WHEN WE PLAN, WE PROFIT. A World Education Congress Virtual Attendee Planner Changing your conference dollars into company revenue is a complex process, but we’ve provided you this tool to prove the value of attending and to track your conference experience. Setting objectives, conceiving next steps, and recording outcomes all add up to a wise WEC investment. Use this Virtual Attendee planner to show you — and your boss — how the education and connections you’ll receive attending the virtual conference mean business for your bottom line. www.mpiweb.org/wec 1 VIRTUAL ATTENDEE PLANNER As a WEC attendee, you’ve got a unique set of objectives for both you and your organization. Whether you’re looking for smarter technologies, better contacts, or just plain good ideas, WEC is the place to make it happen. Need to build the case for your boss? Check out these reasons to attend virtually, and on page 7, calculate your investment and determine the value of WEC. Outstanding Reasons to Attend WEC 2009 Ready To Start Planning Your Virtual Experience? It’s Easy. • Create a customized experience by downloading content from over 100 knowledge sessions. • Learn to communicate the real value of meetings and their impact on the bottom line. • Gain an understanding of the new political and legal implications challenging our industry. • Discover the latest in digital technology and how to maximize it to drive business. • Receive research and best practices that support business results from well-executed meetings. • Acquire practical informational tools to apply immediately to your job and your organization. • Benefit from the collective wisdom, passion and professionalism of industry leaders and peers. 1. Download and save a copy of the WEC Virtual Attendee Planner for your personal use. 2. Print it out and take notes during the conference. Or type your notes into the planner after attending a session online. 3. Keep the WEC Virtual Attendee Planner available to update whenever you win a piece of business. SMART IDEA Use the WEC Virtual Attendee Planner as a platform to build a winning proposal for your registration to your management. Record your objectives, ideas, contacts, action plans, and successes on the following pages. SMART IDEA Multiply your knowledge. Come up with a plan to share your key take-aways with the rest of your team. 2 VIRTUAL ATTENDEE PLANNER KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS New Ideas, Key Takeaways and Next Steps Identify knowledge and business solutions to further your development. Pre-conference Objectives Before WEC Professional After WEC Personal Objective Outcomes Sessions to Attend Virtually to Meet Objectives 3 VIRTUAL ATTENDEE PLANNER MARKETPLACE New Ideas, Key Takeaways and Next Steps Make new professional connections to build your business. Pre-conference Objectives Before WEC Professional After WEC Personal Objective Outcomes 4 VIRTUAL ATTENDEE PLANNER COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS Next Steps Establish new connections for relationship-building and networking. Before WEC Pre-conference Objectives Professional After WEC Personal Outcomes Connections to Meet Objectives 5 VIRTUAL ATTENDEE PLANNER NEW CONNECTIONS Name Company Phone E-mail Name Company Phone E-mail Name Company Phone E-mail Name Company Phone E-mail Name Company Phone E-mail Name Company Phone E-mail Name Company Phone E-mail Name Company Phone E-mail Name Company Phone E-mail 6 VIRTUAL ATTENDEE PLANNER NOTES 8