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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 LocationsCorporate 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 GenerationCorporate 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
Meeting Planning Software Tools - Free Downloads (Spreadsheet  Descriptions)
Conference Matrix Grid
Conference Resume
Conference Specifications
Attrition Calculator
Rack Rate Discount Calculator
AV Equipment Bid Worksheet
Conference Calendar and Timeline
Catering Cost Estimator
Exhibitor Tracker
Hotel Pickup Tracker
Meeting Expense Tracking Workbook
Registration Pickup Tracker
Packing List
Sign List
Site Selection Rating s
Temp Staff Pay Calculator
Meeting Space Calculator (Courtesy of PlanSoft Corporation) 
Tax & Gratuity Calculator (Courtesy of PlanSoft Corporation) 
Meeting Budget Calculator (Courtesy of Eventageous)

Mobile and Wireless Technology
Podcasting Basics for Meeting Professionals, March 2008  In Spanish
On the Road and Online - Staying Connected While Traveling, January 2008
The Future of Mobile Phones for the Events Industry, September 2007  In Spanish
High Tech Mapping  and Way-Finding for MeetingsMarch 2007  In Spanish 
Broadband Wireless for Tradeshows Summer 2006
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)- What's In It for Me?  Summer, 2004
HITEC Hightlights - What's Hot at the Hospitality Industry Tech. and Ed. Conf.  Summer 2004
Innovative Use of Wireless Technologies at Meetings  Core Communications, 2004
The Next Big Thing – Wireless Technology for the Meetings Industry, CMI 2002

Podcasts
The Video Revolution's Impact on Events  September 2007
Exhibit Sales Lessons Learned from a Turkish Carpet Salesman September 2007

Internet Privacy and Security   July 2007
Voice over the Internet (VoIP) July 2007
 Web 2.0 July 2007
 Avoiding "Death by PowerPoint May 2007
The Killer Apps of the  Meetings Industry March 2007
The Power of Podcasting March 2007
Audience Polling BenefitsMarch 2007
EIBTM WWTW Technology Innovation Winners March 2007
High Tech Mapping March 2007
Kiosks Trends for Meeting Professionals March 2007
Web-based networking technologies Summer 2006 
Mobile-based networking technologies Summer 2006
The Impact of Technology on the Tradeshow Industry (MP3 file), Winter 2006 
Emerging Lead Retrieval Technologies (MP3 file), Spring 2006 
Mobile Technologies for the Meetings Industry (MP3 file), Spring 2006 
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for Meetings (MP3 file), Spring 2006 
Industry Standards - The Importance of APEX (MP3 file), Spring 2006 

Security and Privacy Issues
Can You Hack Internet Security?, Article by Jeff Rasco, CMP
Virus Hoaxes -- How to Spot Them, January 2002
Computer Viruses: 5 Easy Steps to Guard Your Data, Updated January 2002   
Internet Security - The Fallacies and the Realities, December 2000

Site Inspections and Evaluation
Site Inspection Handbook (.PDF file) Mike Lyon, Write Style Communications Ltd.2004
The Tech Check: Site Inspections for Today’s Wired Meetings
, Jeff Rasco, CMP, June 2001
The Wired Site Inspection, Technology Meetings, Updated Winter 2005
Checking out the Online Site Selection and RFP Options,
Adams Business Media, Winter 2000
CVB RFPs, Expo Magazine, Winter 2000 
Virtual Site Inspections, Medical Meetings, Updated August 2000
Corbin's Top Hotel Site Favorites - June 2000 

Speakers and Presentation Skills
What Meeting Planners Want from Speakers Professional Speaker Magazine, July/Aug. 2004
How to Avoid "Death by PowerPoint",  In Spanish, Interview for PCWorld Magazine, Winter 2005

Surveys and Audience Polling
Leveraging Surveys for Succesful Events, reprinted from WebSurveyor
Audience Polling Options, Primedia Publications, Winter 2002  In Spanish
Using Online Survey Tools, By Cathy Chatfield-Taylor,
Spring 2002 

