ROI - The Great Debate
Quite simply, here is the most important question in the world of meetings, conferences, conventions, and trade shows: How can an event be measured most accurately to prove its importance to business success?

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Source: Successful Meetings' website, Meetings Industry Megasite

Choosing the Right Partners
When making a major technology investment or deciding to go with a new outsourced service provider, the best decisions are often made after involving multiple stakeholders and employing solid business evaluation methodology. Your evaluation and decision-making process should include all of these elements.

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Source: Convene, February 2008

Meetings Law: The Law Online
Virtual meetings are a popular and cost-effective way to conduct conferences around the world; however, before using this technology, be aware that virtual meetings have legal ramifications that cannot be ignored.

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Source: Meetings Industry Megasite, April 09, 2008

Is Company-Wide Procurement Working?
If you like to shop, then you probably do your own buying. When you hit the fashionables department at Macy’s, Neiman Marcus or Nordstrom, you do the price comparison and inspection. When you find what you are looking for, it’s you who whips out the credit card and signs on the dotted line. You are your very own procurement officer.

However, this is rarely the case at the office. In the corporate environment, company purchases are rarely that simple. Having a single department to purchase pens, paper clips, coffee filters, equipment and other supplies for the entire office isn’t a new concept. To see savings through purchasing power, it makes sense to have one entity buy the materials it takes to run a business.

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Source: The Meeting Professional, April 2008

Say What?
Communicating with hotels has reached an all-time low.

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Source: Corporate Meetings & Incentives, March 2008

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The Saratoga Hilton Hotel Saratoga Springs, NY

The contemporary Saratoga Hotel is ideally located along Broadway in the heart of downtown Saratoga Springs, New York. With it's newly renovated interior, the Saratoga brings a high class elegance to its decor that matches its high class service from its staff. The lines are clean, and the style has introduced a fresh, new vibe to the heart of the downtown scene.

With over 46,000 square feet of combined meeting space with the Saratoga Springs City Center, the Saratoga Hotel can accommodate a wide range of groups. The staff is exceptional and provide true red carpet service.

To learn more about this venue, please visit: wwwthesaratogahotel.com and be sure to mention, "Opus Solutions"!

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…that Opus Solutions and CineMeetings & Events have partnered to provide clients with an integrated event management solution?

Companies are constantly looking for the best new platform to showcase new products, reward customers, motivate resellers, and impress decision-makers and investors. Companies across the nation are using the power of the theatre to communicate their message in a strategic way. Between impressive presentations on the big screen, resourceful booth displays in the lobby and refreshing catering options, smart companies have discovered the movie theatre venue is a unique and cost-effective solution for delivering powerful meetings and events.

The big screen offers companies a way to present their brand and messaging with amazing impact. Companies are creating exciting cinematic productions to dynamically introduce new products to audiences in a memorable way. CineMeetings & Events enables companies to deliver their message to targeted audiences in more than 1,200 networked AMC, Cinemark, Regal Entertainment Group and affiliate movie theatres in 48 states across the country. Leveraging the Opus Solutions registration platform, CineMeetings & Events now offers a complete, strategic event solution!

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For details about Opus Solutions' technology solutions please contact Kim Kopetz at 971-223-1144 or kkopetz@opus-solutions.com.

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