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Welcome to Corbin's TechTalk Newsletter, in its twelfth year of providing the latest in technology for events, tradeshows and hospitality professionals in more than 70 countries. This issue focuses on the the evolution of the web to bring low cost and free meeting and tradeshow management software.
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In this issue:
- NEW ARTICLE: Freeconomics - The New Wave of Free and Low-cost Meetings Technology Software.
- NEWS
- 35 LINKS FOR MEETINGS, BUSINESS AND FUN
- QUOTES OF THE MONTH
- RECENT ARTICLES WITH "QUOTES FROM CORBIN"
- CORBIN'S CALENDAR and the fine print
We are going through a major technology transformation -- we are moving from shrink-wrapped software to the web as a major means of software distribution. With the price of data storage, computer processors and bandwidth plummeting, this is leading to low cost and free tools for meetings and tradeshows.
This posting will cover a several new free or lower-cost web tools to manage events and tradeshows, and will discuss things to look for in the “freeconomic” world.
NEWS
Corbin to Chair EIBTM's World Wide Technology Watch (WWTW) Award for the 7th Year.
The WWTW is the events industry's most significant award recognizing technology innovation. I am very pleased to I have been asked to chair the judging committee for the seventh year. This award is a great opportunity for technology companies to show their new stuff and get a free booth at EIBTM in Barcelona as well. Deadline for submissions is 3 September. The award will be given 1 December 2010 in Barcelona. Read more...
MPI expands it website to a richly searchable content portal.
http://www.mpiweb.org/Portal/Content/20100707/Rediscover_mpiweb_org
19 LINKS FOR MEETINGS, BUSINESS AND FUN
QUOTES OF THE MONTH:
"Failure is an opportunity to begin again more intelligently."
-- Henry Ford
"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."
-- Douglas Adams
"To get what we have never had, we must do what we have never done."
– Anonymous
SHORT-SIGHTED TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS OF THE MONTH:
"Fooling around with alternating current is just a waste of time. Nobody will use it, ever."
RECENT ARTICLES WITH "QUOTES FROM CORBIN"
Meetings of the Future
http://www.meetingsfocus.com/DesktopModules/BB_ArticleMax/ArticleDetail/BBArticleDetailPrint.aspx?ArticleID=13998&Template=Standard_Print.ascx&siteID=0
Maria Lenhart's article looking into how meetings will change in the next few years.
How Does Your Meeting Measure Up?
http://www.themeetingmagazines.com/index/Default.aspx?tabid=1416
Insurance and Financial Meetings article by Mickey Murphy about using technology tools to measure and prove ROI.
Technology -- Mastering the Options and Paying the Bill
http://www.publicityupdate.co.za/?idstory=26197
Karen Ashwin's article about the merits of technology and how best to pass on its benefits to clients.
9 Tools and Trends to Help Planners Do A Better Job Right Now
http://ow.ly/1Tfkw
BizBash technology report on several meeting technology developments
More Talk about Tablets
http://www.meetings-conventions.com/exclusives/articles/more-talk-about-tablets/c34008.aspx
Thoughts about the impact of the iPad on meetings.
Ganging up on Social Media
http://digitalsouth.meetingsfocus.com/meetingssouth/201005?pg=7#pg7
MeetingFocus article/interviews by Jeff and Christina Rasco covering ideas about using social media for events.
The Golden Rule of Q & A
http://www.telesalesmagic.com/prospecting/how-to-run-a-good-q-a-portion-the-golden-rules-of-q-a/
Paul Archer's posting on how the best ways to conduct Q&A sessions.
Meetings of the Future
http://marksonderproductions.com/about/News/Summer10MtgFuture.html
MeetingFocus interviews with Stan Aaronson, Maddy Dychtwald, Daphne Meyers, Charles Allen and me on the future of meetings.
Nurturing New Media
http://meetmiddleeast.com/articles/show/home/nurturing-new-media
MeetMe (Dubai meeting industry portal) article on the benefits of social media for events.
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