This time, just for referring colleagues to use ConventionPlanit.com, you could win a trip for two to the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada! The prize includes a two night stay, airfare for two, spa treatments and dinner!
To enter the contest, refer colleagues here or you can also comment on this post. When commenting, be sure to include full contact information for you and the planner you are referring. The more meeting planners you submit, the more chances you have to win!
Tell us – what kinds of contests and prizes would you like to see from us in the future?
This contest is only open to meeting planners referring other meeting planners. For full contest details, please click here.
Psst! Don’t forget to enter the Refer a Meeting Professional Contest on ConventionPlanit.com – the contest ends Friday!
Just submit the contact information for a fellow meeting planner here and you are entered to win! The more colleagues you refer, the better your chances to win.
Thank you to our contest sponsors Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants and Continental Airlines for providing a three night stay at the Kimpton Hotel of the winner’s choice and round trip airfare for two guests !
*Contest entrants are restricted to meeting planners referring other meeting planners. For full contest details, please visit the contest page.
Remember how we asked you to submit your predictions for the future of the meetings industry? Many of you did, and boy are you a creative and forward looking bunch!
View the top 5 predictions for the future of the meetings industry, and then vote for your favorite predictions! Be sure to ask your colleagues to do the same!
What do you think about the predictions? Which do you think will happen in the future?
Want the inside scoop on how our music video came to be? You’re in the right place!
ConventionPlanit.com Co-Founder and Principal Katherine Markham, CHME is the mastermind behind the concept and idea of the video.
She was inspired when she learned about a talented singing group called Buffalo Stance, who are based in her hometown of New York City.
The totally awesome Buffalo Stance
The group is named after the “Buffalo Stance” song from the 1980s…and appropriately, the all female vocal group sings a lot of 80s music!
“We thought it would be fun to rewrite the lyrics to a popular song and sing it in the video,” Markham said. “We chose ‘Flashdance,’ which has a strong, dramatic style that really captured the excitement we wanted to convey.”
She then got to work writing the script for the video and lining up the production team.
Markham asked meetings industry veteran Roman Holton, who runs a video and filmmaking company called Ascension Media, to shoot and produce the video.
“When she called with the idea I said, ‘It may not be as easy as you think,’” Holton recalled. “But she persevered, so we got the crew together that would do the job for her.”
Some familiar faces from the meetings industry were sprinkled into the video. Can you spot them?
Bob Gilbert, President & CEO of the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI), offered the association’s offices to shoot the video. Gilbert also appears in several scenes in the video.
Windy Christner, CMP, Senior Director, Meetings & Expositions for the American Pharmacists Association, played the role of a “new age” fortuneteller
Association Vision President Al Rickard, CAE, played the office receptionist
Association professional Sallie Hyman appeared as an office visitor and as an office employee
“The whole video conveyed the idea of how much easier it is today for meeting planners than it was 25 years ago, thanks to technology such as ConventionPlanit.com,” Markham explained.
Have you been involved in a video production? What was your favorite part?
The predictions will be put to the vote by your peers, and the grand prize winner will receive a trip for two to Cancun, courtesy of the JW Marriott Cancun and Continental Airlines!
Do you remember what the meetings industry was like 25 years ago?
Can you imagine an industry without iPads and virtual meetings?
Let us take you on a journey back to the 1980s with this just-released music video, which pokes fun at some of the challenges of meeting planning before the invention of time-saving tools like online search directories.
At the end of the video, meeting professionals are invited to predict what the meetings industry will look like 25 years from now.
The winner will receive a deluxe three-night stay for two at the Five-Diamond J.W. Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa, including a $400 resort credit to be used during the stay. Continental Airlines will provide roundtrip air for two.
We also want to hear what you have to say about the video – add your comments to our YouTube Channel, or comment on this post below!
Refer your colleagues to use ConventionPlanit.com (which will save them research time and earn them brownie points with the boss), and you are automatically entered for a chance to win the grand prize:
Each entry qualifies you for a chance to win the grand prize – a complimentary four day/three night stay for two in a Superior Room at Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino in San Juan, including roundtrip airfare for two from Continental Airlines!
How can meeting planners win prizes on ConventionPlanit.com? There are many contests to choose from – including a brand new contest – so get started and enter one, or all to win fantastic prizes!
Refer a Meeting Professional Contest: Share ConventionPlanit.com with fellow meeting planners to qualify for a trip for two to the Kimpton Hotel of your choice, plus round-trip airfare provided by Continental Airlines. The more times you enter, the better your chance is to win! Contest ends October 29, so be sure to enter!
Trivia Quest: Be the first planner to correctly answer the trivia question in the e-newsletter to win weekly prizes and qualify the grand prize, sponsored by the Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort. Click here to sign up to receive the newsletter.
Stellar Tip Contest: Put your years of meeting knowledge to good use – by sharing your tricks of the trade with peers! Each month, fellow planners vote on their favorite tip, and the winner receives a $100 prize.
What prizes or contests would you like to see offered in the future? Comment on this post and let us know! We may use your idea!
This comes under the category of “better late than never”… we want to recognize two ConventionPlanit.com supplier members who were winners of the booth contests at ASAE’s Annual Meeting.
The Anchorage CVB came in third and the Memphis CVB won an honorable mention…both for inline booths. Nice to see that the judges appreciated the efforts of Anchorage and Memphis to attract and focus planners on their destinations.
To see how they continue their marketing efforts to meeting professionals after the trade show is over, look up their listings on www.conventionplanit.com!
-Two nights in the all-new Tuscan Tower suite, complete with European soaking tub
-Round trip air for two valued at $500 each on Southwest Airlines
-Limo transportation to and from Reno-Tahoe airport
-Couples massage for two…or spoil just yourself with a massage and a facial
-Dinner at our Bimini Steakhouse valued at $150
The contest winner will be announced early July 2010, so be sure to enter before it’s too late!
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