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Patti J. Shock, CPCE She has developed and manages an online Webinar Series. http://www.unlvwebinars.com She produces the Harrah International Hospitality and Convention Summit, an academic conference for the presentation of industry research. Stuff from Patti Shock RSS Feeds: http://www.bloglines.com/blog/PattiShock Hospitality Resources Blog: http://pattishocksblog.blogspot.com Hospitality Educators: http://hospitalityeducators@blogspot.com Restaurant Marketing Blog: http://restmkt.blogspot.com Trendy Food Blog: http://trendyfood.blogspot.com Neat Net Stuff: http://neatnetstuff.blogspot.com |
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Honors and Awards: We don't accomplish anything in this world alone... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something. - Sandra Day O'Connor
- Outstanding Achievement in Industry Leadership Award from the International Association of Exhibitions and Events, December 2007
- Professional Achievement Award from the Professional Convention Management Association, May 2005
- Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cecil B. Day
School of Hospitality at
- Named one of the TSW Power Pack: The 100 Most Influential People in the Tradeshow Industry by Tradeshow Week Magazine, July 2007
- Named one of the 25 Most Influential Women in
Southern Nevada 2002 by InBusiness
- Named one of the 25 most inflential people in the Meetings Industry by Meeting News magazine in the August 2002 issue.
- Named one of 10 Most Powerful Women in the Convention Industry by Successful Meetings magazine in the May 2000 issue. (Sun article - photo)
- 2002 Author of the Year for the Professional Convention Management Association.
- 1997 Distinguished Service Award from the International Association for Exposition Management.
- 1996 Educator of the Year for the Professional Convention Management Association.
- Claudine Williams Distinguished Chair at UNLV for the 1996-1998 academic years.
- 1989-90 Boyd Distinguished Professor Award for Service at UNLV.
- 1987 Achievement Award from the Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education, sponsored by the Marriott Corporation. She served as the Vice-President of Industry Relations for CHRIE for four years and as the CHRIE Director of Conventions for two years.
- 1987 Allied Industry Leader of the Year for the Georgia Hospitality & Travel Association.
She
co-authored the texts, "Hotel Catering: A Handbook for Sales and
Operations," and "A Club Manager's Guide to Private Parties
and Club Functions" and "On-Premise Catering" ,
"Restaurant Marketing for Owners and
Managers" and A Meeting
Planner's Guide to Catered Events - (available in 2008) all published by Wiley.
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A Meeting Planner's Guide
Patti wrote the F&B Chapter for "Meetings, Expositions, Events and Conventions: An Introduction to the Industry," by Fenich. Patti also wrote the Food and Beverage chapters for the PCMA, IAEE, CIC books and the and the "Using the Internet" chapter for the 7th Edition of the Convention Industry Council Manual. And she co-authored chapters in several hospitality intro books on catering and tourism. She is spearheaded the Terminology Panel for the Convention Industry Council's APEX initiative - to essentially standardize industry terminology and 'write' the dictionary.
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Meet Patti Voom. This is my Second Life Avatar. |
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Patti has spoken at numerous industry meetings, including:
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Recent speaking topics include:
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She has served on the IACVB Educator Think Tank, and the IAAM Research Task Force. While at GSU, she
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Patti writes a Food and Beverage column for Association Meetings magazine: The Latest in F&B: What You Need to Know What's Hot in F&B F&B Trends How Room Setup Affects F&B
She has also written
on web matters for the Journal for Convention & Exposition Management,
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She
serves on PCMA's Student and Faculty Activities
Working Group and IAEM's Student Task Force.
She holds Bachelor and
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What we think or what we know, or what we believe is, in the
end, of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we
do. |
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Approach
all areas of life with a bold enthusiasm |
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"Well-behaved women rarely make history."-- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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It is more about "the breadth of our knowledge than the depth." Life is short, so make it wide. |
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Reality is Subject to Change without Notice! |
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Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go. |
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You are what you think! Thoughts are like magnets, be careful what you think. |
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Too much is not enough! |
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We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery. - H.G. Wells |
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I want it all! |
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Do all the good you can, |
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It's
kind of fun to do the impossible |
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Live well, stay fit, die anyway! |
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"Unless you wake up every morning with a script for the day on your nightstand, you are doing improv." |
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TAKE 5 WITH PATTI SHOCK - Corporate Meetings & Incentives, 2/03 |
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Addresing the Good, the Bad and the Practical in Las
Vegas Meetings References Testimonials
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Jumping
On America's Hospitality Bandwagon; Foreign Students Choose U.S. for Studying
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