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Slow week for those who are not at MPI’s World Education Congress in Vancouver. (To live vicariously, follow the Twitterfountain on M.D.’s Front Page.)

Will continue to hold down the fort till next week. If you have any questions of comments, would love to hear from you!

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Have a great week! Terri

Hello, your sporadically communicative diva here. Just letting you know I’m back home on the west coast, in front of my favorite computer (the one with the big screen and the Mac interface).



While on the east coast, I hooked up with old friends, including M.D.ers Vince Alonzo, Jean Jaworek, and Bruce Serlen. It was great to see them! Also while there, I got a call with old friend Rob Carey, who asked me to relay the following:



“Rob Carey is writing an article for a… Continue

For those of you who have been following the fortunes (or, should I say, misfortunes) of the heretofore free Ning websites, do not fear for Meetings Diva. M.D. is already a paying website and will remain so after July 20, when all free Nings will either convert or be phased out.



As far as I’m concerned, Ning is a great platform, and their new pay-to-play plan will actually lower my costs. What does worry me is their advice to members on… Continue

As any PBS station will tell you, member drives are a necessary evil. But necessary they are, if only to nudge people and let them know you’re still at it. This time, however, I remembered my netiquette and provided a way for people to opt out by replying with NO in the subject line. I did receive some NOs (which are going into a no-call list) but one guy NO’d twice, the second time more emphatically, “NO I AM MARRIED”. Huh.



Anyway, there are a lot of new people and they are so… Continue