Here is a list of our past issues since 2005 with an outline of the subjects:

2011

• The Planner, April 2011
  • 28 questions to ask yourself before planning an event
  • Grads Come Knocking
  • The 2011 Ottawa Venue Guide
  • A Night Out in Ottawa

• The Planner, March 2011
  • The Right Approach
  • An Idea Whose Time Has Come
  • Nightlife in Vancouver & Halifax Exposed
  • The Maritimes Venue Guide

• The Planner, February 2011
  • The Principles of an Effective RFQ
  • Hotel of the Month
  • Ten Top Meeting Trends
  • The Towers of Industry Awards
  • Golf Resorts in Canada

  2010

  • The Planner, December 2010 - January 2011
    • Leading the way
    • Me, Myself and I
    • Sleep
    • Why Jamaica?
    • The Best of The Planner

  • The Planner, November 2010
    • Economic News
    • Winter: a promising season for groups
    • Looking for a venue in greater Quebec City?
    • Negotiating
    • Leisure Education

  • The Planner, October 2010
    • Celebrate
    • Videophones
    • Transport in Canada
    • 101 Ways to Save Time
    • Rants, Raves & Whoops, Blunders

  • The Planner, September 2010
    • Camp for Adults - in a 4 Diamonds Hotel
    • Benefits of Chartering a Private Jet
    • Are you approachable or avoidable?
    • Top 10 Beverage Trends 2010
    • Toronto Venues Guide

  • The Planner, August 2010
    • Chat with a Concierge
    • The ATA Carnet
    • Designing for Strategic innovation
    • The Banana Slug / Carbon Offsetting
    • Sow the Seeds of Success

  • The Planner, April 2010
    • Using trade show survival tips can help
    • Hit the ground running!
    • Regions of Canada
    • Golf resort guide
    • Organizing a golf tournament in 40 easy steps
    • Where have all the heroes gone?

  • The Planner, March 2010
    • Pushy sales people a no-no at a trade show
    • Is teambuilding a competitive business strategy... or something less?
    • Leadership, confidence, control and humour
    • What humour can do for you and your listeners by enhancing the message
    • MPI MeetDifferent 2010 in Cancun
    • Cancun: Not just sand and sunshine
    • Great Art + Good Manners = A Perfect Table
    • Salt and pepper: A fresh look at two old favourites

  • The Planner, February 2010
    • Towers of Industry
    • Create a lasting memory for customers
    • A planner resolves to be SMART in 2010
    • Planners need to know how to haggle
    • Halifax: This maritime city looks to welcome more meetings and events
    • Why even set a goal if I can't keep it?
    • A great resolution for major change
    • Service please!

    2009

    • The Planner, December 2009 - January 2010
      • Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
      • Events held outside Canada… What about the taxes?
      • Post-mortems for your events
      • Good and getting better
      • CanSPEP creates connections in Halifax
      • What is your Olympics?
      • Special Feature: 101 Ways to Relax
      • Planners provide ways to relax

    • The Planner, November 2009
      • Marketing optics can cloak reality
      • Words that minimize your credibility, knowledge and professionalism
      • Yukon: A northern treasure awaits
      • Improve your creative process by being systematic in your approach
      • Quebec has a lot to offer in the winter:
        Charlevoix, Eastern Townships, Lanaudière, Laurentians, Outaouais,
      • Tea and the secrets of staff training
      • Spam 200, Editor 1
      • Copyright laws: Do you know them?

    • The Planner, October 2009
      • Hosting a great holiday party
      • Social networking and face-to-face marketing
      • Collaborative technology for engagement and ROI
      • The power of nutrition for planners
      • Destination: Edmonton
      • Making great floral arrangements
      • Delegating diligently produces dividends
      • Avoiding communication static

    • The Planner, September 2009
      • How do you evaluate exhibition personnel?
      • Learn how to create more secure passwords to protect your info
      • How to avoid common pitfalls when planning your events
      • Business Speed Dating woos planners
      • What? Another meeting!
      • The pre-con : a necessary part of the all-important 5 Ps
      • Business Speed dating
      • Toronto Venues Guide

    • The Planner, July - August 2009
      • The Planner's Green Guide, including:
      • Webinars: A greener way to meet
      • What makes Toronto sustainable and green
      • What is a convention for GST purposes?
      • Let's keep face-to-face meetings alive
      • Making the case for face-to-face marketing
      • Follow these steps to create e-mails that influence others to take action

    • The Planner, May - June 2009
      • The Golden Horseshoe 905 Venues Guide
      • Buying local, the pros and cons
      • Are there specific rules for applying the GST?
      • Restaurants with a terrace
      • Book section: Summer reading section, book reviews
      • Face-to-face communication is the new trend
      • Canadian wine popularity and consumption grows
      • Some do's and don'ts for staying cool

