April 1, 2004
Cover Story
Taking On Waste
Waste? At my meeting? It's not even on my radar screen! Those words from an experienced association meeting planner underline just how tough it is to...
First
SmithBucklin to the Rescue
SmithBucklin is on a roll. The country's largest association management firm logged one of its best years in 2003 and has parlayed that success into several...
CEIR Reorganizes, Taps SmithBucklin
The Center for Exhibition Industry Research recently announced that SmithBucklin will run its day-to-day operations. CEIR will relocate its Chicago headquarters...
AM INDEX: APRIL 2004
Square feet of exhibit space at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center if a proposal to expand the facility is approved...
A New Direction for IAEM?
Board members of the Dallas-based International Association for Exhibition Management will vote this month on whether to approve a new strategic plan...
GWSAE: Another Group in Transition
To renew or not to renew, that is the question for Greater Washington Society of Association Executives members. In January, a proposed consolidation...
PCMA Chairman Talks Strategy
A major focus for the newly elected 2004 chairman of the Professional Convention Management Association will be updating the association's strategic plan....
Solutions
Attendee Advice for Air Travel
Air travel today is synonymous with long lines on top of longer lines, luggage checks, and shoe searches. And that's under normal circumstances. When...
Anticipating Taxes, Surcharges, Fees
CLAUSE: Hotel hereby confirms a Group single/double sleeping room rate of $100. Current tax charged on sleeping rooms is 12 percent, including 8 percent...
Heads Up: Here Comes CAPPS
The Department of Homeland Security is working on a screening system called the Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System, or CAPPS II, which is...
23 Ways to Draw More Attendees
Marketing has become increasingly important in driving attendance at meetings. It's no surprise, then, that a session on attendance promotion at the annual...
Features
Getting a Fix on SMERF
ONCE CONSIDERED THE DREGS of the meetings market, this highly budget-conscious, will-gladly-meet-on-weekends market has gained a new cachet in recent...
Meet the Attrition Buster
Christy Richards is a rare breed in the meeting planning business. She doesn't attrition. Never has, and she hopes, never will. The meeting planner for...
Commentary
Taking Waste Seriously
Over the years I've developed a ritual whenever I head home after a convention. I sort out all the press releases, brochures, handouts, and assorted tchotchkes...
Sites
Bright New Center for West Palm Beach
The 350,000-square-foot Palm Beach County Convention Center opened in January in West Palm Beach, Fla., three miles from Palm Beach International Airport....
Hyatt Regency Tamaya
The Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa,30 minutes north of Albuquerque (N.M.) International Airport and owned by the Santa Ana Pueblo, Tamaya, is an...
Back of the House
Tattooed Kingpin
More than 5,000 tattoo enthusiasts converged upon the Wyndham at Franklin Plaza in Philadelphia in February to attend the 2004 Philadelphia Tattoo Arts...
Oprah Connection Boosts Membership
The American Library Association has gotten a boost from an unlikely source Oprah Winfrey. The ALA formed a partnership with the talk show queen's book...
What's Brewing at the Spa?
If there's any doubt about the growing popularity of spas among men, then consider the latest offering from the Pacific Waters Spa at the Hyatt Regency...
Advertisement
Advertisement
Sign Up for Our Free E-Newsletters
Meetings Collaborative
Rate your experience with meeting venues and suppliers.
| Powered by: Meetings Collaborative | |
Apex Webinars
Demonstrating Leadership in Turbulent Times
Join MeetingsNet, the Convention Industry Council, and two meeting professionals to learn how seeking out professional development and volunteer opportunities can enhance your career advancement. Click here for free registration.
View it Now! | View APEX Archives
Webinars
Six Steps to a Great Virtual ConferenceJoin this online video workshop on how to successfully manage virtual meetings. Access this webinar now and use coupon code MTGNET to receive a special MeetingNet discount!
Medical Meeting Compliance: It Doesn't Have to Hurt
Overwhelmed by state and federal rules about what pharmaceutical meeting planners can—and can’t—do with meetings that involve healthcare practitioners? We’ll help you take it one step at a time. View this on-demand now.
Register Here!
Advertisement
