OK, things got much better after lunch. The MPI team fixed the on-line community issue, and I was able to get in and download the forms - so a big thank you to them. This afternoon's sessions were great, but I think my head is going to explode with all the info I was taking in, plus tweeting out at the same time. I sat in on live feeds of Technology and Economic Trends Affecting Travel and Meetings with Dr. Amy Vanderbilt and Using Linkedin for Business with Patrick O'Malley.
Dr. Amy and Patrick rocked it with great sessions. I picked-up some great new info - but I am really looking forward to my connections with them in twitter and Linkedin - their websites have some great info as well. Still some minor issues with not having their session handouts posted on Pathable and please speakers, remember to repeat audience questions if there is not a mic for them to use.
I want to end this on a positive note. I have planned meetings of 6,000 +, so I know what it takes to put a convention like this together. I have also been a member of MPI for 15 + years, and am a past chapter President, and a past presenter at WEC - so I appreciate MPI and all it does. I especially appreciate the planning department. You, unfortunately, are held to higher standard because you plan for planners and suppliers. As the unsung heroes, the MPI team never seems to get a shout-out or a public thank you, at least I have never seen one. So, I hope the leaders of MPI will publicly thank all involved in the planning and development of this and all MPI conferences. My thanks to you all - I just wish I could have been there myself.
Cathy
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