    • The Planner, April 2009
      • The Golf Resort Guide
      • Playing games in a trade show booth
      • Getting out of the box (teambuilding)
      • Teambuilding can be edu-tainment
      • Ah… to live a simpler life!
      • S.P.A.R.K. your listeners' attention
      • Restaurants in Vancouver
      • Pin your sales success on bowling

    • The Planner, March 2009
      • Conference and university centres: What planners need to know
      • Yes we can: Embracing new trends within the conference centre industry
      • Use the untapped potential of your tradeshow network
      • Going the third party route will save you time and money
      • Restaurants in Central Canada
      • 10 tips for travelers
      • Kingston: Central Canada's meeting place
      • Sleepless in Vancouver… Pt. 2

    • The Planner, February 2009
      • 101 ways to save
      • Trends outlook for 2009 offers hope
      • Making a wise destination selection
      • To eat, perchance to sleep (and stay healthy on the road!)
      • Planning for the GST made simple
      • Four steps to making a change
      • Restaurants offer cost-effective solutions / Restaurants in the Atlantic provinces
      • The art of consumer show exhibiting

    • The Planner, December 2008 - January 2009
      • Having the right frame of mind
      • Out with the old in with the new
      • Association arithmetic: Does it all add up?
      • Predicting embraceable challenges in the meeting planning industry
      • Ask the AV Expert...
      • Independence in the meeting planning industry is thriving
      • Five years already - planners speak their mind!
      • What's hot on the horizon for 2009

      2008

      • The Planner's 2008 Green Guide
        • This year's Green Guide features articles penned by suppliers explaining in their own words what they are doing to be more eco-conscious. In addition, we have included several other articles related to the growing green trend.

      • The Planner's AV Guide, 2008
        • Useful and accurate information to help you select the right audio-visual company.

      • The Planner, November 2008
        • Show stopping gala events
        • Questions that bother exhibitors
        • Sleepless in Vancouver…
        • Glasgow is a city of surprises
        • Survival steps you need to know
        • Inspiring the best in others… (and you too!)

      • The Planner, October 2008
        • How to plan the perfect holiday party!
        • Having the power of resilience
        • Ten keys to fantastic workshops
        • Weighing your (luggage scale) options on-line
        • Green meetings spark great innovations
        • Cheque please!
        • Are you dressing for success… or mediocrity?
        • The alchemy of event design

      • The Planner, September 2008
        • Meetings in Toronto
        • A meeting planner's green wish list
        • Meeting room set-ups
        • The video conference meeting
        • Food & beverage - where it's heading
        • Raise the bar on customer satisfaction
        • Goldilocks could plan
        • Preparing for better presentations

      • The Planner, July - August 2008
        • Education & Self Help
        • Evaluating your exhibit performance
        • The flip side of events: Guest etiquette
        • Branding fashion takes passion
        • Do your goals inspire you?
        • Reading your listener's clues
        • Protecting confidential information
        • Learn, unlearn and relearn

      • The Planner, June 2008
        • Summertime: Past reflections, future plans
        • Are you a hunter or a fisher?
        • Using a confident voice pays off
        • Have you shown 'some love' lately?
        • Chill out with Summer wines
        • ETDBW contest
        • Chef's table for you
        • Dressing for the occasion at work

      • The Planner, May 2008
        • Dine around: An ideal way to meet and eat
        • Looking professional matters!
        • Creating the (food) concept at events
        • Planning a cirque-themed event
        • Green: The cost of doing business
        • Venues with a view in Canada
        • Fun with food - heating up the kitchen!
        • Matching wine with food

      • The Planner, April 2008
        • Exploring must-have strategies for influencing others to take action
        • Canada - The incentive's right here!
        • How the Internet can enhance your trade show experience
        • Check your Top Ten(t) checklist to ensure you have a great event
        • The myth of treating people fairly and equally
        • The power of music for planners
        • Who has influenced you?
        • New Brunswick is enchanting

      • The Planner, March 2008
        • Go to Muskoka and be impressed
        • The green trend/market
        • Your Magic Moments
        • Digital cameras
        • F.E.A.R
        • Buying trends
        • Creating gender-friendly events
        • Golf tourneys are good and serious business

      • The Planner, February 2008
        • Planning events in a museum
        • Chat with a concierge
        • Productive meetings
        • Ask the A/V expert (first column)
        • Restaurants for groups (East)
        • Motivational speakers and Maslow's needs
        • Edinburgh is a planner's dream
        • Teaching an old dog new tricks

        2007

      • The Planner, December 2007 - January 2008
        • The Ice Hotel and ice sculptures - part of Quebec's winter charm
        • Flying into 2008 - Updates and trends
        • Vancouver: The City of Lights shines
        • Software is essential for planners
        • Vodka: A winter favourite
        • Change can mean a crisis or opportunity
        • CSPEP scaled the heights in Whistler
        • Quebec City: You inspire me

