Articles on Meeting Planning and Events Technology

Corbin's articles and interviews appear regularly in the following publications: The Meeting Professional, Meeting News, Meetings & Incentive Travel, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Association Meetings, Financial & Insurance Meetings, Religious Conference Manager, Successful Meetings, Meetings & Conventions, and Northwest Meetings & Events. Here is an archive of most of them plus several additional articles and tools.

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Associations & Foundations
Certification Diploma Mill for the Meetings Industry, May, 2006
Will Meetings Technology Threaten Meetings Industry Associations? May, 2004
Flashpoint -- Supporting the MPI Foundation, Meeting Professional, September 1999

Convention and Visitors Bureaus
Checking out the Online Site Selection and RFP Options, Adams Business Media, Winter 2000
CVB RFPs, Expo Magazine, Winter 2000

Email and eMarketing
TechTalk Readers Email Use Survey Results, March 2008

RSS - Your Magical Online Marketing Tool, January 2008
Boost Your Search Engine Marketing,  In Spanish,John Rasco, Summer 2006
39 Ways to Use the Internet to Promote Meetings, Adams, Updated Summer 2004
Opt-in Email Marketing for Associations Cathy Chatfield-Taylor ©2002 
How Email Marketing Can Boost Attendance in Tough Times Cathy Chatfield-Taylor ©2002   
Privacy - The Ethics of Email Marketing, by Cathy Chatfield-Taylor ©2002 
Email Etiquette, Association Meetings, Updated August 2000
Web Sites That Work, Pt. 1: Search Engine Optimization - Getting to the Top, May 2003
Web Sites That Work, Pt. 2: Maximizing Site Usability, July 2003
Web Sites That Work, Pt. 3: How to Be Bookmarked, September 2003
Is Your Web Site Legal? by John Foster, Esq., CHME
16 Frequently Asked Web Questions, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Updated Oct. 2001
Building a Web Site that Works - Successful Site Secrets, Association Meetings, February 1999

Exposition, Tradeshow and Onsite Management
Lead Retrieval Trends for Tradeshows, May 2008
Hot Technology form the IAEE Technology Showcase January 2008
Exhibit Sales Lessons Learned from a Turkish Carpet Salesman, July 2007
Broadband Wireless for Tradeshows Summer 2006
I Want My Leads and I Want Them Now! – Real Time Lead Management , Fall 2005
RFID (Radio Frequency ID) in Action at PCMA, Winter 2005
Reverse Lead Retrieval – New Directions in Tradeshow Data Collection Fall 2004
10 Do’s and 10 Don’ts in Staffing Your Exhibit Booth, Spring 2005   In Spanish 
Audience Polling Options, Primedia Publications, Winter 2005 
6 Ways to Increase Tradeshow Profits Using the Web, Fall 2001, by Michael Hatch, a2z Inc.
Cyber Café Hints, Jeff Rasco, CMP, June 2001
Advances in Tradeshow Technology Onsite, EXPO Magazine, March 2000
Hot Tradeshow and Meetings Technology Innovation from the IAEM Show, Winter 2004
Super Badges: Using Technology to Improve Networking  Spring 2002, Corporate Meetings

Frequently Asked Questions
16 Frequently Asked Web Questions, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Updated Oct. 2001
Corbin's Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) File Answers to hiring Corbin as a speaker.
Your Meeting Software Questions Answered, Meeting News 1999-2000

Futurism
The Future of Mobile Phones for the Events Industry, September 2007
The Impact of Social Software on the Meetings Industry, May 2007  
12 Events Technology Trends, January 2007
Killer Apps of the Meetings Industry,  The Meeting Professional, December 2006
Meetings Technology Milestones -The Past 20 Years MeetingsFocus, January 2007  in Spanish 
Meetings and Society 40 Years from Now - Summer 2006
10 Meetings Industry Technology Predictions,  In Spanish Winter 2004
8 Predictions about the Future of the Meetings Industry, Professional Speaker Magazine, Oct.'03
Tele-Immersion: The Next Generation of Video Conferencing, CMI, Fall 2001
The Revolution - The Digital Future of Meetings, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Jan. 2001
Tech Trends for Convention Professionals by Jeff Rasco CMP, Texas ACOM Newsletter, Jan. 2001

