One of the major downsides of chat rooms is that ignorant people may pose as experts. If someone states they are a meeting planners expert then how can this be verified? If you have expertise in the field of meeting planners then you'll be able to verify their credentials. It's a matter of picking the expert from the fake.
Talking of fakes it's sad to see so many meeting planners fakes bombarding email servers with unsolicited spam emails trying to sell meeting planners. Spam is a great threat to how the Internet works. Our website does not contain any email addresses for this reason. If you visit the meeting planners linked site above you will find that they treat your email address with great respect.
Talking online real people who are very knowledgeable about meeting planners can be like attending a real meeting planners convention ... except that there are no airfares or accommodation expenses.
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