MEET USA 2009 PDFs

Meeting Software, Technology, and Tools

De-Mystifying Audio-Visual and Technology (pdf 1.07 MB)
Rick Bloom, Rick Bloom Audio Visual

Strategic Meeting Management (SMM): Leveraging Your Travel Procurement Department (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation 10.60 MB)
Chuck Ghoorah, Executive VP of Sales and Marketing, Cvent

Site Inspections, RFPs, and Bookings

Effective RFP Writing & Top Concessions (pdf 2.15 MB)
Nancy Crook and Sherry Awbrey, Directors of National Accounts, EMCVenues

Contracts: Legalize, Negotiation, Money Saving Tips

Advanced Hotel Contract Negotiations  (vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation 1.51 MB)
Presented by Martha Austin Lobb, Consultant

Contracting for the Next Decade: Essential Meeting Contract Clauses for 2009 & Beyond (pdf 423.57 kB)
Joshua L Grimes, Esquire, Attorney At Law, Grimes Law Offices LLC

Time to Update Your Contract Addendum (vnd.ms-powerpoint 6.70 MB) , Presented by Nancy Crook & Sherry Awbrey from EMCVenues

Corporate Social Responsibilty and Green Meeting Practices

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Advanced Green Meeting Practices  (pdf 233.33 kB)
Presented by Jody Wallace, President and CEO EMCVenues

Networking and Team Building

Top Ten Networking Events that Wont Break the Budget (pdf 863.08 kB)
Presented by David Gilman, Gilman Performance Systems

"Day of Discovery" (pdf 49.02 kB)
Presented by Larry Lipman

Food and Beverage Planning

Challenges of Food and Beverage Planning (pdf 1.20 MB)
Marge Risinger, CMP, Consultant, Teacher, Speaker

Planning Healthy Menus for Today's Diet: Keeping Your Audience Engaged and Energized (pdf 1.84 MB)
Marge Risinger, CMP, Consultant, Teacher, Speaker

Professional Development

Meeting Planning 101: A Beginner's Level Workshop (pdf 246.24 kB)
presented by Michele Joseph, Master Connection Associates

Meeting Planning 101: A Beginner Level Workshot (Part Two) (pdf 246.24 kB)
presented by Michele Joseph, Master Connection Associates

Meeting Planning 201: An Intermediate Level Workshop  (pdf 210.95 kB)
Presented by Michele Joseph, Master Connection Associates

Meeting Planning 101: For MEET East Coast 2009 (pdf 246.24 kB)

Meeting Planning 201: For MEET East Coast 2009 (pdf 210.95 kB)

Of Course We Can Do That… Strategies on Diversifying Your Business in Challenging Economic Times (pdf 6.43 MB)
Presented by Bonnie Wallsh, MA,CMP,CMM, Bonnie Wallsh Associates

MONEY $AVING TIP$ (pdf 130.15 kB)
Bonnie Wallsh, MA,CMP,CMM, Bonnie Wallsh Associates