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| Meetingsnettech extra
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| In the January 14, 2010 issue |
If you’re adding virtual events to your meeting mix, take
three minutes to watch a video with some must-hear reminders from the
pros. We asked seven meeting company leaders for their one best piece of
advice for clients planning virtual events and edited them down to the
essentials.
Whether you’re new to virtual events or just want a review of some
fundamentals, here’s the word from Maritz, Carlson, BCD Meetings &
Incentives, and others. Watch
the video.
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By Jim
Spellos, CMP
2010? That can’t be right. It sounds so … so …
futuristic. Mind you, 2009 had that same ring to it in about 1997, but
2010 just seems like an Arthur Clarke book title. (Actually, it is, but
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From iPhone apps to cloud computing to augmented reality, it’s
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By Sue
Hatch
A recent survey of incentive industry professionals shows a
possible disconnect in the importance placed on technology: Most
respondents say that technology is critical when choosing partner
companies, but at the same time, remarkably few of those respondents are
organized about planning their technology needs into the future.
This was among the key findings of a technology-focused Site Index
survey, the second in a series of surveys planned by the Site
International Foundation (the fundraising arm of Site, an
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MaXvantage’s Steve O’Malley reviews the other technology
findings.
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By Ken Molay,
The Webinar
Blog, and owner, Webinar
Success
In large session webinars, most of the information flow is
outbound from the presenters to the audience. It’s simply impractical
to let audience members chime in during the session. So if we accept
that there isn’t going to be much two-way voice interaction between
the presenters and the audience, is phone conferencing something you
need to focus on in your planning?
I maintain that it is. Here’s
why.
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