Meeting Management (NetEffect Series)

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Smith, Taggart.

Meeting management / Taggart Smith.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0 “13 “017391 “6

1. Meetings. 2. Business communication. I. Title.

HF5718.T34 2000

658.4'56 ”dc

00-055732

Credits

Executive Editor: Elizabeth Sugg

Editorial Assistant: Anita Rhodes

Director of Manufacturing and Production: Bruce Johnson

Managing Production Editor: Mary Carnis

Production Editor: Kristen Butler, BookMasters, Inc.

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Cover Illustration: Tom White

Cover Design: Lafortezza Design Group

Composition: BookMasters, Inc.

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Dedication

Thanks to all the Purdue students who have taken conference leadership in past years . Many of the ideas in this book, as well as the need for a book, came from you. Working with bright minds, quick senses of humor, and an infinity of new ways to do things is a constant pleasure in teaching. Thanks for being you.

Taggart Smith