MTI strives to track news that effects the meeting technology industry.  This page is reserved for articles that MTI thinks may be of interest to our clients and others.
 

Industry News 

News Sources

Eventweb.com 
(Internet News and Analysis for the Meeting Industry)
Exhibitor Magazine
Meeting News Magazine
Meeting World
Successful Meetings Magazine
Technology Meetings Magazine
Trade Show News Network
Tradeshow Week Magazine 
 

Research

Center for Exhibition Industry Research
Exhibit Surveys Inc.
    

Useful Article Archives

The Boston Handbook on Meeting Technology
Trade Show Week Trends
Corbin Ball's Article Database
Flash Point Technologies' Articles

 

     

Headlines

When Is It Entrepreneurship, And When Is It Client Thievery?  
Meeting News article about a decorator winning a lawsuit against  a contracted salesperson for "stealing" a client.
Show Guides Available on PDAs
Meeting News writes about ExpoExchage's new product.
Big Cost Savings Found in Online Meeting Services 
Meeting News sites a study by PhoCusWright.
Trade Show Week's "Event Marketing Service Providers Survey" Results (PDF format)
Audio visual production/rental companies surveyed had an average annual revenues of $6.3 million and forecasted average revenue growth of 14.4% for 2000 over 1999 and %11 for 2001over 2000. The average of all service providers surveyed  was 12.3% for 2000 over 1999 and  %9 for 2001 over 2000. * Done before 9/11/01
ABCs of Video Conferencing by Network World Magazine 
An IT staffers basic guide to what network infrastructure it takes roll out video conferencing.
Selecting the Right Vendor for Internet Conferencing - 
A flowchart from Flashpoint Technologies
Virtual meetings vanquished - B2BOnline.com writes..,
Study finds companies plan to cut budgets for Web-based meetings, increase travel
Web Conference Call
Eweek labs reviews the leading corporate Web Conferencing software suites.

Streamed Audio or Video News Programs  

Video Conferencing as a Travel Alternative
StreamingMedia.com audio interview of Vbrick, Gentner, and Picture Tell CEO's. 
* NOTE: Open the page and scroll down upon to find the link for this particular interview.
Creative Marketing Strategies for Uncertain Times (video  webcast)
ITWorld.com presents its reaction to 9/11 and how the economic outlook relates to vendors who sell to the IT industry. Includes a good strategic overview of webcasting by Bill Reintein.
   

Articles

For Meeting Technology Planners

Checklist of technology questions to ask a Hotel or Venue - by Jeff Rasco
Checklist of technology questions to ask a Hotel or Venue - By Corbin Ball

For Technicians

Understand the technology behind flat-panel displays. from Extremetech.com
IIS Add-Ons Toughen Defenses - from eWeek by Timothy Dyck
A few utilities used to tighten security on your Microsoft Internet Information Web Server.
The Essential Network Toolkit - from PC Magazine
Recommended tools for corporate IT network technicians.   
Remote Control Software - Product review from PC Magazine by Cade Metz
Review of 8 software packages  that let you control your office PC from remote locations over the Internet.
Preventing Booth Theft - Common sense ways to protect your trade show properties
 

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