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Dallas Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria
14901 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, TX 75254
Phone: 972-404-5017
Parking
Self-parking is available in the parking garage adjacent to the hotel. Bring your parking ticket to the event for parking validation.
Hotel Information
The Dallas Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria has arranged a room block and special rate of $119 per night for any out of town guests attending PYM LIVE. To make your reservations, please contact Kristin Cunningham at 972-404-5017, and mention PYM LIVE.
Show Schedule
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Planner registration/networking |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Educational Breakout Session: The Conference Innovator’s DNA |
| 2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Networking trade show with hors d’oeuvres reception; silent drawing for door prizes |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Interactive roundtable discussion for planners and suppliers: What’s Your Meeting Worth? |
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Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 (Click here for event schedule)
Time: 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Dallas Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria
(Click here for venue, directions and parking information)
Planner Registration Cost: $30.00
PLANNER REGISTRATION
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Note: Only meeting and event planners may use the above registration links. Interested in exhibiting? Please contact Eileen Gilbert, 404-459-4956.
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GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY: Create an RFP on Zentila for a chance to win an iPad at the event! Simply head on over to Zentila.com, register, and create a meeting RFP. Print it and bring it along to the event in Dallas. Or show up at the event and create an RFP right on the spot! Either way, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win an iPad 2 at the conclusion of PYM Live.
EDUCATION SESSIONS
The Conference Innovators’ DNA, presented by Jeff Hurt
Innovation. It’s the heartbeat of today’s economy. It’s also where you as a meeting professional need to focus your attention, time and resources to compete in the meetings marketplace. Average meetings are planned by average meeting professionals. Yet, most conference attendees don’t want to pay for an average conference. They want a unique experience. Is innovation a talent from birth or something that can be learned and acquired? Good news…you can be more innovative and creative. You can change your behaviors and adopt critical innovative strategies. Innovative conferences are planned by innovative meeting professionals. Innovators think and act differently. What are the traits of today’s innovative meeting professionals? How do they think and behave? Why don’t they let traditional rules and the status quo stand in the way of their vision? What questions do they constantly use to benchmark their thinking? What are the skills needed for innovative thinking and behaviors? During this session, Jeff Hurt (@JeffHurt), director of education and engagement for Velvet Chainsaw Consulting will identify common traits of today’s conference innovators, list four disruptive questions to consider for innovation in your meetings, and explore idea networks for diversity and innovation.
What’s your meeting worth? Behind the curtain and into the boardroom of the hotel REVMax process, presented by Mike Mason and Jamie Murdock
Do you know how valuable your meeting is to hotels? If not, you should. The more you know, the better leverage you have to negotiate your best deal. Former hotel sales executives Mike Mason and Jamie Murdock, from the online booking engine for meetings, Zentila (@Zentila), will conduct a live mock “RevMax meeting” and you’ll be at the table with them. They’ll give you insider tips on what you should do right now to understand your value and, in most cases, increase it so you get the best possible deals from hotels.
By participating in PYM LIVE Events, you will receive a certificate of attendance for submitting for your CSEP, CAE, and CPS/CAP re-certifications. The educational sessions qualify for CMP clock hours in the strategic & event planning process category.
Option to attend FREE After-Party, hosted by the Hard Rock Cafe
Come See the Show! Join us at the Hard Rock Café for Dinner, Drinks and Games
directly after PYM Live!
Join the Hard Rock Café from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for dinner buffet, specialty drinks, beer and wine. Get ready for Rock Trivia with fabulous prizes and more. “LOVE ALL SERVE ALL” is more than just our motto, it is our attitude, our way of life and what you can expect when you partner with the Hard Rock Cafe for your next meeting or event. **Hard Rock’s Shuttle will be available for those who need a ride to and from the event! Hard Rock Café Dallas – 2211 N. Houston St. Dallas, TX 75219
You can RSVP for the after-party when you register for PYM LIVE.
SPEAKERS
Jeff Hurt Jeff Hurt has worked in the nonprofit arena for more than 20 years in education and events. Currently, he serves as the Director of Education and Engagement for Velvet Chainsaw Consulting, helping associations and organizations improve their annual meetings and education. He has planned meetings of all sizes from 25 to 35,000 attendees and has extensive experience with digital events including satellite conferences, live streaming, hybrid events, online conferences and webinar strategies. Contact Jeff at jhurt@velvetchainsaw.com and follow him on Twitter @JeffHurt.
Mike Mason is the C.E.O. and founder of Zentila, and is a 25-year veteran of the convention hotel industry. Prior to starting Zentila, he was Senior Vice President of Sales for Gaylord Hotels where he managed an organization of over 120 sales professionals. He also was the opening Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, where he and his team booked an industry record of one million room-nights booked pre-opening. Mike also played key leadership roles with industry associations as a board member for ASAE and the Center for Association Leadership as well as numerous committee roles with MPI.
Jamie Murdock, Zentila’s SVP of Sales, has 15 years of hotel sales experience and leads the meeting planner outreach efforts. His previous employers include PricewaterhouseCoopers (Hospitality Financial Advisory Services), Intercontinental Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, and most recently an eight-year sales career with Gaylord Hotels, culminating in the position of Vice President of National Sales. While with Gaylord Hotels, Jamie earned the honors of Sales Person of the Year and the Gaylord Leadership Award (awarded by the CEO). Jamie holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and is active in the Cornell Hotel Society.
PYM supports UNICEF as our global charity. Please help us raise money for a School-in-a-Box kit to be donated from each PYM LIVE Event by donating onsite at the event, or when you register. UNICEF’s innovative “School-in-a-Box” helps set up a temporary school for at least 40 children during times of emergency. The box contains books, pencils, erasers and scissors and even a radio, while the aluminum lid of the box doubles as a blackboard.
