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Jim Spellos, CMP, founder and president of Meeting U. in New York, believes that podcasting, blogging, RFID tags, and social networking tools should be part of your working life. “The real benefit is that these tools are two-way,” he says. “It doesn’t matter what tools you use. What’s critical is that you’re engaging and including your audience in building the next event.” Here’s what Spellos has to say about how tech tools can enhance your meetings....

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Report from MPI-WEC 2008, Las Vegas

Bruce MacMillan, CA, president and CEO of Meeting Professionals International, welcomed a record-breaking audience of more than 4,300 attendees to MPI’s World Education Congress at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas during Sunday’s opening general session. ...

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