Getting mobile and meeting-savvy in San Antonio
By Kristi Casey Sanders Published: April 13, 2012
Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of meeting Stormi Boyd, CMP, CMM (@stormisee ) at Southwest Showcase. She was participating in a “Going Mobile” panel our editorial director was moderating. When she mentioned during that session that she’d replaced her 10-lb. conference binder with an iPad, you could hear a pin drop. We realized that would be something our audience of corporate meeting planners would also like to hear about, so we invited her to educate at our San Antonio and Austin PYM LIVE Events.
Did you miss yesterday’s show? You can still join us in Austin on May 16 .
We had a lot of experiments in place yesterday, but the one constant was the use of our #yaypym hashtag. Following it on various social media help us collect the conversations about our event. Wondering what to do then? Well, we use that tracking to create Storify recaps. Enjoy!
[<a href="http://storify.com/kristicasey/getting-mobile-and-meeting-savvy-in-san-antonio" target="_blank">View the story "Getting mobile and meeting-savvy in San Antonio" on Storify</a>]<br /> <h1>Getting mobile and meeting-savvy in San Antonio</h1> <h2>On April 12, PYM LIVE San Antonio brought together corporate, association and other professional meeting planners together for a half-day of education, engagement and more at the Westin La Cantera. In case you weren’t there, here’s a recap of the conversation, told through the #yaypym prism.</h2> <p>Storified by KristiCasey · Fri, Apr 13 2012 14:50:46</p> <div>PYM LIVE Events: Engaging, Empowering and Educating Meeting Planners Nationwide!PlanYourMeetings</div> <div>The PYM LIVE Events team: Claudia Madigan, Lisa Kraus and Evan Casey took off for San Antonio the day before the event. And they were pumped. San Antonio is one of our favorite cities.</div> <div>San Antonio bound! #yaypym (@ Park ‘N Fly) http://4sq.com/HLdiEnLisaKraus</div> <div>The Westin La Cantera has hosted PYM LIVE Events before, and they always take great care of us.</div> <div>Safe journeys! RT@PlanYrMeetings :Wishing our @LisaKraus and King Claude and Evan safe journeys to @PYMLive San Antonio for show #yaypymWestin La Cantera HC</div> <div>We love this hotel! #yaypym Thank you for hosting us @westinlacantera (@ The Westin La Cantera Resort) http://4sq.com/I4qDdDLisaKraus</div> <div>Because we’re big fans of DYI meeting tech, we’ve been featuring some cool technologies. @Shhmooze set us up with a mobile-based networking tool and we’ve become big fans of free conference app @Guidebook.</div> <div>Attending @PYMLIVE San Antonio 2morrow? @Shhmooze w/other attendees w/this free app. Xperience mobile netwrking http://ow.ly/adaXA #yaypymPYMLive</div> <div>Download the free @Guidebook app then search for "PYM Live San Antonio" to see a free option 4 yr conference #yaypymKristiCasey</div> <div>On the day of the show, a combination of PYM supporters from the home office and our on-the-ground crew were sure to pull out the welcome wagons.</div> <div>Welcome planners & partners to @PYMLive #SanAntonio! #yaypymVanessa</div> <div>Good to be back at @westinlacantera! RT @PYMVanessa: Welcome planners & partners to @PYMLive #SanAntonio! #yaypymPYMLive</div> <div>Enter here. And, yes, it’s grand. #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/FLfit28ALisaKraus</div> <div>Before the show, we caught up with old friends.</div> <div>RT @LisaKraus: PYM’s VP Evan Casey with Ray Martinez from Sea World, our presenting sponsor. #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/ldHJX3VSStormi Boyd, CMP CMM</div> <div>@LisaKraus Say "hey" and take great notes! #yaypymPYMLive</div> <div>@Zentila’s Mike Mason was on hand to help navigate planners through the process of submitting RFPs that make hoteliers respect and respond. </div> <div>Get ready to find out What’s Your Meeting Worth w/ @Zentila #yaypym #yaypymPlan Your Meetings</div> <div>Round table starting! #yaypymStormi Boyd, CMP CMM</div> <div>RT @LisaKraus: Getting ready to start the round table session with Mike from @zentila #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/N3o6SqgVStormi Boyd, CMP CMM</div> <div>Do you know the value of your meetings? @zentila is here to explain. #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/AOAlVXzGLisaKraus</div> <div>Mike has everyone so engaged! Thank you @zentila and @westinlacantera #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/J3u2vJmILisaKraus</div> <div>#YayZentila! RT @LisaKraus Mike has everyone so engaged! Thank you @zentila & @westinlacantera #yaypym http://twitter.com/LisaKraus/status/190540835014705154/photo/1Plan Your Meetings</div> <div>And then we had a brief trade show component. Lisa took lots of pictures.