by Pat Ahaesy on May 18, 2012
When I was a child, a leader in my eyes, was someone like The President of the United States, or my favorite grade school teacher. Recently, I saw a quote from a Forbes Magazine writing and that let me to think as an adult, what does it mean to be ia great leader. My childhood ideas of a leader were fine, but what about in my day to day live as an event and meeting planner. Thinking along the lines of events and meetings and all those that I work with closely and not so closely, what would make an event manager, an event producer, or a hotel sales manager, a good leader? I queried the members of the MECO list, the online community and here are some of the responses as well as the Forbes Magazine quote that got me thinking. The last quote is from my friend, Jane Wesman.
by Pat Ahaesy on April 16, 2012
There certainly has been a lot of press about the GSA 2010 meeting in Las Vegas. This is singled out because it deals with government spending and our tax dollars. Clearly there are events held that are over the top. Yes, there were many missteps, such as clowns, expensive and what seems to me useless gifts, too many people on too many site visits. I don’t know if the cost that we are reading about includes transportation. I also wonder if Government per Diem rates were used. Lastly, and this is very important, were each of these seemingly over the top expenses used to meet certain learning objectives? If so, did the GSA planners and the contracted planners consider less costly alternatives?
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Meetings Have Great Value In Spite of the GSA Fiasco
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by Pat Ahaesy on March 28, 2012
A Teleconference, a Videoconference, a Webinar, and a Webcast are Often Used Interchangeably and Possibly Incorrectly
Webinar? Webcast? Teleconference or Videoconference? Choosing the right tool can be overwhelming, but it is critical in order to gain the results that you need. There is quite a bit of confusion about what each of these is and often the terms are used interchangeably, thus causing and adding to the confusion. We must think about what kind of multi-media communication we need for our event. What sort of graphics or video will we need to display on the screen? Does the video stream need to integrate with other communication tools or can it stand alone? Does it need to be live, on-demand or both?
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What is the Difference Between a Webinar, a Videoconference and a Webcast?
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by Pat Ahaesy on March 18, 2012
Event and meeting planners, I believe, are utilizing technology for their events more and more. Clearly, we’re seeing iPads replacing those big binders, but there are so many more uses.
iPads can be used for polling systems. Checking the App Store, you’ll find several. One that looks particularly easy to use is by ResponseWare, another is called eClicker. You should look through the App Store searching for “polling” and you’ll find several.
