Excellent points, Midori. I hope that I didn’t imply that vendors are evil and untrustworthy. If I did – then I sincerely apologize – that was not my intent at all.

Also, I enjoyed presenting with the amazing and wonderful Chief AVGirl this morning, too! Even though I appeared as a blob – hopefully – I was a handsome blob.

Anyways, after reading this, I would add that you should still encourage your readers to listen to the “blah blah blah” from that vendor. Although it might initially seem to add complications, a good vendor will see where it fits a need. It could potentially solve a major challenge for an event organizer and their attendees.

The responsibility for continuous improvement really lies with both parties. The vendor should comprehend client needs and then artfully design a solution while the client listens with an open mind to the possibilities for progress.

Take, for example, the iPad I just bought. Although it seems like yet another technology to juggle, I’ve already found some extremely useful applications in just two days. Yesterday I found it made a very handy tool for monitoring a twitter feed while administering a live webcast that made it impossible to leave the Presentation mode.

Just some thoughts,
Midori Connolly, Chief AVGirl
@GreenA_V