Meeting and event planners are always searching for new event planning tips, whether it's to use for their next meeting or to simply know what others are doing so that they may validate some of their own approaches.
That's because meeting and event planners organize a lot of meetings, and the annual conference or congress is an excellent program that also requires a lot of meeting planning ideas.
With this in mind, it seems appropriate to review some of the meeting planning ideas and event planning tips that are used by one of the profession's leading associations: Meeting Professionals International (MPI) organizes numerous conventions throughout the year. The following event planning tips are based on the MPI World Education Congress that was held in Las Vegas, August 2008.
- Tip: Incorporate New Emerging Technologies Into EventsFogscreen of MPI Logo
- Tip:Event Planning Checklist to Include Pre-Event Meetings by All PartiesExecutive chef and team at Caesar's for MPI WEC 2008
- Tip: Convention Cocktail Receptions Should Wow the SensesMPI WEC 2008 Welcome Reception at Ceasar's Las Vegas
- Tip: Make Attendees and Guests Feel Unique and Special Upon Arrival
- Tip: Organization Leaders Set the Stage for Meeting Agenda at Opening RemarksBruce MacMillan, president and CEO of MPI at WEC 2008
- Tip: Board Leaders Should Highlight Accomplishments in Opening SessionsMPI Chairwoman Angie Pfeiffer
- Tip: Incorporate Elements of Corporate Entertainment into the Convention AgendaLarry Luteran and Nathan Burton at MPI WEC 2008
- Tip: Opening General Sessions Should Leave Attendees EnergizedDrum Cafe, MPI WEC 2008
- Tip: Every Convention Includes an Expo with Trade Show BoothsWEC MPI 2008 Exhibition
- Tip: Determine Professional Development Topics by Skill and Audience LevelMPI WEC 2008 Andrea "Sid" Curtis
- Tip: Fundraising Ideas Should Evolve Around Annual MeetingsRendezvous Fundraising Event
- Tip: Business Roundtable Discussions Offer Attendees Open Ended TopicsCafe Conversations
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