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Features
November, 2011
Food & Beverage profile: Murray Hall at BMO Institute for Learning
Growing up in the then-rural community of Salmon Arm B.C., executive chef Murray Hall learned at a very early age the joys of eating and preserving the bountiful produce of the Okanagan Valley. He was practicing the local food philosophy way before it became a buzz word.
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November, 2011
Sustainability - the new buzz word or the real thing?
For those of us who plan meetings, conferences and events, we’re always inundated with the next trend or new fad. How much do we believe? How much do we incorporate these into our strategies and planning?
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November, 2011
AV insights for effective speaker performance
A great guest speaker performance is crucial to the success of any conference. Event planners go to great lengths to ensure that the speaker is comfortable. This mindfulness of the speaker’s comfort should include their audiovisual support.
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October, 2011
Five questions to ask when creating your meeting framework
The first thing you need to determine is the purpose and scope of the event. What is to be accomplished? Setting clear objectives is the foundation of a successful event. It helps you figure out what elements are essential. There are five basic questions to ask yourself, the Five W’s of meeting planning. They will form the framework on which to build your meeting or event.
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September, 2011
Top 11 incentive travel trends for 2011
The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), based in St. Louis, MO., is a private not-for-profit foundation that funds research studies and develops products serving all segments of the global incentive industry. With permission, here are their Top 11 Incentive Travel Trends for 2011.
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September, 2011
Tackling audiovisual challenges at unique venues
Unique venues are great to pique the interest of delegates and can offer creative opportunities to incorporate the venue into a theme or message relevant to your group. Unfortunately, those very same virtues can also create a host of audiovisual challenges.
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August, 2011
Incentive travel on the rebound
After the lingering effects of the AIG debacle in the United States and a lingering recession to deal with, incentive travel is making a comeback across most of the Canadian corporate landscape.
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August, 2011
Interactive projectors
One of the reasons that interactive projectors are becoming popular is that they are generally ultra-short throw. The projector can be mounted very close to the “screen.” This is important because it avoids the shadow puppet effect of the person’s body blocking the projected image from the projector. An ultra-short throw projector also eliminates the projector’s light shining in the people’s eyes. A 60” image can be projected from a distance of only 18”.
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June, 2011
Designing a meeting theme
When it comes to planning a meeting or event – which in many cases involves the team internalizing the theme design in order to save on budget – the creative blueprint often splits down the middle into two camps within the planning committee: the “go with the familiar” approach or the “let’s pool ideas” method. Either plan offers complications for theme design and program development.
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June, 2011
Choosing a projector
Event planners have a multitude of options when choosing a projector for an event. Imagine an audience of 1,000 people for a day-long conference and more than half of the audience can’t see the images on the screen. The first step is to set the criteria for the event and then choose the projector that is best suited.
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March, 2011
Schedule meetings with your remote control
The remote for the boardroom TV can now be a meeting planning tool that books rooms, sets up the room’s AV automatically and more. The System Controller originated from a need to organize the multiple remotes that were on the typical training and boardroom shelf.
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February, 2011
Business travel continues to soar
According to its North American 2011 forecast for airlines, hotels, ground transportation, and meetings and events, as economic conditions continue to improve, suppliers in most segments of business travel have been able to successfully raise prices for corporate travellers, many for the first time in several years.
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