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	<title>Alberta Venture Magazine, Alberta business, Canadian business, Business Awards, Alberta news, Alberta industry &#187; Meeting and Convention Planning Guide</title>
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		<title>Meetings That Stick</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to get the most out of the conferences you attend – both at the event and afterwards by Colleen Seto It’s happened to the best of us. You attend a conference, learn new skills and get motivated to put &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/03/meetings-that-stick/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Unconventional Wisdom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From monthly committee meetings to the annual  corporate bash, three industry experts give tips to plan an event that will leave participants counting   down the days until the next one <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/03/unconventional-wisdom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Me In &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glimpse the future of the meeting business through today’s state-of-the-art venues by Malwina Gudowska Kimberley Conference and Athlete Training Centre Location: Kimberley, B.C. Cost: $7 million Size: 24,000 square feet Completion date: September 2010 “Budgets are not what they used &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2010/03/meet-me-in/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Impress the Pros</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three event planning experts talk about winning ideas from the best occasions they’ve ever attended, and how you can incorporate these into your own event by Colleen Seto MEET THE EXPERTS Jocelyn Flanagan, CEO of the international award-winning event company, &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/03/impress-the-pros/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How To Get What You Pay For</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don’t stop investing in trade shows, training, meetings and conferences. Just do it wisely. Here’s how by Caitlin Crawshaw When the economy experiences a downturn, many people’s knee-jerk reaction is to slash marketing and training budgets in an effort to &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/03/how-to-get-what-you-pay-for/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Closing The Expectations Gap</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A manager wants an employee to go to a conference to learn. The employee wants a holiday. A writer goes undercover to find out what will please both – and keep people coming back year after year by Lisa Ricciotti &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2009/03/closing-the-expectations-gap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan&#8217;s Meeting Places 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our updated directory of more than 200 venues to hold your next meeting Stand-alone version (12.5 Mb PDF)]]></description>
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		<title>Scared Stiff</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet the people you want to know and increase business by squashing your fear of networking By Todd Hirsch Do you ever feel like a wallflower? Is there a knot in the pit of your stomach when you walk into &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2006/03/scared-stiff/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Show Me the ROI</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If hosting an event is a significant part of a company strategy, why wait till the last chair is put away to start talking about return on investment? By Phoebe Dey Three words well known in the financial world are &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2006/03/show-me-the-roi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Make it Happen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2005 16:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[14 ways to guarantee a great event Humpf! That’s a sound we hear all the time from our Meeting and Convention Planning Guide readers. No sooner than an event ends, another one begins. Edited by Tracy Hyatt illustration by Adrian &#8230; <a href="http://albertaventure.com/2005/03/make-it-happen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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