Generational Differences

Gen-Friendly Meetings article:
http://archive.pcma.org/conv/July07/July%2007%20Speaker%20Savvy%2018-19.pdf

Good explanations of the various generations and specific information on how it relates to work and meetings.

Sue Tinnish

Carbon Neutral Meetings

Do you know what it means to plan a "carbon neutral" meeting?

Here's a one-page article from the July issue of Convene http://archive.pcma.org/conv/July07/July%2007%20Green%20pages%2068.pdf

Have you been approached by any clients to plan a green meeting?

Let us know.

Sue Tinnish

What they Want!

One of the things we have discovered in food allergies, is that so often the clients give us what they can't eat and is what we need is what they can eat. Not a menu but components so that the chefs have a basis for composition.

Here's another article on Green meetings and what some hotels are doing to become green. Warning: It's a long URL



http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=616&topicId=12552&docId=l:640237671&start=5&nid=3457


There is still time to register for IACC's upcoming Greening your Center and Meetings. Information at http://events.iacconline.org/LNT081007/

Sue Tinnish

Green Meetings

Many conference centers offer erasable, reusable "white boards" that can be used instead of paper flip charts for meetings.

What other features do you have in your conference centers that could be spun into being a "green feature"?

Sue Tinnish

Generational Differences

Background reading at http://www.merrillassociates.com/topic/2004/08/five-generational-differences-shaping-leadership/, Five Generational Differences Shaping Leadership

My take-aways from the article were that

• Careers
• Speed
• Balance

are three areas that affect leadership and meetings.

Careers - Participants are looking for meetings to deliver personal and professional development skills
Speed - Younger generations don't think linearly (generally) and are interested in access to information fast
Balance - Younger generations seek more balance than baby boomers; they don't want their meetings to extend beyond the work day and in many cases will look to include their families on business trips and meetings.

Any one care to comment?

Sue Tinnish

Coming Back to our Senses

EMC Venues ran an interesting article on creating memorable meetings. The author Kare Anderson discusses using all senses to create memorable meetings. You will find the complete article at http://www.meetmagazine-digital.com/meet/2007springsummer/


How could you suggest that clients create a memorable meeting using more of the 5 senses?

Sue Tinnish