LIVE 2009 Houston
Five years ago, WiFi Internet was considered a pipe dream. Today, it is everywhere. Think of how many gadgets we use that didn’t exist five, 10, 15 years ago. Cell phones and laptop computers have revolutionized the way we do business. It’s possible to attend a convention half-way across the world without leaving your desk. You can fit a projector in your make-up bag, and virtually connect to people you’d never meet in real life. What lies ahead?
Join us for a very special PYM LIVE Event at Northwest Forest Conference Center on October 6, 2009 as we peer into the future and focus on meeting technology. The day kicks off with an intimate, tabletop trade show, at which you can connect with regional and nationwide suppliers who will share their exciting meeting amenities. During the gourmet luncheon, veteran meeting professional, Jeff Rasco, CMP, will deliver his keynote presentation: Mastering the Trends: Making Technology Work For You (Instead of the Other Way Around). All of your burning meeting technology questions will be answered; and you’ll be armed with information and resources for improved planning efficiency and functionality.
Bring your cell phones and get ready to Tweet! PYM will have a live Twitter fountain streaming on our Web site, so if you do Twitter, you can follow the conversation or post your own thoughts using the hashtag #pymhou. Throughout the educational sessions, you’ll be able to text in questions using your cell phone, thanks to The Extreme Group — who provides us with an interactive audience polling experience like no other.
Lisa Kraus
Director of Marketing & Audience Development
Lisa.Kraus@PlanYourMeetings.com
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Mastering the Trends: Making Technology Work For You (Instead of the Other Way Around)
Presented by Jeff Rasco Make the right technology choices for your meetings, and you will get to go home on time every night, exercise more, eat right, and work in some vacation time, too! Right, if you’re George Jetson! In reality, technology sometimes manages us better than we manage it. Top meeting professionals know about the trends in meeting technology and anticipate change. Join one of the industry leaders in digital integration for a fast-paced (but understandable) look at today’s most innovative high-tech meeting management tools, and learn how to harness the power of technology for your events. Participants in this program will: • Examine the broad technology trends impacting meetings and events; About the speaker: Jeffrey W. Rasco, CMP A veteran meeting professional with over a quarter century of experience, Jeff Rasco, CMP is President of Attendee Management, Inc., providing online registration solutions and housing, travel, and e-marketing services. Jeff is a popular speaker on technology and its impact on meetings, and especially those people who plan and support them (especially those running their own businesses). He has written dozens of articles and columns on meeting technology, and is frequently quoted as an expert in the trade press. He has received a number of professional honors, most notably Meeting Planner of the Year from Meeting Professionals InternationaI in 1996, their international Chapter Leader of the Year in 1994, the MPI Texas Hill Country Chapter’s Supplier of the Year in 2005 and Houston MPI’s Planner of the Year in 1987. He has served on MPI’s International Board of Directors, the MPI Foundation Board of Trustees, and on the boards of the Texas Hill Country and Houston Area MPI Chapters. His goal is to increase the quality of meetings and elevate the strategic value of meeting professionals through the intelligent use of technology. CEUs for Meeting Management: CMP Application = 0.125 points & CMP Recertification = 1.25 points |
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