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Conference Services
Meeting Technology
What is this web-based suite of solutions for the meeting planner called Attend-eSource?
Did you really commission session scanning  and lead retrieval equipment to help meeting planners do their jobs easier and better?
How does online registration streamline the tasks of a meeting planner?

Greener Meetings
Do recycled and recyclable name badges exist?
Do you operate your tour buses with biodiesel fuels?
What are the paperless registration options?
How can you reuse fabrics by applying creative lighting?

Event Production
Lounge Appeal
What is the Lounge Appeal?
Can you create a mood with intimate seating and lighted cocktail tables?
How can lighting make an impact?

Interactive and Team Building Events

How can I use Wireless keypad technology to achieve immediate results?
Can you customize Amazing Races, Survivor Skills and game shows?
How easy is it to customize events at the client’s request?

Customized Props and Displays
Who creates your customized props, especially the double-parasailing prop with two working lifts for a photo opportunity?
Can you create retail displays, like the Target Candy Dispenser you built for a museum event?
How many years have you been creating a new and different Halloween Haunt of sorts for a member-driven organization?

Giving Back
How do you give back to the community?
What is your selection process and guidelines for the charity organizations you work with?

Transportation & Tours
Major Moves
What are our most recent shuttle programs?
What was our largest move in metroConnections’ history?

DMC Best Practices Checklist
What is a DMC and what are the standard practices of a DMC?

Group Tours to Group Adventures
What are the alternatives to typical convention catering scenarios?
What are the ways that conferences are engaging their attendees as a group?

Tours, Tours and more Tours
What are your city tour offerings?
What is your most popular tour?
What are the ways you can customize a tour for a special event or festival?