Comments on: Having Sessions Sponsored http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2006/11/10/having-sessions-sponsored/ Lessons From the Launch of Tradeshows & Internet Media Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:10:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Communicatio http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2006/11/10/having-sessions-sponsored/#comment-3089 Communicatio Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:38:02 +0000 http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/?p=82#comment-3089 <strong>'Media pass' moochers...</strong> If your association 1) deals with consumer products and 2) has a large trade show, I can bet that there's a headache over media registrations -- not the legitimate media, but the sketchy hangers-on who are more than likely just moochers after a free .... ‘Media pass’ moochers…

If your association 1) deals with consumer products and 2) has a large trade show, I can bet that there’s a headache over media registrations — not the legitimate media, but the sketchy hangers-on who are more than likely just moochers after a free ….

]]> By: Face2Face Meetingsnet » Blog Archive » Tirades from a tradeshow organizer http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2006/11/10/having-sessions-sponsored/#comment-3064 Face2Face Meetingsnet » Blog Archive » Tirades from a tradeshow organizer Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:56:59 +0000 http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/?p=82#comment-3064 [...] Tim Bourquin, my favorite tradeshow startup blogger, has been busy lately with some great posts. Like this one on why you should be very, very careful with sponsored sessions. And this great rant about the cost of high-speed Internet at hotels and convention centers: I’ve continually complained about the cost of high-speed Internet at convention centers and hotels since the first day I saw the convention center order form back in 1998. The trouble is, back then I could somewhat see the justification because centers and hotels were spending a lot of money to build the infrastructure. It was expensive to offer so it was expensive to buy. [...] [...] Tim Bourquin, my favorite tradeshow startup blogger, has been busy lately with some great posts. Like this one on why you should be very, very careful with sponsored sessions. And this great rant about the cost of high-speed Internet at hotels and convention centers: I’ve continually complained about the cost of high-speed Internet at convention centers and hotels since the first day I saw the convention center order form back in 1998. The trouble is, back then I could somewhat see the justification because centers and hotels were spending a lot of money to build the infrastructure. It was expensive to offer so it was expensive to buy. [...]

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