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A ‘variables’ nightmare? Not if you understand AV, production
Are you a master of program logistics until you step into a ballroom? Need to know how to evaluate and hire a production team and determine your general session needs but afraid to ask? We can help. 
A how-to: Using Google Hangouts, Hangouts on Air
Today you can log on to Google, push a button and stream content directly to YouTube, where it's archived after the event. For free.
Virtual audiences need you in at least a dozen ways
In today's interactive world, virtual audience members want to do much more than watch what is happening, they want to be part of it.
What if you threw a party and everybody came?
Resist the temptation to try to collect as much information as possible. Just gather the information most relevant to your event.
The view from the ballroom chair, Part 2: Breakouts
What are we doing wrong? It's largely a reliance on two things, I think: what has worked in the past and what we’ve always done.
Are you getting the most out of each meeting?
Aside from the things you normally do when planning a meeting, you can do more to make sure you're getting the most out of every effort.
How do you create safety plans for events, attendees and yourself?
In a PYM Google+ Hangout on Air just a week after the Boston Marathon bombing, our panel of meeting and event planners shared real-life case studies and discussed how to work with vendors and clients to develop plans, communication strategies and security measures planners should consider.
