SmartSource Rentals provides full service video wall setup, support and delivery. If you are looking to make a huge impact at your next corporate event, trade show or product launch then this is the technology you need to do it. Anyone that passes by a wall of nine 42″ plasma displays will be blown away at the intense size and quality of the video being show. The video panels can be controlled individually or combined to create one massive size wall of high quality plasma video. For more information, pictures or to get quote on a video wall at your next event visit the Video Wall Rentals page of the website.

Some of the AV Rental Equipment provided by SmartSource Rentals included:

• Eiki LC-X8 10,000 Lumen LCD Projection
• FSR Compass Plus CP-200 High Resolution Seamless Switching
• Shure UHF Wireless Mics
• Martin MAC 700 Intelligent Moving Lights

For those of you thinking about attending next year, the IES Annual Conference is a comprehensive educational forum for lighting professionals that includes general sessions, research papers, and other information on the latest products, services and trends in the lighting industry.

Here are some pictures of IES 200:

For more information please visit the Illuminating Engineering Society website.

One prime example of their commitment to a higher level of service is the longstanding relationship with Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) - a world leader in the design, manufacturing, sale and service of instruments and consumables for the scientific laboratory. Specifically, SmartSource Rentals has been providing a full range of Information Technology (IT) and audio-visual equipment and related support services to Waters Corp.’s local events in Massachusetts, as well as national events in other states across the nation, including New York, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Georgia, Florida, California and others. The equipment involved ranges from laptop & computer rentals, copiers, plasma & LCD displays, audio visual and lighting, video walls, digital signage and more.

A relationship that started with SmartSource Rentals providing one single plasma display rental for a trade show booth in California has grown to now utilize all of the 23 full service branch locations for national trade shows such as PITTCON and ASMA, as well as other events such as Anniversary Gala’s, media events and product launches. SmartSource Rentals values this relationship along with the trust that Waters Corporation has in the company to provide direction & expertise alongside high quality products and services.

This end-to-end approach to event solutions is not the exception, but rather the rule when it comes to customer relationships. SmartSource has a great deal of pride in maintaining this high lever of quality service throughout the United States and in a variety of different industries.  Its high standards have enabled the company to maintain a leadership position, grow steadily, and continue the corporate culture of service and quality that is reflected in its well-known customer pledge, “No Excuses, Guaranteed!”

Click here to read more on SmartSource’s relationship with Waters Corporation or visit the Waters Corporation website.

An overview of the study from MeetingsNet.com gives some important information for exhibitors at these tradeshows regarding what the doctors want. If you plan to attend a medical tradeshow or are currently renting equipment for these shows you may want to make sure the rentals you have are what the doctors are looking for.You may also find some good tips on what type of staff or members you want in the booths at these shows.

In addition to the usual lounge, food, and space mentions, other items mentioned included Wi-Fi, Interactive Kiosks, and Clearer Signage. All of these items can be rented from SmartSource Rentals, and we currently provide rental services and equipment for conventions, tradeshows, and events all over the nation. Based on the overview of the study you might want to try renting some of the following for your next medical show -

	Trade Show Internet- Our Trade Show Internet solution is a great way to avoid the high in-house fees and get your own ‘Internet-in-a-box’ solution
	Interactive Touch Screen Kiosk - Interactive Kiosks are a great way to provide information to visitors at your booth. We have branding options as well as green solutions like our Digital Document Library that can provide booth visitors with all the documents they need.
	Plasma & LCD Monitors - Just about every tradeshow is flooded with Plasma Displays or LCD screens showing everything from videos, to images to camera feeds. We have a huge variety of brands and sizes including 3 X 3 seamless video walls.

HCEA members can see the study here.

Currently SmartSource Rentals has 23 technology rental locations across the U.S. and is a leading national supplier of technology rentals and services. At the time of this post we are accepting resumes for open job positions in:

• Long Island,
• Boston
• Los Angeles
• Washington D.C.
• Chicago

Please do not call the local offices regarding the positions and you will find all of the information you need by viewing or downloading the job descriptions. For more general information be sure to visit the SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Rentals home page.

