon-to-be-LEED-Certified hotel came across my news reader this morning. This is great news. Since I started blogging back in March, the number of properties seeking LEED certification (or, at the very least, the number of properties getting press for seeking LEED certification) has really gone up. I think [...]

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Consider Sending Out an Attendee List in Advance

December 5, 2008

Great tip from Sue Pelletier today, highlighting a post from Association Executive Management that talked about sending the attendees a list of attendees in advance as a means of ensuring attendance. Those of us who have planned an event (especially a free one) know that those who say they're coming don't always come. And I [...]

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Live Twittering During Your Presentation

September 14, 2008

Paul Gillan, blogging at Pistachio (a great resource for microsharing applications like Twitter), recently talked about the pros and cons of the instant feedback that Twitter can give presenters during their presentations. (I've talked about this before, here.) He cites the main positive as the ability to quickly tailor your presentation to the sophistication and preferences of [...]

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