Hotels and Hotel Technolgy
Hotel Pet Peeves and Needs from a Road Warrior,  Updated March, 2007
HITEC 2005 Hightlights - What's Hot in Hotel Technology, Summer 2005
HITEC 2004 Hightlights - What's Hot in Hotel Technology, Summer 2004

Liability and Legal Issues in Meeting Planning
ListServ Legalities Barbara Dunn, Esq., Howe & Hutton, Ltd
Legal Checklist for Your Web Site Barbara Dunn, Esq., Howe & Hutton, Ltd
Are Your Hyperlinks Legal? Barbara Dunn, Esq., Howe & Hutton, Ltd
The Law of Virtual Board Meetings, Tyra Hilliard, Esq., CMP, ©2002 
Is Your Web Site Legal? by John Foster, Esq., CHME
Liability in Meeting Planning, Washington State Chapter of Meeting Professionals International
Music Licensing and Meeting Planning, Washington Society of Association Executives
Electronic Contracts and Digital Signatures, by John Foster, Esq., CHME

Meeting Planning
30 Tips for Keeping Meeting Expenses to a Minimum 2004, Susan Friedmann, CSP
Site Inspection Handbook (.PDF file) Mike Lyon, Write Style Communications Ltd.2004
Hot Tradeshow and Meetings Technology Innovation from the IAEM Show, Winter 2004
Technology Resource Guide to Manage Attrition and Room Blocks Winter, 2004
Managing the Attrition Mess, Corporate Meetings & Incentives Spring 2003 
Neat Networking Tools, Corporate Meetings & Incentives Winter 2003 
Meetings Consolidation Products Compared, Corporate Meetings & Incentives Fall 2002
Creating a Digital Video Events "Highlights" Clip, Ann Rebentisch, CMP, ©2002 
Audience Polling Options, Primedia Publications, Winter 2002 
Conference Cost-Cutting Concepts - 222 Budget Saving Ideas, January, 2000
More than 300 Ways to Cut Your Meeting's Bottom Line, by Louisa Davis, CMM/CMP)  Feb. 2000
Music Licensing and Meeting Planning, Washington Society of Association Executives
Lobbying 101 for the Meeting Planner, MPI Chapter Management Forum, January 1998 
Signage Style Guide for Meetings, Conferences and Events, January, 2000
Videoconferencing - Meeting from Remote Locations, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Fall 2000
Coping With Technology Change, Adams Business Media, Fall 2000
The Revolution -- Looking Into the Digital Future of Meetings, Adams Business Media, January 2001

Meeting Planning Software and Online Products
Selecting the Right Meeting Planning Technology – A Step-by-Step Guide,Summer 2005
Technology Resource Guide to Manage Attrition and Room Blocks Winter, 2004
Meetings Consolidation Products Compared, Corporate Meetings & Incentives Fall 2002
The Next Big Thing – Wireless Technology for the Meetings Industry, CMI Summer 2002
Digital Housing, by Cathy Chatfield-Taylor, Technology Meetings, May, 2002
101 Key Benefits & Features in Online Registration Systems MeetingNews, Spring 2002
Super Badges: Using Technology to Improve Networking, Corporate Meetings & Incentives Spring 2002
The Death of the Meeting Industry DotCom? Corporate Meetings & Incentives, October 2001
Online Reg. Sample RFP and Results from Software Panel Face Off, MeetingWorld, July 2001
The Future in the Palm of Your Hand Corporate Meetings & Incentives, August 2001
ASPs - 88 Key Questions to Ask Before You Buy, MeetingNews, Spring 2001
Online Registration - The Third Generation,  Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Spring 2001
Your Meeting Software Questions Answered, Meeting News 1999-2000 
Virtual Meetings - Improving Business Productivity,   Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Spring 2000
Software Solutions, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, July 1999

Cool Meeting Planning Software Tools, Corporate Meetings and Incentives, May/June 1999

Choosing the Right Meeting Planning Software, Adams Business Media, Summer 1999

Groupware - Speeding and Improving the Group Decision Process Adams Business Media, 2000