MiForum Google GroupMiForum is a fast-paced interactive community for planners. You can post questions on everything from audiovisual setups to creating an app for your event to how to deal with a difficult attendee and you’ll most likely receive guidance from the veteran planners that make up the group’s core membership. Registration is required to participate.
#Eventprofs Twitter Community
Twitter is a great way to keep up with news in any arena, but it’s especially helpful for planners. Do a search for “#eventprofs” to find planners sharing their experiences. Better yet, toot your own horn by appending #eventprofs to your tweets to alert fellow planners to your digital musings.
Apex Industry Glossary
The Convention Industry Council maintains an up-to-date, searchable glossary of more than 1,400 terms, acronyms, and abbreviations currently in use in the event planning world.
Contacts Unlimited’s Room Calculator
Simply type the number of attendees you expect into this online tool and it will output the optimal square footage for a banquet space, theater-style meeting room, and trade show booth to accommodate your group.
M&C’s Meeting Planner Tools & Resources
Not to toot our own horn, but we’ve assembled a handy suite of tools for planners, including a currency converter, a searchable database of country dialing codes, visa and passport information, and even a flight time calculator.