 Corbin's TechTalk Newsletter Archive

Technology - How to Use It Better
The Speaker-Audience Balance Is Shifting, May 2008
Using Technology to Green Meetings – A Case Study, May 2008
Free Software Tools to Increase Office EfficiencyMarch 2008
Podcasting Basics for Meeting Professionals, March 2008  In Spanish
The Impact of Meetings on Adult Education – and How Technology is Changing It , Nov. 2007
20 Ideas to Increase Your Technology Efficiency, Nov. 2007  In Spanish
The Video Revolution's Impact on the Meetings Industry, July 2007   In Spanish
The Impact of Social Software on the Meetings Industry, May 2007  
High Tech Mapping  and Way-Finding for MeetingsMarch 2007   In Spanish.
Tech Trends Highlighted by Worldwide Technology Watch Fall 2006 
Web 2.0: What It Means for the Meetings Industry  In Spanish,  In German. Fall 2006  
Conference Podcasts: Talk (and More) is CheapFall 2006   In Spanish
Presentation Technology for  21st Century Meetings, Summer 2006
Digital Audio - The Better Alternative to Cassettes, Winter 2006
Managing the Meeting and Event Supply Chain, Winter 2006
Technology Debate:Does Technology Promote or Inhibit Good Conference Communication?
(Corbin Ball, CMP vs. Tony Carey, CMM)
, Winter 2006
Standards - Why APEX Is Important to Every Meeting Professional and What Should Happen Next, Winter 2006
EIBTM Worldwide Technology Watch Highlights Several Meetings Technology Trends, Fall 2005
Supporting Evolving Standards (PDF file), Fall 2005
Selecting the Right Meeting Planning Technology – A Step-by-Step Guide,
Summer 2005
Event Data Management (EDM) - The Next Killer Application for the Meetings Industry, Summer 2005
An Example of EDM in Its Infancy - A Look Into the Future, Summer 2005 
What's Hot in Hotel Technology Direct from the Show Floor at HITEC 2005, Summer 2005
1980-2005 - A 25 Year Timeline of Meetings Technology Innovation, Spring 2005
What is CRM? By Cris Canning,Spring 2005
RFID (Radio Frequency ID) in Action at PCMA, Winter 2005
Technology Adolescence: Why Technology Is So Complicated?  In Spanish Updated, Winter, 2006.
The Semantic Web -- What It Means for You Fall 2004
Avoiding Wireless Chaos - Using Wi-Fi for Meetings, Fall 2004
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)- What's In It for Me?  Summer, 2004  In Spanish.
HITEC Hightlights - What's Hot at the Hospitality Industry Tech. and Ed. Conf.  Summer 2004
How to Preserve and Distribute Meeting Content after Your Event  Summer 2004
Innovative Use of Wireless Technologies at Meetings  Core Communications, 2004

Will Meetings Technology Threaten Meetings Industry Associations?
May, 2004
33 Teleconferencing Tips for Meeting Preparation, Susan Friedman, CSP, July 2004
10 Meetings Industry Technology Predictions, Winter 2004
Creating a Digital Video Events "Highlights" Clip, Ann Rebentisch, CMP, ©2002 
Improve the Bottom Line by Meeting Online
, ©2002 Viack Corporation
The Virtual Workplace - Are You Ready? Fall, 2002
The Next Big Thing – Wireless Technology for the Meetings Industry, CMI 2002
5 "Tech" Tips to Help Manage Your Work Lives Better, Fall 2001, by Alliance LLC

The Future in the Palm of Your Hand Corporate Meetings & Incentives, August 2001
Cardinal Communications & Corbin Ball Associates Meetings Tech Survey, May 2001
Coping With Technology Change, Adams Business Media, Fall 2000
ASPs - 88 Key Questions to Ask Before You Buy, MeetingNews, Spring 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

Translated Articles
 Las aplicaciones básicas del podcasting para las reuniones profesionales
 Veinte ideas para un uso más eficaz de la tecnología
 Cómo organizar con éxito una conferencia web o webinario
  Los podcasts de conferencias – Hablar (entre otras cosas) sale más barato
  El futuro de los teléfonos móviles en el segmento de congresos y reuniones
 Los hitos de la tecnología de reuniones – Los últimos 20 años
 La cartografía digital y los sistemas de localización de alta tecnología para el sector de congresos y reuniones
 El impacto del video en el segmento de congresos y reuniones
 Etiquetas de identificación por frecuencia de radio – ¿Cuáles son las ventajas?
 
