Newsletter

August 2010

Cover Story

Group Business the Driving Engine for Hotels, Conference Centers

Can numbers lie? Group room nights, according to Smith Travel Research (STR), showed a 5.2 percent increase in the first six months of 2010. But that figure is what some economists refer to as a “false positive.” MORE

ConferenceDirect Profile: Steve Pampinella and John Vanella
Value-engineering Every Step of a Meeting

These two vice presidents/team leaders at ConferenceDirect push all of today’s hot buttons at once — enhancing the bottom line, maximizing the environmental impact, achieving the desired results — to produce successful meetings. They call it “value-engineering.” MORE

APEX/ASTM Green Meeting Standards
Voluntary Standards, Set for Fall Release, Aim for Industry-wide Improvements and Consistency

Green meeting standards and best practices — from hotel and meeting accommodations to transportation to food and beverage — are coming, and corporations like Microsoft are eager to get them. MORE

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Face Time: It Matters

International Olympic Committee president lauds “face time”…Debate rages on hand-held device usage at meetings…Are the ‘super-connected’ addicted to their devices?…Meetings absent from corporate travel policies…MORE

Meeting Technology
‘Freeconomics’ — The Rise of Free or Very Low-Cost Meetings and Tradeshow Software

A major technology transformation is underway. Business is moving from shrink-wrapped software to the Web as a major means of software distribution. Meanwhile, the price of data storage, computer processors and bandwidth is plummeting, leading to low-cost and free tools for meetings and trade shows. Learn more about the “freeconomic” world in this 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

Visit with ConferenceDirect at the ASAE Annual Meeting, August 21-24. MORE

About ConferenceDirect
ConferenceDirect is a full-service meeting management company offering site selection and hotel negotiation as well as registration and housing services.
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About Meeting Mentor
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