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February 2011
Cover Story

Hybrid Events
Won’t ‘Cannibalize’
Face-to-Face

The meetings industry has reached the tipping point. This year will be all about transforming face-to-face into “hybrid” meetings, and the PCMA Annual Meeting sharply reflected this seismic shift. MORE
ConferenceDirect Solutions
Easing the Rocky Road to a Successful Co-location
It’s never an easy decision when organizations decide to co-locate their meetings. Matthew Dykstra follows some best practices as he helps clients wrestle with the resulting changes in their meeting operations. MORE
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Positive Projections
Signs Point to More Robust Year for Meetings
There’s no “cautious” attached to meetings industry optimism for 2011, according to MPI’s FutureWatch 2011 and a Deloitte business travel survey. But meetings will have to be “smarter” and more collaborative. MORE
Meetings Technology
iPads and Other Tablets: New Mobile Options For Events and Tradeshows
The iPad and its coming clones represent new ways to access information, and they will fit the bill in many ways for events. Find the full article at www.corbinball.com.
Who’s New at ConferenceDirect
Meet the new sales associates who have joined ConferenceDirect. MORE
Where You Can Meet with ConferenceDirect
Plan your 2011 travels so that you can visit with ConferenceDirect at these upcoming events. MORE

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