Government Connections - Spring/Summer 2018 - 5
WHAT'S INSIDE F E AT U R E S SPRING/SUMMER 2018 * VOLUME 10, ISSUE 1 10 10 2018 NEC: Chart Your Course SGMP's National Education Conference (NEC) is the biggest annual event in the government meetings industry and is where government professionals from across the country come together for one-stop and non-stop education, resources and networking. This is your best opportunity all year to master your industry's best practices and to earn up to 16.5 education contact hours. BY MICHELLE MILLIGAN, MSW, LMSW, CGMP 13 Extroverts and Introverts Can Play Well Together! Do opposites really attract? Perhaps, but sometimes they attack first! Our society's two strongest communications styles are extroverts and introverts. While they communicate quite differently, it is possible for them to work together successfully. BY VINCENT IVAN PHIPPS, CSP 13 D E PA R T M E N T S 19 Superheroes Circle SGMP: A Very Easy Sell 16 Meetings Sector Drives U.S. Economy Face-to-face meetings and events play an integral role in bolstering our national economy and key business sectors. For every dollar spent on face-to-face meetings and events, an additional $1.60 - or 160 percent - in benefits for the U.S. economy is generated. 22 SGMP Nation Updates from Our Chapters Around the Country IN EVERY ISSUE 6 President's Letter 7 Executive Director's Corner 21 CGMP Corner 26 Advertisers' Index Check out past issues of Government Connections online at SGMP.org. www.sgmp.org 5
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