ORGANIZING CHAOS
- Dr. Dede Hamm, CMP
- Mar 11, 2025
- 2 min read
It's been a year since Meetings Academy was founded and it's been a slow one for a lot of different reasons. It's been many months researching, studying, building, and dealing with the governmental requirements of starting a new business. It's been challenging, for sure, but also enlightening. With the anniversary of the company's founding this week, I find myself reflecting on its purpose: Meetings Academy exists to offer resources that help people who plan meetings and events. But how do we do that?
Recently I have been helping a tradeshow services group with a client who attends several tradeshows each year. The client has a custom booth (actually several versions of a booth) that travels to the show, and then back to the warehouse, on a frequent basis. If you've never worked in this hospitality service before, believe me when I say it's a lot to plan and manage. It's something I did (and truly enjoyed) decades ago before I was married and a full time professor.
Here is a brief list of just some of the things you have to do:
Get the booth itself ready to travel (make sure it's clean, all the pieces are ready, the signage is correct, etc.)
Arrange freight shipping to the convention center and back to the warehouse from the convention center
Order power/water/gas
Schedule labor help if you're in a union city
Order any rental items you might need like plants, furniture, waste baskets, etc.
Make travel arrangements for the team going to set it up and tear it down at the show including air/rental car, hotels, cash for meals and tips, etc.
It struck me in the last few weeks while I've been managing this process that people who plan meetings and events as part of their job (like YOU) are always trying to ORGANIZE CHAOS. Maybe you are really good at it and have been doing it for a long time. Or maybe you're new at it and would love to find ways to organize it better. Either way, we need your advice on ways we can help ORGANIZING CHAOS.
Give us your input on new ways we can help you ORGANIZE YOUR CHAOS at work. Is it workshops on how to use all those Microsoft Apps to plan your meetings? Do you struggle with relaxing and finding a way to just breathe while you're in the middle of a conference? Or do you need inspiration to bring your annual meeting attendee experience to the next level? Take our one question poll on LinkedIn and help us give you what you really want and need:
Have a great week!
Dr. Dede Hamm, CMP
Meetings Academy, LLC
📨: Email me your thoughts at dede@meetings.academy
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