Today's Event Planning Professional needs to select key organizations to tap for trends and emerging technologies and practices that can help us do our job better. Selecting which organizations and resources are the best fit for your focus is up to you. And whether you want to access subsciptions, meetings, social media is also a personal choice.
Here are some resources to consider - add some of your suggestions below!
ASSOCIATIONS
check the Convention Industry Council provides research, guidance on best practices and loads of resources to connect with associations
http://www.conventionindustry.org/index.aspx
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Meetings & Conventions is a source for the meeting, trade show and convention planning professional, providing practical how-to features and destination guides; all aimed at helping you plan successful events.
M&C Hosted-Buyer Events; and your subscriptions will offer you preferred invitations to the industry’s most desired events.
In 2015, look for these special features and more:
* January - Working With Third Parties
* February - Medical/ Pharmaceutical Meetings
* March - Working with Resorts
* April - Best Places to Work in the Meetings Industry
* June - Second-Tier Cities
* July - Top 25 Women in the Meetings Industry
* September - Affordable Meetings
* October - Financial/Insurance Meetings
http://mcmagsubscriptions.com/portal/deployforward/Forward.jsp?YK3031pDMFzpHno97onoQ8AIFcDiGUUkA
What are your top suggestions?