SmartSource Rentals is going to be providing some our technology expertise and equipment at these events with the goal of helping educate MPI members on social networking sites and how they can be applied to their events. Each location will also be able to see the other during the event through two ustream webcasts as well - very cool! Trade Show Internet helped make this possible by enabling the events to get online as internet is available at either venue.  We’ll be using 4G cards in each location.

Buca di Beppo - Wheeling, IL
Buca di Beppo Wheeling, a modern Italian-style restaurant in an eclectic, vintage setting.

Carnivale - Chicago, IL
Carnivale is a reflection of Latin culture and community boasting dishes of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, El Salvador and Mexico.

Guests and viewers will be able to communicate via Twitter as long as #mpicac is in the status update.

Wheeling Ustream Link
Chicago Ustream Link

There are also iphone and Android ustream viewer applications as well for mobile viewing.

Locations
Carnivale Chicago
702 W Fulton Market
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 850-5005

Buca di Beppo
604 N Milwaukee Avenue
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 808-9898

Agenda
New Member Orientation:     5:00-5:30 pm
Registration & Networking:   5:30-7:30 pm

Registration
MPI Members $25
Non Members $35
Students    $25

More info and registration details on the event can be found on the MPICAC website

SmartSource President & CEO Michael McClernon noted that “The opening of a branch in New Orleans, one of the nation’s premier sites for trade shows and conventions, was a direct response to the needs of our national client base. Being able to service this leading conference destination was a natural extension of our presence in other major convention cities nationwide and further advances our strategy to become an ever more capable supplier to the trade show industry.  SmartSource is pleased to have the manager and customers of  Dixie Business Equipment join our company and help us expand into this region.”

Echoing McClernon’s thoughts was SmartSource Vice President Chad Frank who stated, “In addition to a vibrant tourism and convention business, New Orleans is home to many financial firms, an already strong segment of our client base.  It is our hope that our new location will also help us become a greater resource for area oil and gas companies.”

Frank added, “We brought on a strong, 20-year technology rental veteran, Trey Casteix, to serve as Branch Sales Manager for our New Orleans office. Trey has a solid business and technical background having led his own technology rental firm, Dixie Business Equipment, and he and Dixie Business have an outstanding reputation in the region.”

Read the full Press Release

Wireless Broadband internet access at your next event is now possible without having to pay the excessive fees or high access cost from the local venue or convention center. SmartSource Rentals & Trade Show Internet provides reliable, high speed internet services to thousands of trade show exhibitors nationwide. In addition to trade shows, this solution is also popular at corporate events, meetings, or other venues with high priced local internet services.

Trade Show Internet provides temporary internet solutions for event planners, trade show exhibitors, conference hosts, and other corporate events. This ‘Internet-In-a-Box kit’ is completely self-contained and can be used in any convention center or hotel in the U.S. Simply connect your laptops, PDAs, printers, kiosks, and other devices and skip the in-house fees.

Ways to use your internet kit:

Enhancing your booth or event with these services is as easy as 1-2-3:

1. Place an order
2. Receive your ‘Internet Kit’ before your trade show or event
3. Plug in the power cord and connect up to 4 computers! Even go wireless!

It makes good sense to choose a nationwide rental company for legal technology needs. SmartSource has deep roots when it comes to setting up a courtroom, war room, deposition, or offsite meeting. Choosing a company with established credibility could make all the difference in winning your next court case and SmartSource has trained staff, quality equipment, and direct courtroom experience to make sure your audio visual equipment is setup and working properly.

Many court cases have distinct needs that a mom and pop rental shop or local company may not realize. Sometimes the judge or lawyers in the courtroom may need the ability to preview audio and/or video through a monitor or speakers before it can be show to the jury for legal reasons. This might require some additional monitors and detailed cabling that is a little more complicated than just wheeling in a TV and pressing play.

The last thing your business or company needs to worry about while they are involved in legal issues is the audio visual rental technology not working when you need it most. The correct Elmo document viewer or LCD projector rental and fast fold screen may be great for simple parts of the case, but when it comes to complicated stuff like war room setups, secure servers, video depositions and audio setups – let SmartSource Rentals handle the legal technology rental in the courtroom.

This show will have tracks focusing on Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Technology, presented by experts in the events industry. You will have the ability to view new products and services, and meet with service providers and vendors and more. Expo! Expo! is the must-attend event that will give you the information, ideas, and connections to make your next event more successful and more profitable.

