Here is a list of our past issues since 2005 with an outline of the subjects:
2010
- 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
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