Home Sponsorship: A Key to Powerful Marketing 1 2007 Education Report 2008 Education Schedule 2008 Operating Council 3 Airlines Shut Down in One Week 3.15.06 Thoughts 3.15.06 TSEA Tips 5.1.07 News 4.15.08, Bits From Bob Become a Speaker at TS2 2008 – THE Industry Event for Exhibit & Event Professionals FREEMAN LAUNCHES CUSTOMER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PART-TIME SHOW SITE STAFF Krisam Group Announces Ecomomic Stimulus Plan for Meeting Planners TSEA MEMBERS ONLY Aaron Bludworth Joins GES as Vice President of Corporate Events After The Show: Self-Analysis, A Critical Component to Improve Performance April 1 Bits From Bob April 1 Industry News April 1 New Members April 1 Thoughts from the Corner Office April 1 TSEA Tips April 2: TSEA Open House Are You Throwing Money Away? Begin at The Beginning: Three Secrets for Tradeshow Success Best Booth at Expo! 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The A-Zs of Exhibiting Overseas The Nielsen Company Names Greg Farrar President of Nielsen Business Media The Power of Asking Questions: 7 Strategies to Discovering what Your Prospects Really Want The Tradeshow Curse The Virtual Trade Show: The Top Four Things You Need To Know The Wearing of the Green: Exhibiting for the Environmentally-Conscious Audience Thoughts From the Corner Office Thoughts from the Corner Office 5.1.07 Thoughts From the Corner Office, April 1, 2008 Thoughts from the Corner Office, April 15, 2008 Thoughts from the Corner Office, April 16, 2007 Thoughts from the Corner Office, Aug. 1, 2007 Thoughts From the Corner Office, August 15, 2007 Thoughts From the Corner Office, Dec. 3, 2007 Thoughts from the Corner Office, December 18, 2007 Thoughts from the Corner Office, Feb. 1, 2008 Thoughts From the Corner Office, Feb. 20, 2008 Thoughts from the Corner Office, Jan. 16, 2008 Thoughts from the Corner Office, Jan. 4, 2007 Thoughts From the Corner Office, July 16, 2007 Thoughts From the Corner Office, June 1, 2006 Thoughts From the Corner Office, June 15, 2007 Thoughts from the Corner Office, Mar. 3, 2008 Thoughts From the Corner Office, May 1, 2008 Thoughts From the Corner Office, May 15, 2007 Thoughts From the Corner Office, Nov. 1, 2007 Thoughts from the Corner Office, Nov. 16, 2007 Torch Passed to Next Generation at Hargrove, Inc. 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TSEA Members: New Discount Affiliation with FCm Travel Solutions TSEA New Members, Aug.1, 2007 TSEA Tips 5.1.07 TSEA Tips, April 16, 2007 TSEA Tips: The Scent of a Show TSEA to Exhibit at Exhibitor 2008 TSEA's Career Center TSEAConnect: the ONLY Online Community of Its Kind TSNN.com Reports Dramatic Increase in Event Interest in 2008's First Quarter Turn Your Team Around: Seven Strategies to Transform Trade Show Performance Valera Global Joins Chicago Climate Exchange, Commits to Offset 100 Percent of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Windy City Chapter Events for 2008 Windy City Logo Contest Windy City News Become a Speaker at TS2 2008 – THE Industry Event for Exhibit & Event Professionals Submit your conference topics today As a representative of the top professionals in the exhibit and event industry, you have the ability to help us connect with the best speakers in the field and make the TS2 2008 conference program the most successful to date. TS2 will take place July 28–31, 2008, in Philadelphia, Penn. The conference program at TS2 is one of the best forums dedicated solely to exhibit and event professionals. The program is designed to provide leading-edge information on industry trends, tools to increase productivity, save time and money, and reach everyone (no matter the stage of their career). The 2008 proposed tracks include: *Corporate Events – Experiential Marketing Beyond the Exhibit Hall *Design & Environment – Increasing the Wow Factor of Your Face-to-Face Events *Exhibit Marketing & Sales – Building Traffic, Creating Business and Meeting Objectives *Logistics & Operations – Making Your Event Happen *Marketing & Communications – Your Comprehensive Tool for Direct and Interactive Marketing *Personal Development & Leadership – Workplace Success and Self-Improvement *Strategic Planning & Measurement – Strategy, Budgeting and Planning for Success *Tradeshow Week 200 – Provocative Sessions Taught by Tradeshow Week 200 Event Participants The TS2 conference program also offers CME and CME/H CEU credits. Please click here to submit your session proposals now. The deadline is October 26, 2007. A limited number of session times are available. As a result, we are unable to accept all submissions. Selections will be made no later than November 20, 2007, and all submitters will be notified of their status by December, 2007. Thank you for your continued support of TS2. We appreciate you taking the time to forward this Call for Sessions to anyone you know who might be interested. If you have any questions please email jschuldenfrei@tsea.org. Thank you!