Audience response systems
Polling system where a remote control handset is used to gather statistical information from the audience (sometimes individually or in groups), based on questions posed by the meeting sponsors, to be displayed on the screen and printed for later evaluation.

Breakout rooms
Secondary rooms where groups meet in smaller numbers, usually at the regional or division level, to discuss their local issues and fine tune their strategic messaging.

Conference microphone system
Multiple microphone system where each microphone has a speaker (which means there is no need for a sound system) and a switch within. Each attendee speaks through the system by pressing their microphone button (lighting an indicator so the moderator knows who is talking). The moderator can cancel any person speaking if necessary.

Conception to reality
From the brainstorming sessions, through drawings to execution.

Email access
On-site capability for attendees to be able to access email from their servers.

Existing equipment
integrating your laptop / LCD projectors into the meeting where appropriate.

General sessions
Plenary Sessions to the entire group of attendees.

Hollywood like
General Sessions with all the “bells and whistles” – i.e., big sound, complex lighting, multiple projection, etc.

Offices
On-site rooms that include office equipment – computers, fax, copiers, printers, Internet access – installed for attendees or meeting staff use.

Real-time data retrieval system
Random access of frames from within a PowerPoint presentation “on demand.”

Role playing
Verification process where sales people perform their role before managers or medical personnel to ensure they can sell their products with accurate knowledge.

Satellite Connections
Uplink and downlink connections at multiple sites for multi-city broadcast of sessions simultaneously.

Town halls
Ad-hoc meetings of corporate associates in an informal setting (sometimes the corporate cafeteria) where Q&A between associates and management is encouraged.

Videoconferencing
Two-way communication, between groups in different rooms, cities or countries, with both audio and visual capability.

Webcasting
Ability to transmit audio and video images to a large audience via the World Wide Web with secure access.

Workshops
Secondary rooms where attendees are invited to be “hands on” to learn new equipment or new skills.