{"id":1850,"date":"2013-04-01T10:49:37","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T14:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/hl\/?p=1850"},"modified":"2013-04-01T10:49:37","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T14:49:37","slug":"what-being-elected-means-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/index.php\/2013\/04\/01\/what-being-elected-means-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"What Being Elected Means to Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/hl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/giving_speech.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1851\" alt=\"giving_speech\" src=\"http:\/\/hotel-lobbyists.com\/hl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/giving_speech-256x300.gif\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>The other day I received word I&#8217;d been elected to the Board of Directors for the Society of Government Meeting Professionals as Supplier Director.\u00a0 This means a shift to some extent on my capacities with SGMP from more of an operational leader to more of a policy leader.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a wonderful honor, and given the state of government meetings, this couldn&#8217;t have come at a more pivotal time for the industry and in my career.<\/p>\n<p>My present concerns of our industry often distracting from the day to day duties of operating a small business.\u00a0 No doubt because the way that we do things, or have been doing things, is in serious jeopardy right now, at least with respect to government meetings.\u00a0 For a year now, the government has been contracting their meetings in every dimension &#8211; there are fewer meetings, what meetings there are will be smaller, and what meetings there are will be shorter.\u00a0 The GSA scandal blew a hole in every facet of government meetings in much the same way that the AIG scandal blew a hole in corporate meetings just a few short years ago.\u00a0 Could you imagine if those scandals happened in the same year?\u00a0 Hotels would be closing their doors left and right.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the threats to our industry, it&#8217;s a wonderful testament to our members dedication that the organization grows now, even while the industry is contracting.\u00a0 The best way SGMP and the National Board can facilitate our continued advancement is to educate our members on the proper way to execute government meetings.\u00a0 Further, while the organization itself cannot directly advocate for the value government meetings, the organization can empower each of its members to be ambassadors in their respective realms, touting meetings&#8217; value.\u00a0 There is no doubt a lull in government meetings right now &#8211; but they will never be extinct.\u00a0 It is during these down times when we can least afford to dull our skills or to temper our enthusiasm.\u00a0 If we continue to remain sharp, we will better ensure the long term prospects for our industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I received word I&#8217;d been elected to the Board of Directors for the Society of Government Meeting Professionals as Supplier Director.\u00a0 This means a shift to some extent on my capacities with SGMP from more of an operational leader to more of a policy leader.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a wonderful honor, and given the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - 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