Spring 2013 Issue of Midwest Meetings magazine...
How Did You Get Here?![]() After watching Jennifer Lopez work her planning magic in the movie, The Wedding Planner, Tracey Bockhop, CMP, Meeting Planner for the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) knew that she wanted to be a part of the meetings and events world. Fresh out of college Tracey began gathering experience at a hotel and conference center in Madison, WI working in a variety of roles beginning as an administration assistant, then as a catering manager working with weddings, association, and corporate groups. It was through these positions she realized her passion was to move to the planner side and she set her sights on becoming just that.
Read More Remember Your First Meeting?![]() How long have you been a meeting planner? Is it long enough to forget what it was like attending your first meeting? If so, it is time to step back and try to remember what traveling for the first time was like and how you felt walking into a room with hundreds of other participants who wanted to know about your business and your role in it.
Read More Do Something Unexpected
![]() This article almost didn’t get published. To be more accurate, it almost didn’t get written. You see, I’ve had this cold now for a couple weeks, and in my fog of decongestants, I inadvertently left my laptop behind on a plane the other day. Imagine the panic of arriving home late in the evening, on the last flight of the day, and wondering why your briefcase is a lot lighter than it should be.
Read More Benchmark Hospitality International’s Benchmark Resorts & Hotels Announces
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