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Veleisa Patton
August 11,2011
It goes without saying that Visit Orlando does a fantastic job of showcasing their city for media. The tour created for WEC writers, in my opinion,...
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Veleisa Patton
August 8,2011
You know how you see a kid at the fair, little arms wrapped around those huge prize stuffed panda bears, filled with such glee? That’s how I...
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Guest Blogger
July 26,2011
Don't miss Call for Action: Advocating Meetings We will be posting the recorded version of the this video on the WEC Virtual Experience page...
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Guest Blogger
July 26,2011
Don't miss Kelly Cutrone: The Real Deal We will be posting the recorded version of the this video on the WEC Virtual Experience page soon. ...
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Guest Blogger
July 26,2011
By Mitchell Beer, The Conference Publishers Inc. Keynote speaker Joe Calloway led an interactive general session on Tuesday morning. Panelists...
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Blair Potter
July 26,2011
As his company celebrates its 40th anniversary and co-sponsors Tuesday’s closing reception (Universal Orlando’s CityWalk Celebration), One+ caught up...
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Guest Blogger
July 26,2011
Don't miss The New Face of Negotiation: A Bigger Pie Tuesday, July 26, 10:30 am - 11:30 am EST We will be posting the recorded...
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Guest Blogger
July 26,2011
Don't miss Closing General Session with Joe Calloway. Don't forget to attend Joe Calloway's book signing session in the Knowledge Hub (located in the...
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Jessie States
July 25,2011
The future of sales may be in buyer personas á la Myers-Briggs, according to ongoing research by MPI and Vantage Strategies and funded by the MPI...
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Michael Pinchera
July 25,2011
The vast majority of attendees were planners, mostly association and corporate with a few independent and government planners sprinkled throughout...
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Guest Blogger
July 25,2011
Don't miss Flash Point Share your biggest takeaway from these Flash Point presentations on Twitter by using #WEC11FP. We will be posting the...
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Blair Potter
July 24,2011
After a long day of education and networking, take some time at the end of each day to connect with your peers and share notes on the hottest...
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Jessie States
July 24,2011
What does it take to be a meeting professional? WEC delegates found out during an interactive session with industry leaders on the new Meeting and...
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Michael Pinchera
July 24,2011
The “Why” Behind Meetings By Mitchell Beer, CMM, The Conference Publishers Inc. Human survival depends on our ability to meet, interact and build...
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Guest Blogger
July 24,2011
Mitigating Impact: Risk Management and Community We will be posting the recorded version of the this video on the WEC Virtual Experience page...
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Guest Blogger
July 24,2011
Don't miss Defining Virtual and Hybrid Meeting Strategies. We will be posting the recorded version of the this video on the WEC Virtual...
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Blair Potter
July 24,2011
Don't miss WEC 2011 Opening General Session. We will be posting the recorded version of the this video on the WEC Virtual Experience page...
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Blair Potter
July 24,2011
Hosted-buyer appointments are today from 3:30-5 p.m./15.30-17.00 in South Hall B. WEC hosted buyers cut through the clutter of the trade show...
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Blair Potter
July 24,2011
The Blitz! takes place today 5-8 p.m./17.00-20.00 in S230 A-E. At WEC, your days are spent absorbing the rich educational content and hearing from...
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Veleisa Patton
July 24,2011
The sun coming over the horizon as a heron soars over the lake. No, it’s not a turn-of-the-century period movie. It was the scene for the MPI...
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Jessie States
July 23,2011
Melanie, 15, has Tourette syndrome. The only time she calms is when she’s with Seymour, whom she holds by the muzzle while cooing, “You’re my best...
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Jason Hensel
July 23,2011
Learning and connecting with others is one of the main goals attendees at the Future Leaders Forum, jointly run by IMEX and MPI, wanted to achieve...
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Jason Hensel
July 23,2011
Leaders know how to ask the right questions, Paul Bridle told chapter leaders on Saturday during their all-day forum. “Two important questions you...
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Guest Blogger
July 23,2011
By Samuel J. Smith | Managing Director | Interactive Meeting Technology My WEC experience began at home. I checked the #wec11 hashtag on Twitter to...
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Blair Potter
July 22,2011
Great stories aren’t just told – they’re experienced. What better way to start your adventure at MPI's World Education Congress in Orlando than with...
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Blair Potter
July 22,2011
In the last few years, professionals and organizations have asked themselves, "What lies underneath the what and how?" Telling your story with any...
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Blair Potter
July 22,2011
The Career Resource Center at MPI's World Education Congress in Orlando is the place where job seekers, employers and recruiters meet face-to-face....
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Bruce MacMillan
July 21,2011
It's #WEC11, and I have no fewer than four event flows to review, three sets of remarks to rehearse, two apps to download and one back to crack. But...
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Veleisa Patton
July 20,2011
As Theresa said in her post “With the Attendee in Mind,” one of the focuses of the re-designed WEC experience is including our community in the...
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Veleisa Patton
July 19,2011
First, I can’t begin to describe what a pleasure it was to speak with Simon Sinek, opening General Session speaker, and Kelly Cutrone, Flash Point...
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Veleisa Patton
July 14,2011
If you’re following the twitter and facebook conversations, you know there is a lot of excitement building up for WEC 2011. Thinking ahead to 2012,...
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Theresa Davis
July 6,2011
So last year at WEC in Vancouver we experimented with a scavenger hunt via foursquare as an experiment in driving attendee traffic to...
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Theresa Davis
July 5,2011
So as many of you who are professional planners know, the last few weeks leading up to conference or major annual event gets pretty hectic and...
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Veleisa Patton
June 28,2011
Image via Flickr (the_green_squirrel) In terms of event services that act as performance enhancements, the MyROI service has proven its value...
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Veleisa Patton
June 21,2011
As Theresa tweeted recently, the countdown is on for WEC 2011 launch. We’re like worker bees at headquarters, making sure the “i”s are dotted and...
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Veleisa Patton
June 6,2011
In addition to the strategic partnership that is bringing Smart Monday to IMEX America in October, MPI has another key association with IMEX Group:...
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Veleisa Patton
May 24,2011
We all are familiar with that pivotal moment where the main character goes all in. The resigned push of all their chips, hopes riding on that one...
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Theresa Davis
February 25,2011
Don’t forget that you can take your CMP exam at WEC in July if you turn in your application before the March 01 deadline and your application is...