By Kevin Shanley It can be easy to rely on the same popular entrees when planning your association or company conference. Doesn’t everyone love chicken for dinner or donuts for breakfast? It’s important to remember conference meals are going to be consumed by hundreds, if not thousands, of attendees who have various dietary wants and […]
The first thing any meeting planner must do when looking for a keynote speaker is to decide the takeaway they want the audience to have. What is the purpose of hiring this person?
Too many meeting planners face it. Too many meetings to plan, not enough time to plan them and no budget to enlist the extra hands, feet and expertise to get it all done.
By Nancy A. Herrick | Photo Credit: Real Racine As Kenosha County treasurer, Teri Jacobson helped plan the annual conference of the Wisconsin County Treasurers’ Association a few years ago. “We had 63 out of 72 counties represented and about 100 people attending,” she says. “I wanted to have the conference in downtown Kenosha because […]
By Kristine Hansen | Photo Credit: The Edgewater Hotel Sometimes a large ballroom just isn’t a good fit. For a meeting of around 10 or 20 people, a place that’s cozy and intimate — and exudes personality — is a better setting for getting down to business. Boutique hotels are ideal for this purpose, for […]
By Mary Bergin | Photo Credit: The Pfister Hotel Nourishment from food isn’t just about nutrition and vitamins because eating unites us, grounds us and helps define our identity. It can be that way in business as well as at home. Use food in interesting ways as a break from the agenda, a reward for […]
