1) American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) – http://www.asaecenter.org/
ASAE is a membership organization that represents more than 21,000 association executives and industry partners representing 10,000 organizations.
2) International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB)- http://www.iasbweb.org/
The International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB) is a 501c6 nonprofit trade organization representing speakers bureaus and agencies worldwide.
3) GCG Event Partners – http://gcgeventpartners.com/
GCG Event Partners is a network of over 1000 independent event planning industry professionals spanning the United States.
4) Convention Industry Council(CIC) – http://www.conventionindustry.org/index.aspx
The Convention Industry Council’s 31 member organizations represent over 103,500 individuals and 19,500 firms and properties involved in the meetings, conventions, and exhibitions industry.
5) Meeting Professionals International (MPI) – http://www.mpiweb.org/Home
MPI is a strong and diverse community of meeting and business event professionals, providing content, research and business connections enhancing the performance of its members.
6) International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) – http://www.iacconline.org/
IACC is the global home for IACC approved conference centers. Corporate meeting planners, event organizers, and businesses select IACC meeting venues for corporate training sessions, sales meetings etc.
7) Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) – http://www.pcma.org/
PCMA is a leading organization for meeting and event professionals. It is the multi-channel professional resource and premier educator for leaders in the meetings, conventions, events and trade show industries.
8 )International Special Events Society (IFEA)- http://www.ifea.com/
International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) today is The Premiere Association Supporting and Enabling Festival & Event Professionals Worldwide.
9) Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP)- http://www.sgmp.org/
SGMP is a national association for individuals involved in planning government meetings and for the companies who provide facilities or services to those planners.
10) National Speakers Association (NSA) – http://www.nsaspeaker.org/
NSA is a premier organization for professional speakers. It provides the most comprehensive resources and education designed to advance the skills, integrity and value of its members and the speaking profession.

If you want to be sure to hire the best speaker for your unique and important event you should call us to help. We can match the perfect speaker with your audience and make sure that they don’t soon forget the message.

When you plan “the same event” year after year but you don’t want it to seem like “the same old event” every year, it can be hard to think outside the box. If you want to try something new, we can help with many different ideas that will leave your audience engaged, entertained and educated.

Maybe you know that you want something different but you have no idea what you want. That’s not a problem. We can give you suggestions and work together to find the perfect fit for your unique event.

The sports category was just one of the areas that our celebrities came from, however. We also had clients go in a different direction; choosing speakers like Dean Kamen, Steve Forbes, Cokie Roberts and Nancy O’Dell.

Brooks International does not exclusively represent any speaker; rather we work for the client in order to always find the best fit for each different event. Our clients are our number one priority and we pride ourselves on always finding the best fit for each and every event.

Brooks International can help to hire any sports figure or celebrity that you can imagine, so think big and we will help you make it happen!

On Cyber Monday, eBay stated that their mobile shoppers spent two and a half times more on the auction and shopping mobile sites than they did last year. IBM stated 3.9 percent of mobile visitors to ecommerce sites in 2010 up to 10.8 percent in 2011.

For the whole year of 2009 there were 3.6 million mobile consumers, 7.3 million in 2010 and it has been estimated that there will be 17.8 million this year.

However, mobile commerce is just one example of how much mobile technology is transforming both our personal and business lives. Check out this list of worldwide mobile conferences and events below and get a glimpse of where mobile might be headed from here.

Events Scheduled for 2012

Mobile World Congress 2012 – http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/

International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) 2012 – http://iwceexpo.com/iwce2012/public/enter.aspx

IQPC 3rd Mobile Commerce Conference – http://www.mobilecommerceevent.com/Event.aspx?id=625612

VentureBeat Mobile Summit – http://venturebeat.com/events/mobilesummit2012/

MediaPost-Mobile Insider Summit – http://www.mediapost.com/mobileinsidersummit/

International CTIA WIRELESS 2012 – http://www.ctiawireless.com/

Uplinq 2012 Mobile Developers Conference – http://www.uplinq.com/

MobileBeat 2012 – http://venturebeat.com/events/mobilebeat2012/

Mobile Voice Conference 2012 – http://www.mobilevoiceconference.com/

The Mobile Marketing Conference – http://www.iirusa.com/mobilemarketing/homepage.xml

Android Homecoming Funfrence 2012 – http://androidhomecoming.com/

M-Days 2012 – http://www.m-days.com/aktuelles.html?&L=1

Digiday Mobile – http://www.digidaymobile.com/agenda/

IADIS Mobile Learning 2012 – Germany – http://www.mlearning-conf.org/

UXCamp DC 2012 – http://uxbarcampdc.org/

2012 Mobile Retail Summit – London – http://www.mretailsummit.co.uk/

Innovative Giving Conference 2012 – http://www.innogive.org/events.html

EclipseCon 2012 – http://www.eclipsecon.org/2012/

Mobile Payments and NFC World Summit 2012 – Hong Kong – http://www.symphonyglobal.com/index.php/event/page/mobile_payments_nfc_world_summit_2012

Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative | Mobile Conference 2012 – http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/wcai/MobileConference2012.cfm

Mobile Travel & Tourism Masterclass – New York – http://www.camerjam.com/events/mobiletravel-newyork

Mobile Public Sector Masterclass – London – http://www.camerjam.com/events/mobilepublic-london

Mobile Brand & Agency Masterclass – New York – http://www.camerjam.com/events/mobilebrand-newyork

Remaining 2011 Events

Mobile 2.0 Conference Silicon Valley – http://mobile2event.com/

Mobile Research Conference 2011 London – http://www.mobileresearchconference.com/index.php/

Apps World – Europe – http://www.apps-world.net/europe/

MEF Americas 2011 – http://www.mefamericas.com/

GSMI Mobile Marketing Strategies Summit – http://mobilemarketingstrategiessummit.com/

Guardian Mobile Business Summit 2011 – London – http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile-summit

2011 mHealth Summit – http://www.mhealthsummit.org/

MoDevEAST – Mobile Developers and Marketers Conference – http://www.modeveast.com/

Let us exercise our expertise to find a list of possibilities for you to review. This way you can spend your valuable time on something else and we can do what we do best. We will be sure that you, as the decision maker, look like a star and that all attendees walk away with the exact message that was intended.

Former NBA star Rik Smits, known as “The Dunkin’ Dutchman,” made a huge impact when he made a personal appearance at a private event last week. The audience was thrilled to have this basketball superstar in their midst. He graciously played several games, signed autographs and had his photo taken with attendees.

Rik spent his entire professional career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. The 7’4″ center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College with the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft.

Jay Rifenbary is scheduled to speak to several hundred hospital staff, management and executives at their annual customer service retreat. In addition to providing their opening keynote presentation, Jay will also do a breakout session specifically tailored to this healthcare group.

Jay is an internationally renowned corporate speaker, trainer and consultant who educates and motivates conference attendees and organizational teams through his world-class, on-site professional core value development training seminars, workshops and keynote speeches.

With smash singles such as “More Than a Feeling”, “Longtime”, “Piece of Mind”, “Smokin’”, and others; Boston’s debut album sold over 17 million copies during its first year alone, making it the #1 selling debut album of all time in the U.S., a mark that still stands today. Joining the World Classic Rockers stellar line-up of performers are Boston’s former lead guitarist, Barry Goudreau, and former lead singer, Fran Cosmo.

So “Don’t Look Back,” the world’s greatest all-star “Rock n Roll Band” just got better than ever!

For more information on WCR and an All-Star performance by former members of Rock & Roll’s greatest bands, contact Brooks International.

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