On the Spot 9-1-2001

Meetings & Conventions: Short Cuts September 2001

September 2001

Short Cuts:
On the SpotIf you went back to school, what would you study?

“Computers. When I started meeting planning, I had to learn everything from scratch, including database and Web-site programming. I also will start studying for my Certified Meeting Professional designation soon.”
David Corson
Manager
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Washington, D.C.

“I would like to gain more knowledge about marketing. In the past few years my organization has tried to establish a more personal, hands-on relationship with its members. I am very interested in how technology can achieve this. Other than that, I always need to know more about accounting and communications.”
Lorraine B. Webster
Executive Director
Education Credit Union Council Inc.
Spanish Fort, Ala.
“I would study business. I am a woman more than 50 years of age, and when I went to college, women were not encouraged along those lines. I would want to study business to be on the cutting edge. Who knows where I’d be now if things were different back then?”
Jan Atkins
Manager, Operations & Events
College Survival
Rapid City, S.D.