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one interested in the power of the mind to help with planning and organizing tasks, this session is a must for meeting planners. You’ll walk away with an enhanced ability to remember the hundreds of names, faces, and details that are part of the job of planning, managing, and producing successful meetings. Jesse Suglia Director of Hotel Sales Kimpton Hotels San Francisco, California Learning Breakthrough Thinking Room 104C Nancy Riesz President Success Catalyst North Bend, Ohio How much of your day is absorbed with solving problems, implementing changes, overcoming challenges, and finding new ways to do more with less? A meeting planner’s job is inherently one of problem-solving. Becoming more original in your thinking and using your brain more effectively are keys to improving your life. If you want cutting-edge, ingenious, novel solutions to the challenges you face every day, come to this interactive, experiential seminar. This lively session teaches techniques to change the way you think and it empowers you to reach more of your potential. By changing your perspective, you are able to expand your possibilities and look at information in a different way. This leads you to original ideas and unique insights. Awareness of self-limiting beliefs; techniques to shift beyond the “one right answer;” perceptual barriers to change; and linear vs. conceptual thinking will be covered. If you are looking for the knowledge and skills that will enable you to create ideas that make money, solve problems, surpass your competitors, and further your career, this session is just what you need. Janet M. Cooperman, CMP President Green Pea Events Sacramento, California “What is a green meeting and how do I know what’s ‘green enough’?” That’s a question on a lot of meeting planners’ minds, as the drumbeat for environmentally friendly meetings, events, and expositions continues to grow. This general session, presented by a meeting planner committed to the green movement, a representative of a green hotel chain, and a green meetings consultant, will offer reassuring, practical answers to the question, and identify simple and cost-effective strategies to help you establish a green meetings initiative or enhance your current efforts. You also will learn how to partner with eco-friendly meeting sites and discover why and how hotels and other venues are stepping up their investments in sustainability. You will leave this general session with valuable green meeting tips, tools, and resources, and you will learn about the latest developments in green meeting standards and metrics from experts in the field. GENERAL SESSION 10:30 am – 11:45 am Greener Meetings With Less Stress: How to Save the Planet Without Losing Your Mind Exhibit Hall A Deborah Popely President Green2B/Green2C Marketing (A Division of Popely & Company, Inc.) Des Plaines, Illinois NETWORKING LUNCHEON 11:45 am – 12:30 pm Exhibit Hall A For more information, contact: GLM, a dmg world media business Ten Bank Street, White Plains, NY 10606-1954 P: 800-272-7469 • F: 914-948-6679 E: affordable_meetings@glmshows.com W: www.affordablemeetings.com Register online at www.affordablemeetings.com 7 http://www.affordablemeetings.com http://www.affordablemeetings.com

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