“Ask yourself: Why are you having a conference?”
Last week’s Meeting Professionals International (MPI) World Education Congress in Las Vegas was filled with great experiences, intriguing conversations, and engaging sessions. None was better than the...
View ArticleDinosaur Economics
The power of the Internet is partly about the unexpected connections that help people share knowledge and build community, often in ways that make services more affordable and environmentally friendly....
View ArticleThe Tempest Over MPI’s Virtual Access Pass
There’s quite a tempest brewing over the Virtual Access Pass that our professional association, Meeting Professionals International (MPI), has introduced for its 2009 World Education Congress (WEC),...
View ArticleCan a Value-Add be Free?
Recently a lot fingers have been doing a lot of typing regarding the Virtual Access Pass as proposed by Meeting Professionals International (MPI) for the upcoming World Education Congress (WEC). The...
View ArticleThe Meetings that Elected a President
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Meeting Professionals International (MPI) kicked off its 2009 World Education Congress today with an opening general session that cemented the organization’s focus on the threats...
View ArticleMeetings that Change the World
All this month, The Edge will carry advance and onsite coverage of MPI’s 2010 World Education Congress, July 24-27, 2010 in Vancouver. Posts are linked to an online community produced for MPI by Fusion...
View ArticleAudience Profile Drives Technology Choices
Before deciding dates, location and venue for a conference, meeting planners and suppliers must understand who should attend, why they would want to and what they’re most concerned about, social media...
View ArticleThe Only Way to Change the World is to Meet: Gobillot
The only way to change the world is to meet, keynote speaker Emmanuel Gobillot told participants at the Opening General Session of MPI’s 2010 World Education Congress Sunday morning. At a time when...
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