      • The Planner, November 2007
        • Consider a cruise for your next corporate conference
        • Luggage: Carrying the load has never been easier for business travelers
        • Communication bloopers happen!
        • Meet and Ski - Living the Canadian outdoor experience can be beneficial
        • Avian and pandemic influenza:
          What the traveler should know, Pt. 3
        • Charlevoix has plenty for planners
        • Most training fails so we need to learn ways to make it succeed
        • Incentives: Nothing but The Best

      • The Planner, October 2007
        • Companies ponder how to throw a "proper" staff party and still have fun
        • Getting the holiday party right
        • The right to privacy
        • Yes... common courtesies do count!
        • Selecting the right speaker every time
        • Party pitfalls to ponder and prevent
        • Avian and pandemic influenza:
          What the traveler should know, Pt. 2
        • We all need to discover what motivates us

      • The Planner, September 2007
        • Common meeting planning errors (and how to avoid them)
        • What's your communication style?
        • IMPAC gets rebranded as CSPEP
        • Education and communication build commitment on any team
        • Touring the island of Grand Bahama
        • Five success factors for speakers and planners
        • How are your habits serving you?
        • DMOs (CVBs) are gaining in popularity

      • The Planner, July-August 2007
        • Toronto: A city of Venues
        • What ever happened to face-to-face dialogue?
        • Reliable hotel business centers are valuable for meeting planners
        • An overlooked source of booth personnel
        • St. Maarten: Add the spice of Creole to your meetings and conventions
        • Begin with the end in mind...
        • Ontario resorts can be meeting destinations
        • Skin care for planners is important

      • The Planner, June 2007
        • Planners look for ways to go green and give back
        • The Laurentians: Quebec at its best
        • Writing solid proposals takes skill
        • Communication styles: What is your impact on others?
        • Microsoft Project can help planners
        • Finding an exhibit builder to suit your needs
        • Handwriting analysis
        • Spain is famous for its food and people

      • The Planner, May 2007
        • To attend or not attend… that is the question
        • There are many benefits of association membership
        • Videoconferencing is a great way to do business without being there
        • Does PowerPoint still have power?
        • Montreal: A unique city for planners
        • Gotcha, too!
        • Western venues with a view
        • Alsace: A tiny region produces big wines

      • The Planner, April 2007
        • Niagara Falls: A planner's delight
        • The company pic-nic can be an investment in more than just fun
        • Gather competitive intelligence
        • Use an ARS asap
        • Enunciate and exaggerate
        • Harnessing the power of teams
        • How to untangle hotel contracts
        • Bordeaux: The region . . . and the wine!

      • The Planner, March 2007
        • Deciding objectives and avoiding the pitfalls of RFPs
        • Venues with a view
        • Teleprompters to the rescue
        • Advice for meeting planners
        • Airport lounges are worth a look
        • Growing others
        • Accepted Practices Exchange: Where is the evolution today?
        • Canadian ice wines impress

      • The Planner, February 2007
        • Branding for the eyes and the ears
        • Stars and diamonds: Rating the hotels
        • Porter Airlines offers an alternative
        • Sugaring off
        • Multitasking: What are the risks?
        • How to invest in your RRSPs
        • Resolve to have a better life
        • Morelia: Mexico's little jewel

        2006

      • The Planner, December 2006
        • Guadalajara: A big city with a soul
        • Want to be an exhibit and event manager?
        • Seeking the ultimate (boutique) hotel experience
        • Keep it simple…
        • RRSP: A great tax-saving strategy
        • The heart of people skills
        • Kill procrastination
        • Becoming a CMP

      • The Planner, November 2006
        • Nawlins is back in business!
        • Corporate retreats are trendy again
        • Accept what can't be changed and change what you can
        • Here's the whole truth about competitive intelligence
        • Booking a speaker for your event
        • How to behave at an office party

      • The Planner, October 2006
        • Catering kosher events
        • Anna Lee Chabot Scholarship for meeting professionals
        • Looking back to look ahead
        • Techniques for professionally ending a booth conversation
        • iPod: A cultural icon after five years
        • France: Business ou plaisir
        • The pitfalls of hidden conference costs and how to avoid them
        • Feedback is a gift for all employees

      • The Planner, September 2006
        • Halifax offers a Maritime treat for meetings
        • Using a resort as a conference
        • Use it or lose it! Create visual impact
        • Carry-on can'ts
        • Digital cameras are here to stay
        • Planning a holiday party?
        • Take the essential ethical exam
        • Dallas WEC had record attendance

      • The Planner, July-August 2006
        • Yield/revenue management helps make better decisions
        • Multitasking: Is it productive or not?
        • Do you know your DMCs?
        • Do empowered teams equal disempowered management?
        • Cost saving tips for your next show
        • Cruise industry slows in 2006 but planners can benefit from it
        • Cancun is on the comeback trail
        • Private jet charters: Moving up in the world

