Monthly Archives: January 2010

7 Meetings Industry Take-Aways From Convening Leaders 2010

Tweet Here are seven takeaways from  PCMA’s 54th Convening Leaders Annual Conference that I attended recently in Dallas, TX.   1. Expert failure in the decision making process occurs for one of two reasons: incompetence, the disease of idiocy, or  miscalibration, the disease of over confidence. Miscalibration is more dangerous than incompetency.  In times of…

The Four Cs Of Conferences And Social Media

Tweet This post is my contribution to the free eBook, Social Media For Events 2010: 7 Event Experts Weigh In On The Year Ahead compiled and created by Lara McCullouch-Carter. The Four Cs Of Conferences And Social Media Many novices and skeptics find social media confusing, much less trying to integrate social media with their events. …

What Happens At A TweetUp Stays On Twitter

Tweet What happens at a TweetUp stays on Twitter…and the whole world knows. PCMA 2010 held it’s first TweetUp on Monday, January 11, 2010 at the Aloft Hotel. Thanks to John Fuhr and the team from cmr, along with Aloft Hotel for sponsoring this event and providing Twitinis too. The PCMA Tweeps and #Eventprofs had…

Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader Hotel Revenue Manager?

Tweeting At Conferences And Events: The Good, The Better, The Best

Tweet Today’s conference attendees, armed with laptops, flip cameras and smart phones, are no longer sitting quietly taking notes during presentations. They are using their new tools to document, take notes, check the presenter’s facts, search for resources, post and publish their reflections and connect with others in and outside the room. Millions of people…