Plan Your Meetings

Creating private Twitter chats as easy as !b

Plan Your Meetings — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:38 +0000

Do you enjoy your event’s chatter on Twitter but wish you could discuss something with just a few of the people there? There’s an app for that, it’s free and you don’t even have to download it. !Blether lets you create a private group chat room in real time. Just type !b then the Twitter [...]

Start at the end, and you will end up on top

Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM, and James S. Rota — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:15:33 +0000

Setting goals — creating excitement for a new product launch or helping the sales force deal with change, for example — should be what drives you. Your theme and message should support the goal.

Chicago Exhibitors/Partners

anna.harrell — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:49:53 +0000

The exhibitors at PYM LIVE Events are Plan Your Meetings partners. Our partners help fund our programs, and they are the reason we are able to deliver free and affordable resources to you. We encourage you to support our partners. Click here to return to Chicago Event information and registration

PYM LIVE Chicago 2012 Location Information

anna.harrell — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:13:16 +0000

Venue Information: Dana Hotel and Spa 660 North State Street Chicago, IL 60654 Phone: 312-202-6003 View map Directions Parking Parking info coming soon! Hotel Information Room block and special rate for out of town attendees coming soon!

Chicago LIVE 2012 Schedule

anna.harrell — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:07:47 +0000

Show Schedule 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Planner registration/networking 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Interactive roundtable discussion for planners and suppliers: What’s your meeting worth?, Presented by Zentila 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Networking trade show with concurrent cocktail reception; silent drawings for door prizes 5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Educational Breakout Session: Hybrid meeting how-to, Presented by Kristi Casey Sanders

Chicago

anna.harrell — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:04:03 +0000

[ July 25, 2012; 12:00 am; ] Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 (Click here for event schedule) Time: 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Location: Dana Hotel and Spa (Click here for venue, directions and parking information) Planner Registration Cost: $30.00 PLANNER REGISTRATION COMING SOON Note: Only meeting and event planners may use the above registration links. Interested in exhibiting? Please contact Eileen Gilbert, 404-459-4956. Coming soon! PYM Partners [...]

Creating community and conversation, online and off

Jessica L. Levin — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:10:11 +0000

In today’s world, communities have evolved. They are now created in both online and offline environments.

Optimism is up in meetings industry, says IMEX America

Plan Your Meetings — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:12:28 +0000

Optimism in the meetings and events industry is on the rise, according the latest IMEX America Index of Optimism.

Sustainable Meetings Conference 2012: The Idea Auction (VIDEO)

Lisa Kraus Gardner — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:37:19 +0000

“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples, then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” — George Bernard Shaw Conference organizers at [...]

Invitations: Please be clear!

Claire R. Gould — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:38:27 +0000

Be specific when you do party invitations. When you host a party, it's your responsibility to write the invitation with as much clarity as possible.

Post Event Survey Winner: PYM LIVE 2012 Dallas – Dallas Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria

Plan Your Meetings — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:16:19 +0000

Josie Betts with Yum! International received la two-night weekend stay with breakfast, courtesy of Dallas Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria.

Post Event Survey Winner: PYM LIVE 2012 San Antonio – Westin La Cantera Hill Country Resort

Plan Your Meetings — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:14:32 +0000

Karen Krull with Max Vantage Meetings received la two-night weekend stay, courtesy of Westin La Cantera Hill Country Resort.

New meeting and hospitality industry hires, promotions: May 2012

Plan Your Meetings — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:25:57 +0000

Choice Hotels International promoted Stephanie Lykins to vice president of talent development. Michael Halsall joined Grace Hotels as director of sales and marketing, responsible for the group’s international sales strategy. Hilton Worldwide named Stuart Foster its vice president of marketing. Simon Manning became vice president of sales and marketing for the Langham Hospitality Group, overseeing 14 hotels on [...]

New hotels, renovations, expansions and other destination news: May 2012

Plan Your Meetings — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:24:45 +0000

International China The 342-room Renaissance Huizhou Hotel opened in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, with 11 meeting rooms and more than 24,500 square feet of event space. Japan The 290-room Palace Hotel Tokyo was scheduled to open May 17 as part of a $1.2 billion mixed-used development. It will have eight multipurpose meeting rooms, a formal boardroom and two smaller [...]

Visit Orlando’s Gary Sain dies at 61

Plan Your Meetings — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:39:39 +0000

Gary Sain, credited with helping bring millions of tourists to Central Florida, has died at age 61. Sain, president and CEO of Visit Orlando, collapsed after speaking at a fundraiser Friday and was later pronounced dead at an area hospital. He was scheduled to be honored for his leadership during Tourism Week, which started Saturday. An [...]

Selecting a well-rounded online platform

Liz King — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:57:13 +0000

Whether you are conferencing with colleagues across the country or hosting a virtual component to an event, the number of options you have at your fingertips is astounding.

TWELVE Atlantic Station

aleigh.rogers — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:13:38 +0000

We would like to welcome the TWELVE Atlantic Station as a new partner.