tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62071995949386651032012-02-17T05:43:12.358+01:00How will the meetings industry change in a flat world?Gerrit Jessenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10018484176751178936noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207199594938665103.post-70208754642919346922007-10-10T21:34:00.000+02:002007-10-10T21:58:02.297+02:00

Think about it: We are living in the most digitalized world ever. Everything is electronic and information in huge quantities is transferred around the world in nanoseconds.BUT:We moved office just last weekend with 400 reusable paper cartons. And as with every move you start to sort out. And what was I sorting out: Tons of PAPER. Printed paper, catalogues, flyers, brochures, of all sorts and of

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Are you or are you not sick and tired about the current most popolar method of global communication? Is it not ineffective, time consuming, error-prone, hard to manage and after all to fast to cope? Yes I am talking about emails. And yes eventually Emails will be gone!!We will have to get used to new communication tools that enable us to work more efficiently on our daily projects. Emails will

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My team and I are thrilled about the new opportunities and growth potential the merger with MCI will provide. Together with the already existing Pharma Team, our goal is to further develop our live-communication business in the fields of corporate meetings, incentives and DMC-services. Our existing clients will be served with continuous quality and will benefit from the business network and the

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Turnover figures decrease rapidly. Finally the silver sound carrier really seems to fade away.Three weeks ago two million readers found a CD in the "Mail on Sunday" of the musician, who today is called "Prince" again. "Planet Earth" as the current album was also presented at the entrance free of charge to the guests of his London appearance .Now the extravagant publication methods of the dwarf

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I got this piece of information today from a German marketing agency promoting Dubai.Looking at ever decreasing energy resources this bar in Dubai is surely not on the energy conservation side of things. But then again if you think about it that Dubai is willing to host one of the next WINTER OLYMPICS this icy bar is just the "icing" on the cake of energy consumption. What comes next?

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Meeting Professionals International 2007-2008 leadership assumed their roles July 1, bringing in a board of directors led by Angie Pfeifer, CMM, assistant vice president, corporate meetings, travel and incentives, Investors Group Financial Services Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba.In addition to Pfeifer as chairwoman, the Board of Director’s Executive Committee includes:Chairman-elect: Larry Luteran,

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MONTRÉAL (July 28, 2007) – In a bold leadership statement, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) today announced that it will sign the United Nations (UN)Global Compact on Corporate Social Responsibility. The MPI Board of Directors gave the unanimous approval during the World Education Congress à la Montréal.The United Nations Global Compact on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the

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This is a personal love affair that I have with this beauty. My last car was a Range Rover, before that I had a 5 Series BMW.The Range did about 1 mile per gallon which at German gas prices is a killer (even for a compay car). But as it is with guys and cars the decision to buy a Range was not entirely rational. So when I had enough of it (and enough fun with it, I have to admit) I decided that

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I found the below article at forbes.com under “communication devices of the future” and automatically had to think about how I would use it. Just imagine how efficient call centers would perform if physical action would be possible to react to bad AND also to good service. Hug or punch the call center agent of your choice. That would certainly give the 3rd dimension back to the flat world!

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I came across this incredible site and thought this would probably add value to you as well.TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the

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A happy ending after all for the hedgehog!It ended well after all. That's what we get paid for. No more busses broke down and the client was very happy with the services performed.My conclusion: It shows that you still need to be behind everything and everybody to make things seem to go flawless. This is why our philosophy when working with groups is just like the fairytale of the hare and the

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This is a little fairytale from meetingsland only that there is no happy end but more of a bitter ending. Meeting Planner who read this will probably have gone through the same ordeal but as it just happened to me very condensed over the last few days I thought I share it with you.All names, locations and supplier names are of course fictional but who is interested in the real story just contact

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In a flat world a universal set of rules for business ethics and environental issues is of paramount importance. I feel that the below UN initiative could be that set of rules as it is not a superficial derivate developped by brainiacs but is based upon 10 principles that represent a global set of human values. The Meetings Industry in particular as a truely global industry should be at the

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In a flat world a universal set of rules for business ethics and environmental issues is of paramount importance. I feel that the below UN initiative could be that set of rules as it is not a superficial derivate developed by brainiacs but is based upon 10 principles that represent a global set of human values. The Meeting Industry in particular as a truly global industry should be at the

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JFK has left an ever lasting positive impression on the Berliners of yesterday and today. When he visited the divided city of Berlin in 1963 only a few months before he was assassinated his statement "Ich bin ein Berliner" left the city reassured that he would not give in to the Soviet pressure of that time.Even though the lectern from behind which he addressed the thousands of people still

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Whoever hat personally met Mary will agree with me that energy has but one name:Mary Power.I read today that Mary has resigned from the CIC.She has been raising the profile and performance of the Convention Industry Council (CIC) over a seven year tenure as President.During that time, CIC reserves have grown from $224,000 to $900,000, and the prestigious Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)

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In April at the IMEX in Frankfurt my colleague of p’concept Andreas Laube and I successfully took the exam offered by the Convention Industry Council (CIC) in order to receive the designation of a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP).The requirements for this certification are based on professional experience and a written examination. In order to qualify for the application process one needs to

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What is most impressing I find with the Vision of EPIC 2015 (google it and watch this 7 min. film on an incredible digital vision) is that paper print which is currently seen as obsolete and even harmful for the environment will end as the communications platform for the future elites AND the elderly. So besides all the positive effects the digital revolution has flattening the 21st century

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