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	<title>The Meeting Planners Guide &#187; Participants</title>
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		<title>The Value of Meetings at Sea for Participants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When many people start planning meetings at sea they forget to remember that the meetings are as much for the company as they are for the participants. The participants are usually the main focus of the meetings at sea, so they should certainly never be forgotten in the shuffle. Here is how participants might view [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruise Meetings vs Hotels From a Meeting Planning Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning meetings is a tried and true practice that evolves in large jumps more often than it does in small increments. The cruise meeting is a great example of this as it is an entirely new format that is barely a few decades old. Despite that many meeting planners do not truly understand the difference [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meetings Not Productive? Consider Changing These 4 Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Meeting Planner Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adversaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attitudes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change Of Time]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Neutral Venue]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Presentation Device]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When meetings between different departments, groups, or even entities start to become less productive then it is time to try some new techniques. Here are the top four ways to break through meeting roadblocks: 1. Consider a change of venue &#8211; Sometimes the same meeting places will produce the same results. This is especially true [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning Meetings Abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning large scale international gatherings/meetings is complicated, but the fact that they are held abroad makes them even more complex. Here are some tips for planning the perfect meeting abroad: Start planning early &#8211; Planning early is the best way to get everything ready and prepared properly. Be sure to look around online forums and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Choose a Venue for Your Next Big Event</title>
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		<comments>http://themeetingplannersguide.com/how-to-choose-a-venue-for-your-next-big-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Meeting Planner Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Artistic Theme]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Logic Flow]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning your next big event almost always involves picking a venue near the beginning of the process. With so many different venues, there must be an easy logic flow for determining how to pick the venue for your next big event. Try this logic flow: Size counts &#8211; Venues that are too small are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Group Cruise Planning Simple</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Meeting Destinations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning a group cruise can seem like a logistical nightmare at first, but is not actually a complex as it might seem on the surface. Follow these three basic tips to keep your sanity and composure while simultaneously planning a great group cruise: Create lockdown dates &#8211; If last minute changes drive you crazy, then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Media Player an Investment in Your Career as a Meeting/Event Planner? Maybe…</title>
		<link>http://themeetingplannersguide.com/a-media-player-an-investment-in-your-career-as-a-meetingevent-planner-maybe%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://themeetingplannersguide.com/a-media-player-an-investment-in-your-career-as-a-meetingevent-planner-maybe%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was not long ago that meeting and event planners were taking notes with pen and paper, but those days might just be over thanks to some of the modern media players on the market. Most modern media players have the capacity to record conversations or voice memos, and that could save a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Your Company Afford NOT to Hold Cruise Events?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://themeetingplannersguide.com/?p=494</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have been looking at cruise meetings as an alternative that is not cost-effective, then you may be missing out on some of the math. Here is how you should be looking at the whole picture: even if your company does not pay for the meals and entertainment of participants at a meeting or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to get planning help by asking for it</title>
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		<comments>http://themeetingplannersguide.com/how-to-get-planning-help-by-asking-for-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are in charge of planning meetings and/or events for a company, you might quickly discover that is seems impossible to please everyone. This is certainly true, especially when those people all have wildly different expectations. There are ways to navigate this potential minefield, such as: &#8226; Ask participants for feedback and suggestions on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing Destinations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it is time to plan a meeting, there are plenty of possibilities. The brochures and promotional materials make sound arguments in favor of many different venues, but ultimately a single venue must be selected for a single event. Here are some ideas to help you effectively reduce the number of options being seriously considered: [...]]]></description>
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