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Join us on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2008, at 2 PM EST / 11 AM PST for a FREE Succcessful Meetings and MeetingNews Stop The Snoozefests: Unique Ways To Inject More Creativity Into Your Meetings MODERATOR Elliot Markowitz, Editorial Director, Nielsen Business Media, Webcasts/ Digital Events There are many criteria that make up a successful meeting or event—from venue to locale to food and beverage to entertainment. Each one of these elements plays an important role in producing a memorable event and none of them can be overlooked. However, during these tough economic times when meeting planners are being forced to do more with less, every event needs to be more productive than before. And it’s those events that stand out and really engage the attendees that will ultimately measure more successful than others. SPEAKERS Kinley Levack, Managing Editor, Successful Meetings While the knee-jerk reaction right now would be to see where you can cut back just to save money, successful meeting planners are looking at being more creative to make their events stand out even more. Injecting creative ideas into all aspects your next meeting can greatly improve the experience and make it more memorable and productive. But being more creative with either the location, the food and beverage or event activities doesn’t have to translate into the event being more expensive. Join Successful Meetings/MeetingNews for this interactive Web Seminar, sponsored by the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.® , and hear from industry experts regarding cost-effective ways to add creativity to your meeting itinerary. Attend this online-only event and learn specific ways to make your next event more memorable and more productive. Gary Sain, President & CEO Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.® Charlotte Stephenson, Event Manager - Keller Williams Realty International TO REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBCAST AND BECOME A MEMBER OF VIRTUAL MEETING WORLD GO TO: www.successfulmeetings.com/webcast Sponsored by Presented by www.VirtualMeetingWorld.com http://www.successfulmeetings.com/webcast http://www.successfulmeetings.com/webcast http://www.VirtualMeetingWorld.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - December 2008

Successful Meetings - December 2008
Contents
Editor's Note
Corporate Events
On the Record
Calendar
Research
Planner Spotlight
Personal Success
Technology Talk
Food & Beverage
Professional Development
Quick Tip
Tools of the Trade
On Site: Retire Those Tired Power-Point Slides
On Site: 12 Tips for Thriving on a South African Safari
Deep Impact
Recession-Friendly Speakers
Showing Off
Hawaii Insert
Places & Spaces
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Fort Worth
South Florida
Beijing
Gurus

Successful Meetings - December 2008