International Meetings – Tactics for Tough Times
A faltering economy and a weak U.S. dollar make for difficult meeting planning all around, but — with costs that depend on fluctuating exchange rates — international meetings are especially tricky. Experienced international meeting professionals share how they’re rising to the challenge.
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Source: Convene, September 2008
Industry Reaches Out for Green Standards
As sustainability and responsibility statements are increasingly incorporated into corporate and association missions, the methodology with which to benchmark sustainable achievements within the meetings industry is within sight.
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Source: Meetings Industry Megasite, September 18, 2008
Selling Sponsorship to YOUR Events
Your proprietary event is a hit. In fact, other companies want in. Maximizing your sponsorship revenue is tempting, but you don’t want to give up too much of your own visibility. And you don’t want to jeopardize the event experience. What’s a marketer to do?
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Source: tech-EM, September 2008
Leaving A Lasting Impression
From team-building events encouraging sustainable business to promotion of voluntourism and growing a community's future one attendee at a time, companies and destinations are using corporate social responsibility (CSR) to create a profound impact on communities and the industry worldwide.
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Source: Meetings & Conventions, September 2008
Planning Green – A How To
Given the reality that thousands of business meetings and special events, with millions of guests, are held daily throughout the world, the event and hospitality industry is perfectly situated to have an extraordinary and positive impact on the environment. By planning events with enhanced awareness and by greening up each phase of the decision-making process, this industry can transform the way we do business.
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Source: Smart Meetings, October 2008
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Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa, Resort Cancun, Mexico
The Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa, Resort offers 426 luxurious ocean-view guest rooms, including 23 suites and 82 private villas and combines the warm Mexican Hospitality with the finest services and high-tech facilities. In addition to its 591 guestrooms and suites, the hotel also offers 55,000 square feet of function space. The recently completed restoration of the hotel is highlighted by it’s grand Main Lobby.
With 30,000 square feet of meeting space, the Hilton Cancun is one of the main hotels servicing the high number of congresses, conventions, incentive and business meetings visiting Cancun each year. Among their versatile and spacious meeting rooms, you can find two large convention centers, four meeting rooms for working sessions, high-speed wireless Internet, video and teleconference services and a modern business center with automated services.
Combine breathtaking views, outstanding service and great attention to detail and you are left with an outstanding attendee experience. If you are looking at Mexico for an upcoming event, the Hilton Cancun must be on your list of properties to consider!
To learn more about this venue, please visit: http://www.hiltoncancun.com and be sure to mention, "Opus Solutions."
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...that Opus Solutions has launched a new "turnkey" registration service, which will dramatically simplify the registration process? Opus will work with you to establish a custom registration website template, or templates, that will include standardized questions and a standard look and feel. The templates can be used repeatedly on-demand.
Opus Solutions Online Registration System allows participants to register quickly and easily 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Features and Benefits
- Ability to implement a secure online registration system without investing in costly software or hardware
- Custom registration features, presented in a simplified registration process
- Minimizes or eliminates registration data entry
- Hosts registration data in one secure consolidated database
- Automated e-mail confirmations with registration details and event information
- Affordable per registration fee
For details about Opus Solutions' new technology solutions, please contact Kim Kopetz at 971-223-1144 or
KKopetz@opus-solutions.com.
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