</div> <div>Building connections! That’s what we’re all about. #yaypymLisaKraus</div> <div>And communities that educate and empower! RT @LisaKraus: Building connections! Thats what were all about. #yaypymPYMLive</div> <div>Abilene! The women there really don’t treat you mean. #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/Au3hvqmbLisaKraus</div> <div>Very honored that Caesars Entertainment sponsored our education today. #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/TyvULEeZLisaKraus</div> <div>Landry’s and San Marcos. I think they were both mentioned in #yaypym recent Facebook game. http://pic.twitter.com/31wKudUCLisaKraus</div> <div>We do play a lot of games on our Facebook page …</div> <div>So join http://www.facebook.com/planyourmeetings RT @LisaKraus: Landrys and San Marcos. They were both mentioned on FB page #yaypymPYMLive</div> <div>And SeaWorld is here. What a great place for your next event! #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/Hoz7cGn7LisaKraus</div> <div>Evan poses with our fabulous host @westinlacantera peeps. #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/kf5M6omKLisaKraus</div> <div>@LisaKraus See how much more photogenic he is when he expects you’ll be snapping pics? #yaypymKristiCasey</div> <div>Dave & Busters and Layton from AMi (shout out to @jeffrasco ) #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/6fa8JWQwLisaKraus</div> <div>Hey Jefe! RT @LisaKraus: Dave & Busters and Layton from AMi (shout out to @jeffrasco ) #yaypym http://twitter.com/LisaKraus/status/190549156769705984/photo/1 #yaypymPYMLive</div> <div>Plano is here with Southfork Ranch (cue Dallas theme now), and another fab location: South Padre Island! #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/uebzTi0hLisaKraus</div> <div>They were one of our first Tx partners 10+ yrs ago RT @LisaKraus: Plano is here! #yaypym http://ow.ly/1Krr2UPYMLive</div> <div>Tammy from Hard Rock brings her daughter’s "Flat Fannie" to her first @pymlive #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/mwXanSmhLisaKraus</div> <div>@LisaKraus @pymlive That’s so cute! #yaypymKristiCasey</div> <div>Maggianos Little Italy! We’ll be dining there tonight, actually. Great place for groups! #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/47LlSXscLisaKraus</div> <div>Gotta give some love to The Woodlands. #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/pVlxsxDLLisaKraus</div> <div>Another reason why The Woodlands is so awesome! RT @hebergner: @LisaKraus thats where I lived and now my sister lives there! #yaypymLisaKraus</div> <div>Nina from New Braunfels. Have you seen their destination video yet? #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/U8r5r9OVLisaKraus</div> <div>Here’s the video…</div> <div>Planning the perfect meeting in New Branfels, Texasplanyourmeetings</div> <div>@prigling checking out La Torretta. Do you blame her? #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/gZbmLLrHLisaKraus</div> <div>Whoa. I hear @WestinLaCantera may be expanding. That means more fabulousness. #yaypymLisaKraus</div> <div>Cool! RT @LisaKraus: Whoa. I hear @WestinLaCantera may be expanding. That means more fabulousness. #yaypymPYMLive</div> <div>New to #yaypym is Travaasa Austin. Please welcome them! http://pic.twitter.com/mGtJLBRHLisaKraus</div> <div>Spinning the Dave & Busters wheel = winning! #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/OfQ1uA9qLisaKraus</div> <div>Want to win a $200 gift card to @DaveandBusters? Answer a few quick ?s… #eventprofs http://ow.ly/aezfS #yaypymPlan Your Meetings</div> <div>RT @LisaKraus: Did you know that when u register for #yaypym this is the man who did our registration setup? TY Layton & @jeffrasco http://pic.twitter.com/pSlsmxJGPYMLive</div> <div>Stormi Boyd, CMP, presented our second educational session about how to replace your 10lb binder with technology.