20 Educational Seminars Set for 10th HSMAI Affordable Meetings(R) West Show

June 14-15, 2006, Long Beach, CA

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. October 14, 2008

MCLEAN, VA, March 11, 2006. Meeting planners attending the 10th annual Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International's (HSMAI) Affordable Meetings(R) West show, taking place June 14-15, 2006 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA, will benefit from an impressive line-up of 20 educational seminars, including seven new topics focusing on various "need to know" key industry issues.

A highlight of HSMAI's Affordable Meetings(R) West is a general session entitled, "Critiquing Critical Clauses in Hotel Contracts." This dynamic program will feature attorneys from both sides of the table (meeting planners and hotels) presenting the points of views of their constituents on such issues as attrition, room rate protection, cancellation fees, force majeure, and more.

The show's comprehensive educational series will offer attendees the opportunity to acquire expert insight, fresh ideas and inspirational advice, helping them to produce more successful, cost-effective meetings. The dynamic seminars featured during the two-day event include:

New Sessions for 2006

Hands-On Budget Design Using Your Own Laptop (Part II)

Carroll A. Reuben, CMP, President, Meeting Excellence, Rolling Hills Estates, California

Marie Madera, Lab Assistant, Operations Manager, AMMP, San Pedro, California

So You Think You Have Leverage? How Hotels Value Your Meetings

Tim Brown, Partner, Meeting Sites Resource, Irvine, California

Communication Skills that Turn Negatives and "No's" into Positives

Jeffrey Hansler, Speaker, Trainer, Consultant, Author, The Oxford Company, Huntington Beach, California

Event Housing: Using Technology to Do More With Less

Doug Melinn, Director of Strategic Accounts, Passkey, Quincy, Massachusetts

Working with Third-Parties: Aiming for a Seamless Partnership

Gary Hernbroth, President, Training for Winners, Danville, California

P-L-A-N-Your-Day: Getting Organized to Effectively Manage Your Time

Eileen Roth, Author, Speaker and Consultant, Everything in its Place, Scottsdale, Arizona

Dealing Effectively with Your E-mail

Peggy Duncan, Personal Productivity Expert, PSC Press, Atlanta, Georgia

Sessions Back By Popular Demand

Event Budgeting: From Start to Finish (Part I)

Carroll A. Reuben, CMP, President, Meeting Excellence, Rolling Hills Estates, California;

Marie Madera, Lab Assistant, Operations Manager, AMMP, San Pedro, California

The Basics of Meeting Planning (Parts I & II)

Joan Eisenstodt, Chief Strategist, Eisenstodt Associates LLC, Washington, D.C.

How to be a World-Class Negotiator

Ed Brodow, CEO, Ed Brodow Seminars, Inc., Monterey, California

High-Impact On-Site Meeting Management

Jennifer Brown, CMP, Partner, Meeting Sites Resource, Irvine, California

Meeting the Challenges of Planning Successful Food and Beverage Functions

Marjorie Y. Risinger, CMP, Rosenberg & Risinger, The Meeting Professionals, Culver City, California

The Art of Persuasion: Selling Your Ideas and Yourself

Alan Ovson, President, Ovson Communications, San Francisco, California

180 Ways to Transform Your Meetings

Sue Tinnish, SEAL Inc., Transforming Meetings Through Interaction, Facilitation, Teambuilding & Fun, Chicago, Illinois

Increase Meeting Room Capacity and Get Your Audience the Best Seats in the House

Paul Radde, Ph.D., Director, The Thrival Institute?, Boulder, Colorado

The ABCs of RFPs and Site Selection

Cathy Clifton, CMP, CMM, President/Owner, C^2 & Company Meetings and Events, Scottsdale, Arizona;

Mary E. Young, CMP, Director of Meetings, M.Y. Events, Inc., Tempe, Arizona

How to Run a Successful Independent Meeting Business

Colleen Rickenbacher, CMP, CSEP, President/Owner, Colleen Rickenbacher, Inc., Dallas, Texas

Igniting the Creative Spark Within You

Keith Powell, The Business Revivalist, Albuquerque, New Mexico

How to Ask for What You Want

Edina Lessack, CMP, President, Meetings and Events, USA, Chicago, Illinois

Seminar hours: Wednesday, June 14: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m., 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. and 2:45 - 4:15 p.m.; Thursday, June 15: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. and 1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Attendance at HSMAI's Affordable Meetings(R) is free-of-charge for qualified meeting planners. In addition to the agenda of high-impact seminars, all meeting planners who attend HSMAI's Affordable Meetings(R) events will benefit from the following:

The opportunity to meet and do business with more than 250 exhibiting companies during a unique exposition that showcases venues, products and services to help produce various types of meetings and events. Trade show hours allow planners to do business on the exposition floor early from 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on both days.

A $10 coupon (on both days of the show) to buy lunch at the food concessions in the exposition hall, sponsored by HSMAI along with a contribution from the Long Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

A complimentary spiral-bound book containing handouts from all of the seminars so attendees will have access to the ideas and insights shared during each of the sessions and workshops.

The chance to win JetBlue airline tickets (new for 2006), AMEX gift cards and cash prizes, as well as drawings at many exhibitor booths.

The HSMAI's Affordable Meetings(R) Bookstore, a one-stop shopping source for attendees to find the most up-to-date publications and resource materials focusing on the needs of meeting planners at every level of experience, as well as a complete line of CMP study materials.

A new feature on the exposition floor for 2006 includes an Internet Caf'e, which allows attendees the convenience to check email and stay in touch with the office while remaining on the expo floor to do business.

To pay tribute to its loyal supporters, HSMAI will extend its exhibiting members an invitation to an on-site VIP reception where attendees can mix and mingle with committed planners who have attended at least three past Affordable Meetings? shows, event speakers and members of the press.

Over 700 attendees, representing meeting and event planners from a variety of organizations, with a majority representing corporate, association and independent sectors and the balance from government, non-profit, education, religious and medical/health care organizations, trade show management and the military, are expected to visit HSMAI's Affordable Meetings(R) West 2006 show.

Following the West program, HSMAI's Affordable Meetings(R) National will take place Sept. 6 - 7, 2006 at the Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. as the last show on the schedule for this year.

HSMAI'S AFFORDABLE MEETINGS(R)

HSMAI's Affordable Meetings(R) is owned and presented by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Americas region and managed by George Little Management, LLC (GLM).

EXPOSITION SPACE IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR HSMAI'S AFFORDABLE MEETINGS(R) WEST. For exhibitor information, contact Beth Petersen, show manager, GLM, Ten Bank Street, White Plains, NY 10606-1954, or call (914) 421-3377; fax (914) 948-2918; e-mail: [email protected].

Attendee information is available by calling 1-800-272-SHOW. Additional information and a complete program schedule can be obtained by visiting the show's web site at www.affordablemeetings.com.