It's All about the Economy

The theme of the MPI Professional Education Conference/North America was “It's all about YOU,” and that really was the mantra last month at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. A heavy menu of personal development courses enhanced the overall feeling that individual planners are fighting for their jobs and struggling to convey the strategic value of meetings and events. From the opening general session, at which keynote speaker Jim Loehr, Ed