7 Meetings Industry Take-Aways From Convening Leaders 2010 January 14, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Here are seven takeaways from PCMA’s 54th Convening Leaders Annual Conference that I attended recently in Dallas, TX. 1. Expert failure in the decision making process occurs for one of two reasons: incompetence, the disease of idiocy, or miscalibration, the disease of over confidence. Miscalibration is more dangerous than incompetency. In times of crisis, … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association, Convening Leaders, event, event professionals, hospitality industry, meeting professionals, PCMA, PCMA 2010, PCMA10, trends
What Happens At A TweetUp Stays On Twitter January 12, 2010 by Jeff Hurt What happens at a TweetUp stays on Twitter…and the whole world knows. PCMA 2010 held it’s first TweetUp on Monday, January 11, 2010 at the Aloft Hotel. Thanks to John Fuhr and the team from cmr, along with Aloft Hotel for sponsoring this event and providing Twitinis too. The PCMA Tweeps and #Eventprofs had a … [Read more…] Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: , Aloft Hotel, cmr, Dallas, PCMA 2010, PCMA10, Social Media, Tweetup, twitter, Twitter for events
20 Things To Know Before Attending PCMA 2010 In Dallas January 4, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Are you attending PCMA’s 54th Annual Meeting: Convening Leaders, January 10-13, 2010 in Dallas, TX? If yes, welcome to my hometown. Here are 20 things you should know before arriving in the “Big D.” (If you’re not attending, you still need to know these things for your next Dallas adventure.) 1. Longhorns and steer don’t … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , Big D, Convening Leaders, PCMA, PCMA10, things to do in Dallas
