Plan Your Meetings presents the PYM LIVE 2010 Denver

Our theme for 2010 is “Everything you always wanted to know about meeting/event planning, but never had the chance to ask.” Inspired by the 2010 PYM Big Book of Answers and requests we’ve had from meeting planners across the country, we’ve redesigned our PYM LIVE Events to run shorter, faster and deliver more knowledge, peer-to-peer networking and real-life solutions for the challenges you’re facing now.

In just a few hours, you can gather destination research, make important contacts and learn how to work smarter, not harder. Plus, as your takeaway, you’ll receive a series of industry “best practices” whitepapers on topics ranging from managing your budget and planning green meetings to creative team-building and contract negotiation tips. If you’re working on gaining your certification, attending a PYM LIVE Event also will help you earn CEUs toward your CMP or CSEP designation.

Time is an important commodity and meeting planners are juggling more than ever, so if you need help justifying the time spent with us away from the office, we’ll be happy to provide you with a sheet of talking points and testimonials.

Our 2010 PYM LIVE Event will be on July 22, 2010 at The Brown Palace Hotel from 3:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m.. Like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” novel, you can come for the whole event, or just the parts you’re most interested in. Registration is $25 and a cocktail reception will be followed after education. If you’re unable to attend, you can still register to meet with our local and out-of-town exhibitors as your schedule permits, by setting up an appointment here. If you can’t make it, but still would like a packet of best practices whitepapers, you can purchase them for $10 by clicking here.

Check out the list of exhibitors

Register for the event, and/or schedule outside appointments with the exhibitors by clicking here.

Your referral is our biggest compliment! If you feel others in your network could benefit from this event, please forward this information to them. We are rewarding you with a $5 rebate for each planner who attends our events as a result of your recommendation. Please ask your associates to place your name in the “referred by” box when they register.

At your service,

Lisa Kraus
Director of Marketing & Audience Development
Lisa.Kraus@PlanYourMeetings.com

 

EDUCATION SESSION

Question & Answer Discussion

The educational theme for 2010 is “Everything you always wanted to know about meeting/event planning, but never had the chance to ask.” We’re creating a very special breakout session, town hall style, in which our meetings experts are prepared to tackle all of your questions and challenges. You will be able to ask your questions live, submit via Twitter (follow tweets with #pym2010), by text messaging, and/or when you register.

CMP Application Meeting Management: 1 hr/10 = .10 points
CMP Recertification Application: 1 hr = 1 point
CSEP = 1 Professional Industry Point

Eric Elkins Eric Elkins is a social media strategist, author, professional speaker, and CEO of WideFoc.us, a social media strategies agency that specializes in using ePR and social media tactics for reputation management, sentiment tracking, and to create a constellation of reinforced messaging and brand experiences for small businesses, consumer brands, and global corporations. Mr. Elkins brings more than a decade of writing, marketing, ePR, social media, and educational expertise to his clients. A former teacher and corporate trainer, Elkins spent six years as youth content editor at the Denver Newspaper Agency. He then became co-founder and publisher of Bias Media, a multiplatform media engine owned by the parents of the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post. His model for reaching the elusive 21-34 market combined a print magazine, a website, events, text messaging and email marketing to build an integrated online/real world community. His experience at Bias led to his role as New Media Practices Manager at Metzger Associates, a PR and venture strategies firm, where he incubated development of Mocapay, a mobile commerce company. Elkins transitioned from Metzger to become VP of Marketing at Mocapay before leaving to found WideFoc.us. He’s also co-founder of E-3 Events, a non-profit dedicated to producing Jewish cultural events in Denver. Some of the seminars Mr. Elkins has taught include: “Creating a Sustainable Social Media Program” and “Corporate & Organizational Social Media Policy.” He was a featured speaker at the Governor’s Tourism Conference. In conjunction with the Colorado Festivals and Events Association (CFEA), Mr. Elkins presented “Utilizing Social Media Tools to Maximize Outreach for Events and Businesses,” which focused on which social networks work best for promoting events and engaging the attendees. Contact Eric Elkins at eric@widefoc.us.

Brooke Sommers, CMP, CMM Brooke Sommers has been planning meetings for 20 years and is currently focusing on Strategic Meetings Management and the value of meetings and events for corporations. She has her own consulting business, Strategic Conferences & Events, LLC. Brooke also partners with Force3 Marketing, a national marketing and lead generation firm. Recently, Brooke left Sun Microsystems after over 12 years, 9 of which were with StorageTek prior to their acquisition by Sun. The events team at StorageTek managed 300 meetings and events per year, ranging from 10 people to 1,200 people. At Sun, Brooke project managed the sales events for North America with groups ranging from 300 – 3,000 people. She thrives on pulling together teams consisting of internal marketing, content developers, third party logistics and production companies to deliver a strong strategic event that will drive results and grow the business. Contact Brooke at brookesommers@comcast.net.

 

Education sponsored by Harrah’s & Harveys Lake Tahoe