A veteran meeting professional with over 35 years of experience, Jeff Rasco is founder and CEO of Attendee Management, Inc., providing the full spectrum of planning and attendee management solutions, with expertise in online registration systems for housing, travel, and e-marketing. With the acquisition of Cardinal Communications in October 2013, Jeff also serves as CEO of this groundbreaking technology development company.AMi is a technology-based attendee management services company that utilizes event registration software and related systems to help your team simplify the entire event management process. Take advantage of the benefits of an event and registration management system, without sacrificing your valuable time or budget.Jeff is a popular speaker on technology and its impact on meetings, and especially those people who plan and support them. He has written dozens of articles and columns on the topic, and is frequently quoted as an expert in the trade press. He has received a number of professional honors, most notably Meeting Planner of the Year from Meeting Professionals InternationaI in 1996, their international Chapter Leader of the Year in 1994, the MPI Texas Hill Country Chapter’s Supplier of the Year in 2005 and Houston MPI’s Planner of the Year in 1987. He has served on MPI’s International Board of Directors, the MPI Foundation Board of Trustees, and on the boards of the Texas Hill Country and Houston Area MPI Chapters. His goal is to increase the quality of meetings and elevate the strategic value of meeting professionals through the intelligent use of technology.Specialties: technology applications to meetings and events