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Talking Tech
Improve Your Outlook
By JEFF RASCO
Our first use of Microsoft Outlook was in 1997, when we discovered it wrapped in relative obscurity within the release of Office 97. We were all happy to get the upgraded versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, but none of us really knew anything about the "Little Program That Could."
Back in the mid-90s, our e-mail was handled down in the basement somewhere, our calendars were in neat little spiral binders, to-do lists on scraps of paper, and contacts managed in bundles of business cards wrapped in rubber bands. Someone suggested managing our e-mail in Outlook, and we began to discover what a powerful program it can be.
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Planners Gather for Green Engagement
By MARLENE GOLDMAN
Game On! The sixth annual Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) Sustainable Meetings Conference, which drew over 300 participants, including 60 virtual attendees, focused on what Tamara Kennedy-Hill, executive director of the GMIC, called "total engagement."
The conference, held at the Doubletree Portland hotel in Portland, Ore., Feb. 20-23, brought together exhibitors, industry leaders, suppliers and planners for more than three days of panels, breakout sessions, interactive case studies and CSR team-building events.
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Venues with a View: Ion & WP24 at L.A. Live
Chief Content Director Tyler Davidson recently traveled to Los Angeles to check out some great venues with a view at JW Marriott and The Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Food and beverage functions can either wow your guests or leave a lasting bad taste in their mouths. Now, more than ever, it's important to work effectively with catering managers and chefs to create added value, even on a limited budget. Join Meetings Focus and Arlene Sheff, CMP, and learn new ways to impress your guests with creative menus and food service methods.
Sponsored by: Myrtle Beach Convention Center, San Antonio CVB, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Hershey Meetings, Villas of Grand Cypress, Loews Lake Las Vegas, Hutton Hotel, Myrtle Beach Area Convention Bureau and Loews Miami Beach Hotel. |
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