View a Schedule of Events for the Expo! Expo! Atlanta 2009 conference and exhibition and find more info out online as there is still time to register if you are on the fence. Guy Kawasaki is one of the keynote speakers for all you twitter users out there and if nothing else you can swing by SmartSource Rentals at booth 310 and enter to win an Amazon Kindle!

Rental & Staging Top 40

Being named to the Rentals and Staging top 40 is just one of a long list of awards won over the years. While most of our clients may be more familiar with our IT Services and equipment, we are also a full featured Audio Visual, Lighting, and Staging provider as well. Just recently SmartSource created 11 custom stages for the ING New York City Marathon and has been involved in a wide range of complex audio visual productions and events.

SmartSource Rentals provides a full range of equipment, from brand name laptops, desktops, servers and peripherals, to LCD and plasma display monitors, digital signage, projectors, speakers, microphones, audio mixers, amplifiers, audio response systems, video walls and kiosks. To support its clients’ successful event execution, SmartSource offers a wide range of tactical services, including: pre-event and online registration, pre-event badge production, onsite registration, attendees tracking and lead retrieval, and digital document library. These services and rental solutions are applied for diverse events such as trade shows and conferences, major sporting events, entertainment programs, Fortune 1000 corporate events, stockholder meetings, technology user conferences and training seminars, as well as contingency requirements for peak season demand, unforeseen occurrences, emergencies and disasters.

Smartsource Rental & Staging Top 40 - Full Press Release

About SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Rentals

Founded in 1984 and formerly known as Rent-a-PC, Inc., SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Rentals serves broad-based corporate IT, association, professional AV and trade show technology rental needs. The company is widely recognized for its outstanding customer service, technical expertise, geographic reach, breadth of product, and end-to-end solution. Its extensive line features brand name products from Apple, Dell, HP/Compaq, IBM, NEC, Eiki, Meyer, Stumpfl, and others. Among its products are computers, servers, copiers, professional AV equipment, LCD and plasma monitors, kiosks, digital signage and video walls. SmartSource employs over 250 including over 100 field technicians. Its 21 strategic locations are in: Anaheim, CA; Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Englewood Cliffs, NJ; Eugene, OR; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Las Vegas, NV; Long Island, NY; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Orlando, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; Queens, NY; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; and Washington, DC. For more information, visit us online!

Panasonic’s 65 Plasma Monitor Rental from SmartSource is the monitor you need when you are looking to stand out from the crowd. For the same reason everybody always seems to end up at the house with the largest TV on Superbowl Sunday, exhibitors and business seem to choose the Panasonic Plasma Monitor for their popular tradeshows or events. The size of this monitor can literally be seen across the tradeshow floor and combined with full HD and this monitor is nothing short of breathtaking. You don’t need to know about the 2 million pixels, the anti-reflective coating, or the 1080p to know the quality of this monitor. You simply have to stand in front of it on the tradeshow floor and let the Panasonic Plasma  65″ Monitor speak for itself.

Great Rental for Trade Shows & Expos! Local delivery, setup & pickup options.

For the tech heavy crowd or those with specific needs from their Panasonic Plasma Monitor Rentals, we listed a few of the specs below. SmartSource Rentals is a nationwide company with tens of thousands of monitors, so it is always a good idea to call your closest rental location or submit a Panasonic 65 Monitor Rental Quote to see what specific model is closest to your area, or if we have any specials. Don’t forget to ask for a dual post stand, speakers, DVD player or other gear as well.

Panasonic 65″ Plasma Display Rental
TH-65PF12UK

*Specs may vary according to model,
location & availability.

General

Product Type - 65″ plasma panel
Digital Television Certification - Not certified
TV Tuner - No tuner
PC Interface - VGA (HD-15)
Width - 61 in
Depth - 3.9 in
Height - 36.4 in
Weight - 158.7 lbs
Enclosure Color - Black

Display

Diagonal Size - 65″, widescreen
Technology - Plasma (PDP)
Resolution - 1920 x 1080
Display Format - 1080p (FullHD)
Image Aspect Ratio - 16:9
Image Contrast Ratio - 10000:1
Brightness - 1000 cd/m2
Pixel Pitch - 0.747 x 0.747mm
Max V-Sync Rate - 120 Hz
Max H-Sync Rate - 110 kHz

You can also visit the Panasonic Website for more info.

