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Career Tip for Today's Economy: Get Educated

Event pros flocked to conference education during the show. Why? It just may be the best thing you can do right now for your career.

Published in May 2009 | |
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Attendees photographed the spectacular tablescapes on display at the “7 Wonders of the Table” session, which brought together the collective design acumen of Youngsong Martin, Rrivre Davies and Andrew Gromek.Peers as well as speakers provided inspiration, according to Penelope Lemery of Professional Planning and Events (not pictured).Jack Weiner of Kool Party Rentals and Matt Farmelant of Shadow Mountain Productions presented a lively, interactive session on branding and marketing in which groups were assigned a fictional airline and had just five minutes to come up with a logo.Strong attendance at “Marketing 2.0: Promoting your Business in a Web-Savvy World” proved event professionals’ enthusiasm for gaining new skill sets.“Thirty-Five Cost-Saving Tips for Meeting Planners” by Arlene Sheff, CMP, of The Boeing Co. drew rave reviews. “I have already applied several ideas from that session to my company’s conference,” said Debi Kinney of the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute.Attendees Vernice Hunt of FedEx and Rick Mason of Incentive Innovations Inc. plant seeds in biodegradable containers (later donated) during a session on corporate social responsibility (CSR).

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