CONTENTS October 2012 Volume 29, Issue 10 Departments


17 PLENARY Redrawing the gender map in Orlando. Pre Con: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Post Con: Specialty Advertising Association of California. Plus: site-selection stats; business owner Kathy Miller on learning inside and outside the classroom; Tammi Runzler, CASE, walks the talk for Haiti’s children; Convene On Site.


38 INNOVATIVE MEETINGS It Takes a Village Barbara Palmer


42 FORWARD THINKING Is Your Conference Marketing So Last Year? Dave Lutz, CMP


44 MEETING MANAGEMENT: SPONSORSHIP An App-titude for Revenue Barbara Palmer


46 WORKING SMARTER Understanding Wi-Fi Timothy J. LaFleur, CMP


48 GIVING BACK More Than Words Sarah Beauchamp


52 ONLINE Broadcast News Barbara Palmer and Katie Kervin


54 MEETING MANAGEMENT: MEDICAL Clean Break Christopher Durso


104 OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED Business Exposure Janet Pickover, CMP


Special Sections


89 INCENTIVE MEETINGS


Destinations that will surpass your group’s expectations


90 Alberta 92 Calgary 94 Tulalip Resort Casino


96 Cancun 98 Palace Resorts Jennifer N. Dienst


PCMA PARTNERS Working together to create meetings education


100 Hawaii Convention Center FedEx Office


101 Visit Orlando Vancouver Convention Centre Katie Kervin


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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE 7 Comments 8 Behind the Scenes 10 To the Point 12 Planner’s Notebook 14 PCMA Today 102 Advertiser Index


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