Quoted

Going Online to Stay Alive. This is an article from Tradeshow Week, December 10, 2007. I am quoted.

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 Georgia State University, November 2003
• 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 Las Vegas in the September 8, 2002 issue
• 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.

Second Life

This is Patti Voom, my Second Life avatar. I am exploring the potential for education in the virtual world.

Meeting Planners Guide to Catered Events

This is the latest book I co-authored with John Stefanelli. It came out in October 2008. Here is a link to it on Amazon.com

Restaurant Marketing Book

Restaurant Marketing for Owners and Managers

I co-authored this book with John Stefanelli and John Bowen. I have a companion blog at: http://restmkt.blogspot.com

Order book from Amazon.com

On Premise Catering

I co-authored this book with John Stefanelli. This is the book I use for the catering classes I teach.

Amazon.com link.

Hotel Catering

This was my first book. It was published in 1991. It is out of print now.