Meetings Northwest is NOW also in Northwest Montana
I have exciting news to share--My family and I have decided to move a couple hours north to a little town on Flathead Lake called Bigfork. We spend a lot of [...]
Can you go paperless with Yapp?
The 2016 ITS Heartland Annual Meeting was a success. The 2 ½ day event featured 34 exhibitors, over 200 attendees, many well-received presentations, a pizza party networking event and the [...]
Great event photography? Challenge Accepted
I can’t say that New Year’s resolutions are really my thing. I think there is just so much happening at the end of the year that the New Year just [...]
Dear Cloud . . . part 2
Dear Cloud, Please store my files…Part 2. My last blog ended as a cliffhanger and I’m certain my followers have been anxiously awaiting Part 2. As a recap, Part [...]
Whova. an Attendee Engagement and Networking App
This past year I was given the task of finding an event app for the 2015 National Rural ITS (NRITS) conference. The ideal app would increase our attendee’s engagement and [...]
Setting up a home office space in the heart of your home (amid chaos and love)
If you have been following Meetings Northwest, you know that we have a wonderfully unique business structure where we, the staff, get to work primarily from the comfort (sometimes [...]
The Importance of Saying Thank You
I have been tossing around this blog idea in my head for months now, probably since Thanksgiving when “giving thanks” is more openly shared. From seeing hand turkeys with [...]
The Chateau on the Lake – An Unprecedented Event Planning Experience in Branson, Missouri
In 15+ years of event planning, I’ve experienced many onsite challenges. There is the frequent (albeit frustrating problem) of late coffee/break food delivery; and the ever present risk of poor [...]
Click Me! Open Me! Read Me!
The much anticipated competition soon to play out in Super Bowl XLIX pales in comparison to the fierce competition that plays out every day in your inbox! I know I [...]
Sponsors, Big & Small – Thank You!
At every event we attend, whether it is a fundraiser or a conference, we experience the effects of sponsorship. A logo firmly displayed at the finish line, a thank you [...]
