June 1, 2005 AM
Cover Story
Is your meeting Picket-Proof?
Bill Davis has his fingers crossed that 2006 won't turn out like 2004. The executive director of the American Anthropological Association moved his group's...
First
Chicago Gets the Message
Early reviews are in: The new labor rules at Chicago's McCormick Place are getting mostly positive feedback from event planners. It's definitely a step...
Now You Can Blow Up Your Own Balloons
Among the modifications to union labor rules at Chicago's McCormick Place and Navy Pier, exhibitors can do more booth work on their own, including hanging...
AM INDEX: JUNE 2005
Number of trailers filled with tile donated to Habitat for Humanity, Greater Orlando, by Coverings 2005 trade show at the Orlando Convention Center...
Show Managers Speak Out
Strategic planning by committee just doesn't work, observed Nancy Berg, executive director of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, at the fourth annual...
Solutions
The ABCs of Hotel Negotiations
It's the burning question for many planners: how to negotiate with hotels to get the best deal for their meetings. Tim Brown, a partner with Meeting Sites...
Getting the Lowest Rates
CLAUSE: How Low Can You Go? Hotel will not offer any sleeping room rates lower than the negotiated Group rates over Group meeting dates unless the lower...
The Value-Add of Archiving
Associations turn to archiving for some mix of the following: to add value to their programming, to generate revenues (either through sponsorships or...
Features
2005 SALARY SURVEY
First, a big thank-you to all readers who participated in our 2005 salary survey, conducted earlier this year via an online questionnaire. We know readers...
Jump on the Blogwagon
Blogging is going mainstream. Just ask the California Library Association. CLA recently started a weblog, or blog, to update members on upcoming events,...
Commentary
Women's Work
It was two years ago that I described in this space the alarming wage inequity between men and women in both convention and executive management, as detailed...
Sites
Spas & Golf: Resorts Scramble to Upgrade
AFTER A $65 MILLION renovation, the 480-room Hyatt Grand Champions Resort & Spa, in Indian Wells, Calif., now has remodeled guest rooms and meeting rooms...
ON LOCATION: Skytop Lodge
If you remember the Pennsylvania Poconos as an outdated collection of ski resorts and honeymoon havens, you're in for a pleasant surprise. I visited this...
Hampton, Va.
The Hampton Roads Convention Center, in Hampton, Va., opened in May, just 20 minutes from the Norfolk (Va.) International Airport. With its sail-like...
Back of the House
Not Exactly Hawaii Five-O
Move over Hawaii Five-0, Magnum P.I., and : there's a new show in town Convention TV. To help organizations boost their meeting attendance, the Hawaii...
Sound Off on Bizarre Meetings
Independent meeting planner Michael Tyron, based in Edmonton, Alberta, was running a meeting for the Edmonton Police Service when a woman complained to...
The Force Is with Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the land of the Hoosiers, but to Star Wars fans, it's the most happening place this side of Tatooine (Luke Skywalker's home planet). More...
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