All entries for August 2014
Contractors of the Year for Your Midweek Blues
To lighten your mid-week blues - and in honor of new construction and facilities - we found some of the most innovative new designs. Let us know how you think they fared...
Forum Update: Ever Been to Sarasota in November?
Complimentary to all Delegate Attendees Venue Confirmed: Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, FL
We're pleased to announce the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota is the confirmed venue for the Total Security Summit, Facilities Management Summit and Contact Center Summit this November. This luxury venue is renowned for its elegance in the heart of downtown Sarasota. Our guests will enjoy breathtaking bay views while meeting with solution providers in a relaxed and intimate environment. By attending a summit, you will be experiencing the best of Sarasota - with gourmet meals and nightly entertainment on the grounds of the city's most highly acclaimed resort. About the Summits... The Summits are unlike any networking experience. The appointment-based strategy introduces attendees to solution providers based on their own personal needs. Unlike a traditional trade show - delegate attendees are seated at their own tables and meet with providers relevant to upcoming projects. Attendees also casually network over meals, cocktails and seminars. What Past Attendees Are Saying... "As a first time participant in this Forum - I sincerely appreciate the pace, schedule and enthusiasm of the team! The event was a tremendous help to my company." "I have only high reviews for every aspect of the conference. I made some outstanding contacts and will likely be partnering with one or more of the attending vendors. The event was nothing less than outstanding. You guys did a great job!!" "Much more informative than tradeshows. Better use of the investment of time, opportunity to form relationships that are more meaningful and lead to partnerships." “I enjoy the one-on-one meeting format. I can get more information and explain my organization’s needs in more detail in each 30 minute meeting. This is my first Forum experience and I can’t imagine going back to the old crowded, noisy and distracting tradeshows!” “This was a great networking event and the most convenient way to source vendors. It was definitely a personal touch where the vendors could focus on my organizational needs.” Register for the Summits, here.
Chicago Testimonials: Attendees Sound Off
Delegate Testimonials: “I enjoy the one-on-one meeting format. I can get more information and explain my organization’s needs in more detail in each 30 minute meeting. This is my first Forum experience and I can’t imagine going back to the old crowded, noisy and distracting tradeshows!” “This experience was very enlightening… Everything was wonderful.” “This Summit provided an extremely novel way to connect! I loved the approach.” “Very unique format, which allowed for one-on-one time that you don’t get at a normal tradeshow.” “Very organized event. Interesting and relevant workshops and excellent accommodations.” “This was a great networking event and the most convenient way to source vendors. It was definitely a personal touch where the vendors could focus on my organizational needs.” “Forum events are my favorite conferences of the year.” “Very well organized and planned. Great team of people!” “The Summit was well organized and beneficial with a good representation of vendors.” “Forum Events really has a unique approach to building business partnerships. Thank you Cherissa for such an awesome event!” “This has been a great experience. Having the opportunity to have one-on-one time with vendors really personalized my sourcing needs. They were able to assist me based on my organizational needs.” “I really liked the format of this Summit. It was not stressful and you were able to determine if you and the vendor were a fit.”
Chicago Summit Success!
The HR & Employee Benefits Summit successfully ran alongside the Training & Development Summit this July in Chicago, IL. We are pleased to announce the numerous testimonials we have received from the combined events and have heard of multiple new business deals that have since arisen. HR & Employee Benefits executives along with Training & Development directors arrived for breakfast and registration in the ballroom of the Hilton in Downtown Chicago. Instantly – the Forum team knew the attendees would be a pleasure to work with as all the guests were eager to begin networking. Following a short but sweet opening presentation – the ballroom was buzzing with introductions as delegates met one-on-one with solution providers! These meetings continued throughout the day, separated by our healthier lunch menu and multiple coffee breaks – all of which acted as additional casual networking opportunities.
That evening, attendees met for a cocktail reception before heading to a grand Gala dinner. The evening was electric as everyone had already made formal introductions and were quickly on the way to becoming friends! Groups mingled at the reception and the party continued through to the next wild event: Casino night. Guests enjoyed an open bar throughout the evening as many laughs were shared around poker and roulette tables. The dealers joined in, giving insight and creating an electric atmosphere as three lucky winners duked it out to win several bottles of wine. The next day – attendees regrouped for another hot breakfast before heading straight to additional meetings. By this time – the majority of attendees have met so the atmosphere blossoms and meetings become especially lively. The event closes at mid-day and is followed by one final lunch. Here, attendees make their final connections before heading home – all sharing the same intimate experience and willing to reconnect with vendors from the event. View testimonials from this Chicago event. For more pictures, visit our Google + page, here.
Facebook Messenger Trolls on Your Privacy
When you download the new Messenger app – you must select to agree with the Terms & Conditions of the install. Here are a few of those permission you are granting the service:
Among other information the app can access on your mobile device: your call log, SMS text messages, contact data and emails.
This sudden awareness of policies and terms of service follows Facebook’s 2012 psychological experiment where Facebook altered the number of positive and negative posts seen on more than 700,000 users’ newsfeeds finding that less positive words would lead to more negative posts. The manipulation of data lead Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, to admit that Facebook “communicated poorly” about the study. It is important to note Facebook Messenger is not the first freestanding app to pose such requests. Using any messenger app, including WhatsApp, Viber, MessageMe, are likely to have similar permissions.
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