SmartSource Rentals Chicago also set up a 3×4 Seamless Plasma Video Wall. You can see a video wall slideshow or get some details about renting video walls on the SmartSource Rentals website but in a nutshell these things are awesome. Imagine 12 panels fitting seamlessly together to form one enormous wall of video! These panels can be controlled independently or act as one large monitor and work together. Our technicians set the whole thing up and show you how easy it is to control the video feed right from your laptop or computer.

The Smartsource Audio Visual team of professional technicians is just as skilled in Chicago as they are in the other national rental locations. Clients regularly comment that they can trust SmartSource to deliver on Video Walls for multi-city installations and perform without a hitch. If you are interested in renting a video wall in Chicago, or anywhere else in the Nation, give SmartSource Rental a call or submit a free Video Wall Rental Quote online from the SmartSource Website!

SmartSource has played a role in the past ten marathons and this year provided extensive technological and logistical support in both Audio Visual and IT Infrastructure including:

• Set up of 11 custom build entertainment stages with sounds systems

• IT Equipment & Services supporting the Marathon Tradeshow, press & staff offices, medical tents and race operations.

• On site 24/7 support ensuring everything remained functional for the duration of the event.

• Set up of 14 Runner Corrals at the Start including 90 speakers.

SmartSource Rentals is able to pull from  deep pool of experienced  sound,  staging and AV technicians, project managers, IT professionals, and Account Executives in order to deliver world class service to world class events such as the ING New York City Marathon. In addition to skilled professionals, SmartSource Rentals was is also able to utilize it’s enormous inventory of company owned equipment and delivery trucks. The combination of experienced employees, professional AV, Staging, and IT Equipment, and a fleet of company vehicles is a major reason why businesses all over the nation choose SmartSource Rentals when organizing large scale events.

View the SmartSource Rentals ING New York City Marathon Press Release

View a Photo Slideshow with details on the Sound & Staging Equipment

Visit the New York Road Runners website

If you want to go big, this is big! Essentially a Video Wall is on giant plasma screen that is formed by combining a group of custom 42 inch plasma monitors together. The individual plasma display monitors the form the video wall are custom in the sense that they are virtually frameless, which allows them to be combined together without any gaps or large grid like borders between each of the monitors.

Our professional staff will handle all the setup and breakdown of these video walls, and you can choose what type of video or signal you want them to display. SmartSource Video Walls are flexible in their configuration, and can be assembled to meet your specific demands - although the most common layout is in a 3×3 video wall which is comprised of 9 individual monitors. Each of these monitors can display different video feeds, or they can be grouped or combined to display in groups or as one large image.

The input signal to the video wall is controlled by a easy to use visual interface that runs on a laptop or desktop computer. Again, our professional technicians will setup, show you how to control and operate the video wall, as well as be around should something come up during your event.

View our Plasma Video Wall page for more info about these awesome displays, as well as to see photo slideshows of 3×3 video walls from events.

SmartSource Rentals has physical offices in Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale and both of these branches have been extremely busy this month providing AV Rentals and Computer Equipment to various businesses and events throughout the state of Florida. The most popular rental item (at least for now) seems to be plasma screen rentals and many of our popular plasma screen monitors are literally flying out of the warehouse.

SmartSource Rentals stocks a variety of different Florida Plasma Screen Rentals in addition to LCD Monitors, PC Rentals and just about any other kind of technology rental you can imagine. SmartSource has highly trained in-house technicians that are on the road every day making sure our Florida AV Rentals are delivered on time, setup, and working properly. This combined with a huge inventory of Plasma Screen Rentals and other AV Technology is the reason Florida businesses keep choosing to rent from SmartSource Rentals.

After some general introductions and overviews, the crowd broke out into different areas of the hotel that focused on the three most popular types of social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn). Advice and explanation was offered on how to maximize your LinkedIn profile, how to join groups, what different options were available in setting up your account how it all worked. Another area focused on Facebook pages. The big topic at hand was the difference between personal accounts versus business pages and how to properly set everything up to keep your business and your personal accounts separate. The last area had some Twitter experts going over everything from Tweetdeck, to hashtags to the very basics of what Twitter is and how it works.

