August 1, 2005 AM

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Turnaround Artist

When Nancy Berg became executive director and general manager of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in 2000, she inherited an association at a crossroads....

First

MPI 2005: Women Speakers Set the Stage in Miami

Two dynamic women set the stage and the tone for the high-energy Meeting Professionals International's World Education Congress, July 10 to 12, at the...

Meet the New IACVB

It's no secret that the International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus, responding to a changing industry dynamic, has been undergoing an...

AM INDEX: AUGUST 2005

Number of association executives who earned their CAE (Certified Association Executive) in 2005: 72...

We Want Your Vote: AM's New Kudos Awards

It's summer and it's time for some fun. With so many new and expanded convention centers in second- and third-tier cities debuting around the country,...

Networking Quickie

You've heard of eight-minute dating? Well, how about eight-minute networking? That's right, the strategy behind speed dating is now making its way into...

Solutions

Choosing a Golf Course

Never select a golf resort based on golf alone. A good place to start when choosing a course to host your group's golf tournament is with a close examination...

Features

Seven Steps to Limit Liquor Liability

You've heard the horror story. An association hosts an event where alcohol is served. An attendee over-indulges, gets in his car, and drives straight...

All in the Family

Family reunions aren't what they used to be. Most extended families really are extended living in multiple states or cities, and not willing to travel...

Commentary

Leading Lady

In a world where newspapers regularly carry accounts of corrupt, arrogant, or greedy leaders and authority figures, I find myself especially cheered when...

Special Section

INNER CIRCLE 2005 Award Winners

Congratulations to our Inner Circle Award winners for 2005! Readers of Association Meetings magazine have chosen 40 hotel winners in our 14th annual Inner...

Sites

Hartford Scores with New Center

The $271 million Connecticut Convention Center at Adriaen's Landing (www.ccda.state.ct.us/adriaen/convention) opened in June in Hartford. The building,...

Turtle Bay Resort

Talk about a room with a view. Perched at the northern tip of Oahu on Kuilima Point, Turtle Bay Resort offers views of some of the most spectacular surf...

Puerto Rico: Golf Without a Passport

About 40 meeting professionals teed off in May at the third annual Meet the Greens Invitational Golf Classic and Marketplace. Hosted by the Puerto Rico...

The Midwest

WHAT'S NEW There's plenty of convention center news in the region. Chicago's McCormick Place West Building, expected to open in 2008, will have 470,000...

Grand Wayne

The facility features the region's only digital sound system in a meeting venue, 50,000-square-foot carpeted multipurpose convention hall, two ballrooms,...

Back of the House

Happy 50th to Disney

Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., is rolling out the red carpet and some new attractions as part of Disney's 50th anniversary celebration. Here...

Casino Carpets Who Knew?

Talk about weird obsessions David G. Schwartz, who runs the Gaming Studies Research Center at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, is really into casino...

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