| MCLEAN, VA (March 11, 2006) � Meeting planners attending the 10th annual
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International�s (HSMAI) Affordable
Meetings® West show, taking place June 14-15, 2006 at the Long Beach
Convention Center in Long Beach, CA, will benefit from an impressive line-up
of 20 educational seminars, including seven new topics focusing on various
�need to know� key industry issues.
A highlight of HSMAI�s Affordable Meetings® West is a general session
entitled, �Critiquing Critical Clauses in Hotel Contracts.� This
dynamic program will feature attorneys from both sides of the table (meeting
planners and hotels) presenting the points of views of their constituents
on such issues as attrition, room rate protection, cancellation fees, force
majeure, and more.
The show�s comprehensive educational series will offer attendees the
opportunity to acquire expert insight, fresh ideas and inspirational advice,
helping them to produce more successful, cost-effective meetings.
The dynamic seminars featured during the two-day event include:
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New Sessions for 2006
Hands-On Budget Design Using Your Own Laptop (Part II)
Carroll A. Reuben, CMP, President, Meeting Excellence, Rolling Hills
Estates, California
Marie Madera, Lab Assistant, Operations Manager, AMMP, San Pedro, California
So You Think You Have Leverage? How Hotels Value Your Meetings
Tim Brown, Partner, Meeting Sites Resource, Irvine, California
Communication Skills that Turn Negatives and �No�s� into Positives
Jeffrey Hansler, Speaker, Trainer, Consultant, Author, The Oxford Company,
Huntington Beach, California
Event Housing: Using Technology to Do More With Less
Doug Melinn, Director of Strategic Accounts, Passkey, Quincy, Massachusetts
Working with Third-Parties: Aiming for a Seamless Partnership
Gary Hernbroth, President, Training for Winners, Danville, California
P-L-A-N-Your-Day: Getting Organized to Effectively Manage Your Time
Eileen Roth, Author, Speaker and Consultant, Everything in its Place,
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dealing Effectively with Your E-mail
Peggy Duncan, Personal Productivity Expert, PSC Press, Atlanta, Georgia
Sessions Back By Popular Demand
Event Budgeting: From Start to Finish (Part I)
Carroll A. Reuben, CMP, President, Meeting Excellence, Rolling Hills
Estates, California
Marie Madera, Lab Assistant, Operations Manager, AMMP, San Pedro, California
The Basics of Meeting Planning (Parts I & II)
Joan Eisenstodt, Chief Strategist, Eisenstodt Associates LLC, Washington,
D.C.
How to be a World-Class Negotiator
Ed Brodow, CEO, Ed Brodow Seminars, Inc., Monterey, California
High-Impact On-Site Meeting Management
Jennifer Brown, CMP, Partner, Meeting Sites Resource, Irvine, California
Meeting the Challenges of Planning Successful Food and Beverage Functions
Marjorie Y. Risinger, CMP, Rosenberg & Risinger, The Meeting Professionals,
Culver City, California
The Art of Persuasion: Selling Your Ideas and Yourself
Alan Ovson, President, Ovson Communications, San Francisco, California
180 Ways to Transform Your Meetings
Sue Tinnish, SEAL Inc., Transforming Meetings Through Interaction,
Facilitation, Teambuilding & Fun, Chicago, Illinois
Increase Meeting Room Capacity and Get Your Audience the Best Seats
in the House
Paul Radde, Ph.D., Director, The Thrival Institute?, Boulder, Colorado
The ABCs of RFPs and Site Selection
Cathy Clifton, CMP, CMM, President/Owner, C² & Company Meetings
and Events, Scottsdale, Arizona
Mary E. Young, CMP, Director of Meetings, M.Y. Events, Inc., Tempe,
Arizona
How to Run a Successful Independent Meeting Business
Colleen Rickenbacher, CMP, CSEP, President/Owner, Colleen Rickenbacher,
Inc., Dallas, Texas
Igniting the Creative Spark Within You
Keith Powell, The Business Revivalist, Albuquerque, New Mexico
How to Ask for What You Want
Edina Lessack, CMP, President, Meetings and Events, USA, Chicago, Illinois |
Seminar hours: Wednesday, June 14: 9:00 � 10:30 a.m., 1:15 � 2:30
p.m. and 2:45 � 4:15 p.m.; Thursday, June 15: 9:00 � 10:30 a.m. and
1:15 � 2:45 p.m.
Attendance at HSMAI�s Affordable Meetings® is free-of-charge for
qualified meeting planners. In addition to the agenda of high-impact
seminars, all meeting planners who attend HSMAI�s Affordable Meetings®
events will benefit from the following:
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The opportunity to meet and do business with more than 250 exhibiting companies
during a unique exposition that showcases venues, products and services
to help produce various types of meetings and events. Trade show
hours allow planners to do business on the exposition floor early from
10:30 a.m. � 1:00 p.m. on both days.
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A $10 coupon (on both days of the show) to buy lunch at the food concessions
in the exposition hall, sponsored by HSMAI along with a contribution from
the Long Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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A complimentary spiral-bound book containing handouts from all of the seminars
so attendees will have access to the ideas and insights shared during each
of the sessions and workshops.
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The chance to win JetBlue airline tickets (new for 2006), AMEX gift cards
and cash prizes, as well as drawings at many exhibitor booths.
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The HSMAI�s Affordable Meetings® Bookstore, a one-stop shopping source
for attendees to find the most up-to-date publications and resource materials
focusing on the needs of meeting planners at every level of experience,
as well as a complete line of CMP study materials.
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A new feature on the exposition floor for 2006 includes an Internet Café,
which allows attendees the convenience to check email and stay in touch
with the office while remaining on the expo floor to do business.
To pay tribute to its loyal supporters, HSMAI will extend its exhibiting
members an invitation to an on-site VIP reception where attendees can mix
and mingle with committed planners who have attended at least three past
Affordable Meetings? shows, event speakers and members of the press.
Over 700 attendees, representing meeting and event planners from a variety
of organizations, with a majority representing corporate, association and
independent sectors and the balance from government, non-profit, education,
religious and medical/health care organizations, trade show management
and the military, are expected to visit HSMAI�s Affordable Meetings®
West 2006 show.
Following the West program, HSMAI�s Affordable Meetings® National
will take place Sept. 6 - 7, 2006 at the Washington Convention Center,
Washington, D.C. as the last show on the schedule for this year.
HSMAI�S AFFORDABLE MEETINGS®
HSMAI�s Affordable Meetings® is owned and presented by the Hospitality
Sales & Marketing Association International Americas region and managed
by George Little Management, LLC (GLM).
EXPOSITION SPACE IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR HSMAI�S AFFORDABLE MEETINGS®
WEST. For exhibitor information, contact Beth Petersen, show manager,
GLM, Ten Bank Street, White Plains, NY 10606-1954, or call (914) 421-3377;
fax (914) 948-2918; e-mail: [email protected].
Attendee information is available by calling 1-800-272-SHOW. Additional
information and a complete program schedule can be obtained by visiting
the show�s web site at www.affordablemeetings.com.
HSMAI is an organization of sales and marketing professionals representing
all segments of the hospitality industry. With a strong focus on
education, HSMAI has become the industry champion in identifying and communicating
trends in the hospitality industry, and bringing together customers and
members at eight annual events, including HSMAI�s Affordable Meetings®,
and HSMAI World Quest. Founded in 1927, HSMAI is an individual membership
organization comprising more than 7,000 members worldwide, with 38 chapters
in the Americas region.
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