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Practicing The Art Of Conversation

Posted on 6/26/2012 8:34 AM By Judy,Cronkhite
The key to engaging a stranger in conversation is to find common ground. By common ground, I mean ...

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Pinterest and StumbleUpon are Worth a Look

Posted on 6/19/2012 11:22 AM By Zachary,Chouteau
These emerging platforms have potential for planners...

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Industry Senior Education: Do we know it when we see it?

Posted on 6/16/2012 12:01 PM By Eisenstodt,Joan
In all the years in which I've served on committees, boards, councils and task forces, read and moderated industry discussions online and off, read industry trade publications, and facilitated learning at industry and industry-related programs, the meetings and hospitality industry has struggled to determine what "senior" education was. We're not even sure who the "senior" planner is - or the "senior" supplier.

What does 'senior education' for our industry look like? Who are the senior planners? Join the discussion - maybe we can figure it out and take the industry deeper into education.

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Tips for Dealing with Obscure Diet Requests and Rules That Venues Need to Break

Posted on 6/13/2012 1:51 PM By Sarah,Vining
For planners and venues, there seems to be an explosion of special diets at meetings and events. Are ...

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