Even though I had a good handle on the topics before attending this event, I walked away glad that I had gone and with a few new pieces of knowledge. MPIGNY did a great job of planning the event and the Westin Hotel was a fantastic venue. SmartSource is becoming more active on Social Media and we are always looking to make new friends and connect to people. You can find  SmartSource Rentals on the following networks.

I’d also like to give some credit to the speakers last night who helped to share the knowledge with everybody. Big Thanks to:

• Becca Foy
• David Trencher
• Nathan Egan
• Patrick Baynes
• Carla Bobka
• Ray Hansen
• Andrea Hoffman
• Jared Silverman

• Technical Services Manager Computer, AV, and Event Technology Rentals exclusively for Corporations Location: CA - San Diego         Date Posted: 10/13/2009

• Senior Account Executive-Trade Show Services SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Location: CA - Los Angeles         Date Posted: 10/13/2009

• Senior Account Executive-Trade Show Services SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Location: CA - San Diego         Date Posted: 10/13/2009

• Senior Account Executive-Trade Show Services SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Location: CA - Anaheim         Date Posted: 10/13/2009

• Audio Visual Technician
  Location: FL - Fort Lauderdale         Date Posted: 10/12/2009

• Account Executive
  Location: TX - Dallas         Date Posted: 10/7/2009

• Audio Visual Technician
  Location: TX - Dallas         Date Posted: 9/28/2009

• Field Service Representative / Computer Technician
  Location: VA - Fairfax         Date Posted: 9/24/2009

• Account Executive
  Location: DC - Washington         Date Posted: 9/22/2009

• Government Sales Account Executive
  Location: DC - Washington         Date Posted: 9/22/2009

• Associations Account Executive
  Location: DC - Washington         Date Posted: 9/22/2009

• Accounts Payable Representative
  Location: NY - Hauppauge         Date Posted: 9/15/2009

SmartSource branch locations

14,000 square feet is a tremendous amount of space and moving out from multiple offices as well as relocating our inventory of Computer & AV Rental equipment in Boston was no easy task. What makes this more impressive is that through the careful coordination of a team of SmartSource employees in different departments, the Boston facility was setup and ready to take new rental orders on the afternoon of the move! The interior of the new SmartSource Boston facility was designed and built out specifically to meet the needs of SmartSource and allows us to continue to provide the highest service to all our Boston area clients.

In addition to moving to a new Boston facility, SmartSource also completed some medium level renovations to our San Diego Computer & AV Rental Facility. This involved re-designing and improving the computer lab, streamlining workspace, and creating some larger areas for staging and equipment preparation (reports on a surfboard repair area have yet to be confirmed!).

Read more on SmartSource’s acquisition of the Rentsys computer and audio visual division here.

Below is an exerpt from the SmartSource Rentals Press Release:

SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Rentals (Hauppauge, NY), one of the nation’s leading providers of computer, audio visual (AV) and trade show technology rentals and services, has purchased the Rentsys computer and audio visual rental division of Dealer Computer Services, Inc. (College Station, TX). The Rentsys recovery business remains with Dealer Computer Services, Inc. This is the 18th acquisition for SmartSource, a portfolio company of Kirtland Capital Partners (Cleveland, OH). Similar to previous companies acquired by SmartSource, Rentsys’ business model and strengths complement and amplify the core capabilities of SmartSource….

Being the Top IT Rental Company has certainly helped to get us through some tough economic times, but like most industry leaders - being #1 is never enough! This past summer SmartSource chose to be pro-active in offering advanced training to employees from almost all 22 Computer and AV rental offices around the nation. This training was designed for our existing representatives to gain further insight surrounding Trade Show Rentals and the unique challenges presented at various conventions centers and exhibition venues around the nation.