La Web 2.0: sus consecuencias para el segmento de congresos y reuniones
 Das humane Web
 ¿Cómo puedes evitar “la muerte por PowerPoint”?    
 Potencia tu marketing de buscadores

 La adolescencia tecnológica: ¿Por qué es tan complicada la tecnología y cómo se puede remediar?   
 Diez predicciones tecnológicas para el segmento de reuniones

 Cómo aprovechar al máximo las ferias de muestras y los salones
  ¿Qué es lo quiere tu público? – Opciones para sondearle en tiempo real
  Cómo construir un sitio Web efectivo: Primera parte: Optimización para buscadores – cómo conseguir que tu sitio Web salga en los primeros resultado de búsqueda
  Cómo construir un sitio Web efectivo: Segunda Parte: Cómo conseguir que tu sitio Web se indexe debidamente: optimizando la usabilidad y los contenidos de tu sitio Web
  Cómo construir un sitio Web efectivo: tercera parte: cómo conseguir que los usuarios añadan tu sitio Web a sus favoritos; o cómo conseguir que los usuarios vuelvan habitualmente a tu sitio Web


Travel
Hotel Pet Peeves and Needs from a Road Warrior Updated Winter 2006
A Frequent Flyer's Guide to Reduced Travel Stress, Summer 2005
Bicycling China and Thailand Photo Journal, October/November 2007

Vietnam Photo Journal, January 2006
Bangkok and Northern Thailand Photos 2002 with thanks to IT&CMA
Kenya & Tanzania Photo Safari 2002 with thanks to SITE East Africa Chapter
Kenya & Tanzania Photo Safari 2001 with thanks to SITE East Africa Chapter
Rio Photos, March 2008
Egypt-Jordan Photos, April 2008

Virtual Meetings, Web Meetings and Collaboration
Successful Web Conferencing and Webinars Tips  September 2007  In Spanish,
Using Teleconferencing for Meeting Success, Susan Friedman, CSP, Fall 2004
33 Teleconferencing Tips for Meeting Preparation, Susan Friedman, CSP, July 2004
Web meetings vs. face-to-face meetings: what should I use when?, Winter 2004
Virtual Meetings - Improving Business Productivity, Winter 2002
Tele-Immersion: The Next Generation of Video Conferencing
,
CMI, Fall 2001
Meeting from Remote Locations,  Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Fall 2000
Keeping Up with Distance Learning, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, March 2001

Web Site Favorites (included for historical purposes only)
Evolution of the Major Industry Web Sites, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Summer 2002

Corbin's Top 101+ Web Site Favorites
- MeetingNews Meeting Planners Handbook, Spring 2001
Corbin's Top 40 Non-Meeting Industry Sites - Spring 2000
Web Favorites for Meeting Professionals, Association Meetings, June 1999

WWW -- The World Wide Web
Web Sites That Work, Pt. 1: Search Engine Optimization - Getting to the Top, May 2003,  In Spanish,
Web Sites That Work, Pt. 2: Maximizing Site Usability,
 July 2003  In Spanish,
Web Sites That Work, Pt. 3: How to Be Bookmarked, September 2003,  In Spanish,

16 Frequently Asked Web Questions, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Updated Oct. 2001
Corbin's Top 101+ Web Site Favorites - MeetingNews Meeting Planners Handbook, Spring 2001
Finding the Needle in the Cyber-haystack, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Updated August 2000
Web Favorites for Meeting Professionals, Association Meetings, June 1999
How to Gather Information from the Internet, MeetingNews Meeting Planners Handbook, 1999   
 
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