</div> <div>@stormisee just threw her 10lb binder on the table. Good thing the iPad came along to save her! #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/UlfqCEo0LisaKraus</div> <div>Have you thrown away your 10lb event binder(s) yet? #yaypym @stormisee @PYMLivePlan Your Meetings</div> <div>The question proved to be slightly controversial!</div> <div>Never! “@PlanYrMeetings: Have you thrown away your 10lb event binder(s) yet? #yaypym @stormisee @PYMLive”traci browne</div> <div>Yes, Hello iPad 2 RT @tracibrowne: Never! “@PlanYrMeetings: Have you thrown away your 10lb event binder(s) yet? #yaypym @stormisee @PYMLive”Donovan L. Woods</div> <div>Even if it saves 3+ trees? RT @tracibrowne Never! “@PlanYrMeetings: thrown away your 10lb event binder(s) yet? #yaypym @stormisee @PYMLive”PYMLive</div> <div>As always, Lisa took awesome notes.</div> <div>Wow! @stormisee totally rocks! Leading an engaging session on how planners can ditch the binder and move to the iPad. #yaypymLisaKraus</div> <div>Share your thoughts on DropBox. @stormisee says it saved her booty! #yaypymLisaKraus</div> <div>@stormisee is sharing ideas on how to use Evernote to keep notes organized. #yaypymLisaKraus</div> <div>Use Protaskinote to make and prioritize your to-do lists. Via @stormisee #yaypymLisaKraus</div> <div>@stormisee like to use Noteshelf for all of her note taking. Great graphics on this one! #yaypymLisaKraus</div> <div>Ok you have to check out Goodnotes. A way cool app to edit, store and send PDFs, diagrams, BEOs, etc. Via @stormisee #yaypymLisaKraus</div> <div>There were lots of people #winning at PYM LIVE…</div> <div>These #green pens r super cool for your logo. Check out the ones AMi @jeffrasco got from @promoyrmessage #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/TooEc6CiLisaKraus</div> <div>Vickie Belcher was the very happy recipient of the new iPad, courtesy of @zentila #yaypym http://pic.twitter.com/QiQwoNTZLisaKraus</div> <div>Virginia Black models all of her #yaypym takeaways! http://pic.twitter.com/DyoNHlrYLisaKraus</div> <div>After the show, we had a lot of people to thank.</div> <div>Thanks to our great sponsors: @WestinLaCantera, @SeaWorldTexas, @Zentila, Caesars Entertainment, & AMi #yaypymPlan Your Meetings</div> <div>Thanks to our amazing planners & wonderful partners for being a part of @PYMLive San Antonio! #yaypymPlan Your Meetings</div> <div>I hear you rocked! Hope u had fun! RT @stormisee: @PYMLive getting excited! #yaypymPYMLive</div> <div>And in case you didn’t know… We’ll be back in the Hill Country on May 16 for our Austin show. Stormi will be back … will you? Follow/join the conversation with #yaypym. </div> <div>Hey, is that #yaypym like YAY, yippee, hurrah, yeah PYM? Tracking wrong hash! Congrats on a great SAT event. Miss y’all.Jeff Rasco</div> <div>@jeffrasco we miss you too jefe! And yes, #yaypym is fun. Was inspired by #HellYeah @TunicaMSPYMLive</div> <div>Thats awesome! RT @PYMLive: @jeffrasco we miss you too jefe! And yes, #yaypym is fun. Was inspired by #HellYeah @TunicaMSTunica CVB</div> <div>Reluctantly, our team and our exhibitors packed up to return from whence we came…</div> <div>We hope you had a great show! RT @Southfork_Ranch :great education and tradeshow event at the Westin La Cantera Resort. #yaypymWestin La Cantera HC</div> <div>Have I mentioned lately how much I love @WestinLaCantera ? Amazing staff & accommodations, and fabulous meeting space! #yaypymLisaKraus</div> <div>Feeling is mutual :) RT @LisaKraus :Have I mentioned lately how much I love ? Amazing staff & accommodations, fabulous mtg space! #yaypymWestin La Cantera HC</div> <div>Thx! Safe travels back. RT @PYMLive :Gr8 all RT @PlanYrMeetings: Thanks to our great sponsors: @SeaWorldTexas, @zentila, Caesar #yaypymWestin La Cantera HC</div>
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