Trade Show Services and Rentals are something SmartSource has been providing for years and is planning to expand. We have the unique advantage of having trained personnel and rental equipment physically located in most major Convention & Trade Show destinations. This is a huge advantage to some of our clients for some of the following reasons:

• Local Techs familiar with the area
• Backup/Extras Gear readily available
• Ability to duplicate orders in multiple cities
• Last minute changes/upgrades no problem
• No 3rd party vendor confusion
• One point of contact for your entire show

These are just a few of the reasons SmartSource is well positioned to become one of the leading Trade Show Rental providers, just as we are the Top IT Rental Company. We realize exhibitors, associations, and venues have a lot going on at any given show and having one point of contact, local equipment and pros on the ground in the city, and techs familiar with a show site makes things easier on everybody.

If you are one of the millions of PC computer users who have always been curious about why people in the Macintosh camp always talk up their computers, then why not rent one and see for yourself what all the fuss is about. Everyone knows that the one indisputable thing about any Macintosh computer is the price, which makes renting a Mac laptop from SmartSource a perfect way to test the waters without having to break the bank and purchase one. A lot of people might associate Mac’s with the younger, student ipod crowd but we can assure you there are a large amount of business users and corporate users who get hooked on them for regular business or company use. Everyone should know by now that the MS Office suite runs fine on a Mac Laptop and that you can do just about anything on a MacBook Pro that you can do on a standard PC Laptop. What many executives prefer on the Mac is the durable design, slim size for cramming in your bag to and from the airport, long battery life and of course how easy they are to use.

The new 17″ MacBook Pro Laptops are carved from a single block of aluminum, making them light, sexy and tough - the perfect companion for any road warrior or trade show veteran. They’ll also help you stand out amongst the sea of black PC Laptops that tend to dominate most business meetings or trade show floors. If nothing else you can bring your 17″ MacBook Pro rental home from the office one day to watch a DVD or some movies on iTunes and show your kids you’re still cool!

This event was attended by a wide variety of celebrities, public officials, companies and organizations all with the common goal of increasing volunteerism. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg served as the emcee for this event after meeting with host of other mayors around the country earlier that day regarding the “Cities of Service” initiative, including Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, Dublin, OH Mayor Marilee Chinnici-Zuercher, Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Providence Mayor David Cicilline, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer, Vicksburg, MS Mayor Paul Winfield, Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, and West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel. Other celebrities in attendance included Ashton Kutcher, Tyler Perry, Randy Jackson, Christine Baranski, Fran Drescher, Sway Calloway, Kenneth Cole, Rocco DiSpirito, Kelley Menighan Hensley, Bernadette Peters, Cameron Mathison, Tim Daly, Lee Ann Womack, Constantine Maroulis, Jeff Francoeur, and Al Leiter.

Harnessing the power of social media, Mayor Bloomberg and Ashton Kutcher joined forces to reach out to more than 3.5 million followers on twitter and encourage volunteerism, which began to draw immediate responses across the internet.

For an event this large scale that was being hosted in a globally recognized location like Times Square, New York City, it was an easy decision to go with one of the most experienced NYC Sound, Staging & Lighting companies in all of New York City - SmartSource Rentals. SmartSource worked with EIF to provide sound, staging, LED Truck, internet access and other audio visual and technology support to make sure the event went smoothly. SmartSource was proud to be involved in helping two community driven initiatives be announced on a national stage in the heart of New York City.

Resources and Information relating to these initiatives:

Entertainment Industry Foundation
I PARTICIPATE
Cities of Service
Times Square Event Press Release

The latest edition of Metrolines focuses on Edutainment as a theme for this year’s social committee, and if you’re in the NYC Metro Area you can see this in action at the “Tuesday Night Live” event coming up on September 22 in Manhattan. You can check out a video teaser below or register here.

The quote below from Megan Schilt’s  ‘Leadership Lines’ article is a great snapshot of the MPIGNY vision for this season:

“As we kick off the 2009 – 2010 season of MPIGNY, the entire leadership team has unanimously agreed on two things: we will accept nothing but success from our programs, and we are committed to providing intrinsic value at each educational opportunity to our members.”

Here are just a few other features from the current issue:

-Recent Yankee Stadium Tour
-Social Media’s growing impact
-Corporate Marketplace facts
-Meetings Management
-Destination Quebec Golf Outing
-Tech Tips
-Presentation Innovation
-High Definition
-Photos and other news

To learn more about this community of meeting professionals in the NYC Metro area, or other chapters of MPI, visit the MPIGNY website.