June 2008 Archives

You may have heard the saying "The devil is in the details." It points out the importance of looking after all the little behind the scene items that can make an undertaking run smoothly or seem like a bad thrill ride. Conferences have more details than you can shake a stick at. Paying attention to all those details makes your conference run smoothly and lets folks know that you really are glad they came.

Oh schwag, how I love thee!  OK, so I don't really love all schwag, just really fun or really practical schwag, but before I cite the reasons for my excitement, allow me to back up a bit.  I don't want to assume that everyone knows what this odd sounding word means.  So, for those of you who are like me not too long ago, I'll explain.