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A meeting planner by MY definition is the go-to person and would/should be a key member of the design (or planning) team within an...

LIFE/WORK BALANCE is my “(+1) Competency Must-have for Meeting Professionals” (or anyone for that matter and may ultimately be the most...

If as you’re reading through my Core Competency Must-have posts and there seems to be a resounding emphasis (or theme) centered on words...

SITE SEARCH & SELECTION is a multi-faceted area and a favorite area of the meeting planning process for me. It encompasses three areas...

My #3 core competency must-have for meeting professionals: Contract Review and Negotiation .... Of all the components of the planning...

BUDGET DEVELOPMENT is the establishing, overseeing and tracking of program expenses to ensure a project comes in at or under budget. A...

As promised, here is the first of my FIVE (+1) Core Competencies for meeting planners: PROJECT MANAGEMENT in general terms is defined as”...

There are many components (or elements) to the meeting planning process which I discuss in detail in my book, “The Meeting Planning...

As a corporate meeting planner we’re taught (and encouraged) to think in terms of: goals and objectives, overall themes, tag lines and...