Global Speakers Summit

Global Speakers Network (GSN) members and guests are invited to participate in this exclusive event the day before the GSS begins on April 13. It’s a must attend event! If you can’t attend the Microsoft office tour, you can still attend the 3 p.m. Global Speakers Network Meeting. You must be a member of the GSN to attend the 3pm meeting and can join under the Network tab on this site.  Please register for the GSN meeting at: http://www.globalspeakers.net/network

Microsoft Tour

11:00 AM on Wednesday April 13.
Tour to Microsoft headquarters in Holland to explore their office-less environment. It’s a fresh approach to working in the new world of technology. New Microsoft employees are issued a notebook computer and a locker — including the Managing Director.
Space in this tour will be limited to 15 people. Microsoft tells us that we can arrange for two groups to simultaneously tour their site, so we can go up to 30 maximum. The Microsoft offices are 45 minutes from the hotel where the Global Speakers Summit will be held. A transportation fee will be assessed. That fee will be determined when we find out how much it costs to hire a coach. The Microsoft offices are close by Schipol Airport. If you are flying in on Wednesday morning and want to join us by coming directly from Schipol, we can arrange that. We are absolutely limited to 30 people, so it’s first come first serve.

GSN Meeting

3:00 - 6:00 PM on Wednesday April 13.
Welcome: Alan Stevens, President, GSF

New Ways of Working in the Global World:  Hans van der Meer, Marketing Manager, Microsoft, The Netherlands: Hans van der Meer

•  How consumerization impacts today’s organization
•  Using social media to help your business productivity
•  Improving your personal work life balance by enabling Microsoft technology

Hans van der Meer, lives in Leiden and has worked for Microsoft more than 20 years. Hans has spent the last 6 years working for Microsoft on the New World of Work Project, a project that has been implemented in The Netherlands and elsewhere. He helps Microsoft partners and customers in finding the right balance between people, place, and technology.

Networking Break:  20 minutes

Stacy Tetschner, Executive Director, National Speakers Association and International Chairman of the Convention Industry Council

•  What does the Economic Significance Study, recently completed by the Convention Industry Council, mean to all of us in the speaking world
•  Emerging trends within other organizations that make up the meetings industry
•  Expert panel:  The global speaking profession – emerging trends that speakers can take advantage of

If you want more information, please contact Janelle Barlow: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)