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Corbin Ball Associates -The Meeting Technology Professionals
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Articles on Meeting Planning and Events Technology

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

Corbin's Favorites File
Corbin's Favorites File -
The web's most extensive list of meeting planning & technology favorites

Convention and Visitors Bureaus
Checking out the Online Site Selection and RFP Options, Adams Business Media, Winter 2000
CVB RFPs, Expo Magazine, Winter 2000
Surfing the CVB Sites, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, August 1999

Distance Learning
Keeping Up with Distance Learning, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, March 2001

Email and E-Marketing
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 
38 Ways to Use the Internet to Promote Meetings, Adams Business Media, Fall 1998
Email Etiquette, Association Meetings, Updated August 2000

Exposition and Onsite Management
10 Do’s and 10 Don’ts in Staffing Your Exhibit Booth, Fall 2002
Audience Polling Options, Primedia Publications, Winter 2002 
6 Ways to Increase Tradeshow Profits Using the Web, Fall 2001, by Michael Hatch, a2z Inc.

Cyber Café Hints, Jeff Rasco, CMP, Submitted June 2001
Advances in Tradeshow Technology Onsite, EXPO Magazine, March 2000

For Fun
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

Foundations - Associations
The Flashpoint -- Supporting the MPI Foundation, Meeting Professional, September 1999

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
 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

Liability and Legal Issues in Meeting Planning
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
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
Liability in Meeting Planning, Washington State Chapter of Meeting Professionals International
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
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
Using Online Survey Tools, By Cathy Chatfield-Taylor, 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

Presentation Skills
How to Avoid "Death by PowerPoint", Interview for PCWorld Magazine, November 2002

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Searching the Web
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  
16 Frequently Asked Web Questions, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Updated Oct. 2001

Site Inspections and Evaluation

The Tech Check: Site Inspections for Today’s Wired Meetings, Jeff Rasco, CMP, June 2001
The Wired Site Inspection, Technology Meetings, Updated May 2001
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 
Surfing the CVB Sites, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, August 1999
Hot Date/Hot Rates Sites, Adams Business Media Small Meetings Guide, March/April 1998
 
Security
Virus Hoaxes -- How to Spot Them, January 2002
Computer Viruses: 5 Easy Steps to Guard Your Data, Updated January 2002
Is Online Registration Risky?, Medical Meetings, September/October 1999  
Internet Security - The Fallacies and the Realities, December 2000
Spreadsheets -- Free Excel Meeting Planning Software Tools (Descriptions)
Conference Matrix Grid
Conference Specification Intro
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 Ratings
Temp Staff Pay Calculator

Other Tools Links:
Meeting Space Calculator (Courtesy of PlanSoft Corporation)
Tax & Gratuity Calculator (Courtesy of PlanSoft Corporation)
Meeting Budget Calculator (Courtesy of Eventageous)

Technology - How to Use It Better
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
First Annual 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

Tradeshows and Exhibitions
10 Do’s and 10 Don’ts in Staffing Your Exhibit Booth, Fall 2002
Super Badges: Using Technology to Improve Networking  Spring 2002, Corporate Meetings
6 Ways to Increase Tradeshow Profits Using the Web, by Michael Hatch, a2z Inc., Fall 2001
Advances in Tradeshow Technology Onsite, EXPO Magazine, March 2000

Web Meetings and Collaboration
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 Sites and Construction
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

WWW -- The World Wide Web
16 Frequently Asked Web Questions, Corporate Meetings & Incentives, Updated Oct. 2001
Corbin's Top 101+ Web Site Favorites - MeetingNews Meeting Planners Handbook, Spring 2001

Web Site Favorites

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 Meeting Industry Web Sites
- Spring 2000
Corbin's Top 40 Non-Meeting Industry Sites - Spring 2000
Corbin's Top 10 Hotel Favorites - Spring 2000 
Web Favorites for Meeting Professionals, Association Meetings, June 1999

The list is added to regularly.

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