February 1, 2007 AM
Cover Story
Hooked on the past?
Do you have an overwhelming urge to pound your head against the wall when your great idea on improving the annual convention is shot down because we have...
Editor's Note
When Is a Meeting Like a Ham?
The story goes like this: A little girl watches her mother cut off both ends of a ham before putting it in the pot. When she asks why, her mother says,...
First
Zero-Waste Meeting: Professional Convention Management Association 2007
For the Professional Convention Management Association, the 2007 annual meeting, held in Toronto January 7 to 10, marked a series of firsts. It was the...
IAEM: New Name, New Numbers
The International Association for Exhibition Management's plan to broaden its membership beyond its traditional exhibition managers became official as...
Features
Shifting Skies
The skies were not friendly to travelers in 2006, and while they won't be much kinder in 2007, there are some positive developments afoot for passengers....
Bellying Up to the Bar
At the Annual Expo! Expo! meeting of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (formerly the International Association of Exhibition Management),...
Solutions
Going Downstream
As president of a company that manages a variety of association meetings, Gregg Talley knows firsthand how the ice-cold-to-red-hot hotel market has turned...
What's Hot Now in F&B
One of the most influential food and beverage trends is driven by attendees, who are more sophisticated in food matters than they used to be. They seek...
Credit Application Requirements
CLAUSE: To have Group charges placed on a master bill, Group must complete the attached credit application at least 30 days prior to the meeting dates....
Liquidated Damages
If an organization cancels a meeting contract, computing the actual losses to the hotel's business can be cumbersome. For that reason, most hotel contracts...
Sites
Focus on Gaming
Green Valley Ranch Resort, Las Vegas, opened a $110 million expansion in October, the property's third major expansion since opening in 2001. The hotel...
Singapore: Association Crossroads of Asia
In the U.S., where the idea of using federal funds to promote and attract non-U.S. tourists and meeting attendees is indeed foreign, the tiny city-state...
Association Meetings 2006 Inner Circle Award Winners
Kudos to all the winners in our 15th annual Inner Circle Award program. This tribute is paid by AM readers who voted for these top hotels, resorts, convention...
Georgia & The Carolinas
What's New Raleigh, N.C., threw a block party last July for 60,000 residents, officials, visitors, and event planners to celebrate the reopening of Fayetteville...
New York & New Jersey
What's New The Big Apple remains a much-sought-after meeting and incentive destination, and new hotels and venues continue to spring up in some of the...
Back of the House
The Santa Business
In July, 300 Santas (along with about 200 Mrs. Clauses) convened at the Radisson Hotel in Branson, Mo., to participate in Discover Santa the first-ever...
Watch Out for Flying People
Imagine, if you will, three association executives in flight suits, attached to harnesses and wires, swinging wildly around the stage, nearly crashing...
Not Horsing Around
Growing up near ranches in Texas, Joe Esparza has spent most of his life around horses. But it wasn't until after a career as a corporate trainer that...
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