      • The Planner, June 2006
        • Successful networking with today's technology
        • IMPAC looks ahead after 10 years
        • Venture philanthropy Pt. II
        • Why can't we all just get along
        • In-booth education is a great tool
        • Hurricane season ramps up
        • iPod: A great tool in so many ways
        • Group picnics need to be planned

      • The Planner, May 2006
        • Teambuilding is child's play
        • Venture philanthropy
        • Using vocal power
        • A capital with cachet
        • Look for the root
        • Venues with a view
        • Golf tidbits
        • Grand Intentions

      • The Planner, April 2006
        • Building a better team
        • Environment is a key to motivation
        • Organizing your first golf tourney
        • Calgary: A western city with pride
        • LEDs: What are they used for?
        • How to deal with artists for events
        • Cruises, Part II
        • Invitations that will work

      • The Planner, March 2006
        • Cruise Lines - Industry sees strongest revenue growth since 9/11
        • If you can't beat them, join them - Optimizing your team's performance is crucial
        • New Orleans is on the comeback trail
        • Reduce your flying stress
        • Choosing your wheels wisely - Gauging your tire pressure
        • Working with SOCAN to play music
        • Employee recognition and praise: Does it improve loyalty?
        • Biarritz: the Oceanside city for business is thriving

      • The Planner, February 2006
        • Conference centres: What you need to know
        • Taking action makes goals happen
        • Losing luggage is never fun
        • Choices abound for stylish luggage
        • Igniting the entrepreneurial spark
        • What you always wanted to know about PowerPoint
        • Upcoming trends in 2006
        • Demonstrating the intangibles
        • What's really going on here?
        • Music can make magical memories
        • What could be bed(ter)?
        • Resiliency makes a significant difference
      2005

      • The Planner, December 2005/January 2006
        • Dropping the bag(gage)
        • You need M&Ms and resiliency
        • What if and what do I do? When event planners become emergency planners
        • Book review: The Martha rules
        • Have yourself a drum party!
        • Seldon's wisdom was in action
        • Strategic show selection
        • Take action for receiving constructive feedback

      • The Planner, November 2005
        • Ethics: There is no free lunch
        • Preparing your Christmas party? Plan ahead for a safe event
        • Resiliency and self-awareness are tools to survive a changing world
        • You undress holiday stress
        • Book review: What no to wear
        • Is it the media or the message?
        • Trade show: Finding the missing ingredient
        • Watch out for argotism
        • Are you searching for the summit?

      • The Planner, October 2005
        • Flawed employees can be valuable
        • Making your website an effective tool
        • Venue selection with a hook
        • Gift and gift bag ideas
        • New Orleans: New Hope
        • Cancun is a paradise for travelers
        • Exhibiting is a collaboration
        • How to handle Q&As gracefully

      • The Planner, August/September 2005
        • Miami Beach: Serious sun and fun
        • Caterers should be cool with your food
        • Biometric passports
        • Three Qs that will help you become a world-class manager
        • You name it, he’ll tag it: A profile on Nick Topitzes of p/c Nametag
        • Finding your exhibit zone
        • You can hear me but are you listening?
        • APEX offers some great tools

      • The Planner, June/July 2005
        • Thinking outside the gift basket
        • To do or not to do… on the Internet
        • Use HR to grow your business
        • Book review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to meeting and Event Planning
        • When the schoolyard bully graduates
        • How to effectively interact with a visual aid
        • Being productive while traveling
        • Practicing the art of the handwritten note

      • The Planner, May 2005
        • Your invitations need impact
        • Drumming your way to a more successful work environment
        • Book review: Fitness for Travelers
        • New fitness gear for the traveler
        • Bien Venue or how to choose a venue
        • Team building isn't a game
        • Meeting "dans la cuisine" is in
        • PEC Europe 2005 in Monaco

      • The Planner, April 2005
        • When should you use PowerPoint?
        • Airlines cutting costs by losing luggage
        • Book review: The Itty Bitty Guide to Business Travel
        • Communicating so people want to listen
        • Looking out for management insight
        • Headphones a good bet for the plane

      • The Planner, March 2005
        • The W Hotel… as in wow!
        • PCMA space verification
        • Ascending in sales
        • Creativity resides in all of us
        • Vocal presence is important
        • Canadians lack focus
        • Tipping is not in China
        • It comes down to attitude

      • The Planner, February 2005
        • A California dream come true - The PEC-NA in San Diego
        • The importance of décor for an event
        • Do empowered teams equal depowered management?
        • San Diego: Surf and sun and fun
        • Specialized exhibit training works
        • An interview with Terri Breining
        • Mining for gold: websites to use
        • Simplicity complex