October 1, 2006 AM
Cover story
What Keeps You Up At Night?
When a group of convention professionals talks about what keeps them up at night it's bound to be a conversation that takes a lot twists and turns. ...
Editor's Note
Saying Goodbye to Readers and Friends
Reader, it's time to say goodbye. After 14 years at the helm of Association Meetings, I am moving on to another job in publishing. It's a bittersweet...
First
Getting a Fix on INMEX
With the launch of the Informed Meetings Exchange (INMEX), the national hotel workers union Unite Here jumps into the meetings arena with both feet. INMEX...
Hotel Worker Contracts Signed in S.F. and Chicago
First New York, then Chicago and San Francisco: One by one, hotel worker contracts are being settled in major convention cities across the country, turning...
AM Index: October 2006
Percentage of Big Easy meetings booked prior to Katrina and still committed for 2007: 74% Number of hotel workers in San Francisco who have new contracts...
ASAE's Chimposeum
The big buzz from the American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership at its 2006 Annual Meeting and Exposition,...
Congratulations to the 2006 HOL Inductees
Hundreds gathered to celebrate the achievements of six individuals who have made an indelible mark on the meeting and incentives industry at the Convention...
Solutions
Saving in a Seller's Market
Any time that pendulum starts shifting [from buyer's to seller's market], it takes a little while for everybody to figure the market out, says Anetha...
Apex 2.0 Aims to Simplify Meeting Planning
We want APEX to be the Intel inside, said Terri Breining, chairwoman of the Convention Industry Council's APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) Initiative...
Removing Troublemakers
CLAUSE: Ejection Convention Center reserves the right to eject persons from the Center at its discretion. EFFECT: Ejection Upon Mutual Agreement? Some...
Making Waves
If you're looking for the next thing in creative marketing tools for trade shows, you would have found it at last month's International Manufacturing...
Features
Protecting Your Meeting Network and Attendee Data
Rampant identity theft and credit card fraud have raised awareness that personal information must be protected. But if you think these issues are only...
All the Way to the Top
Bill Peeper wore many hats when he first became president of the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau in 1984. He had to the entire staff...
More on Privacy Protection
Recent news stories concerning the theft of laptop computers on which so-called personally identifiable information about individuals was stored raises...
Sites
Biloxi Rising
Piles of rubble, vacant lots, and skeleton frames of once vibrant hotels and resorts along coastal route 90 in Biloxi serve as a stark reminder of the...
Full Speed Ahead for Palace Resorts
Palace Resorts (www.palaceresorts.com), the largest all-inclusive chain in Mexico, has introduced several new or newly reopened properties in the last...
The Southwest
What's New Convention centers throughout the Southwest have struggled to keep pace with the area's burgeoning growth. Now, they are reaping the rewards...
Linekin Bay Resort
For small groups looking for an informal, Down East meeting experience, Linekin Bay Resort (www.linekinbayresort.com) offers some unusual attractions....
Inner Circle 2006 Award Winners
Welcome to our special section highlighting notable convention centers as well as convention and visitors bureaus and tourist boards containing essential...
Back of the House
ADA Show Revamped
The American Dental Association is revamping its annual exhibition, doing away with an exhibitor categorization concept that was introduced at its 2004...
Benchmark Pitches In
When Benchmark Hospitality executives attend a company outing, they pack jeans and work gloves. That's because they get their hands dirty donating their...
Watching the Skies in Vermont
Springfield, Vt., is not your typical convention destination. There are no headquarters hotels or convention centers, but there is a place called Breezy...
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