April 1, 2007 AM

Cover Story

Education Grows Up

Several years ago, the Council on Foundations was facing a bit of a conundrum with its annual meeting. Attendance was steady, if not increasing, so it wasn't...

Seven Characteristics of Adult Education

Students feel safe and supported. There is a learning environment in which individual needs and uniqueness are honored, where abilities and achievements...

Editor's Note

Live and Learn

Many of your attendees may have grown up thinking education was all about sitting in a room while the instructor imparted nuggets of wisdom, which they...

First

Study Finds Healthy Market for Medical Meetings

The Medical Meetings industry, buffeted by terrorist attacks, strict new corporate accounting standards and pharmaceutical regulations, and a recession,...

RCMA Exec Honored at Annual Conference

For more than 50 years, Indiana governors have used the Sagamore of the Wabash award to recognize those who have rendered distinguished service and made...

Risk Management Case Study

The American Academy of Family Physicians plans for a possible avian flu pandemic. ...

AM Index: April 2007

Number of U.S air travelers per 1,000 that reported lost, stolen, or damaged baggage in 2006 (up 0.1 from 2005)6.7 Percent of meetings industry spending...

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor:In response to your call for ideas in the February issue on what we must change about association meetings, here are some of mine: Use more...

Features

Doing the Right Thing

Here's a hotel title you don't run into every day: community projects manager. That's the position that Jo Licata holds at the San Francisco Hilton. With...

The Evolution of e-RFPs

In just 11 years, electronic requests for proposal have grown from novelty features on hoteliers' Web sites to an entire subindustry with hundreds of...

Got Ethics?

A panel of experts gathered at MeetNow! 2007 in New Haven, Conn., to delve into the sticky ethical issues that plague the meetings and hospitality industry....

Solutions

Wake Up!

We've all sat through those PowerPoint-heavy lectures while struggling to keep our eyes open. Is anyone really learning anything? Probably not. However,...

Attracting a Global Audience

Known as the world's largest medical meeting, the Radiological Society of North America's annual conclave is held in Chicago every November. It could...

Checklist: F&B Cost Savings

At a session at Meeting Professionals International's recent Professional Education Conference in New Orleans, Janet R. Pickover, CMP, a director with...

Be a Good Sport

To pull off a successful sports or performance event, you need more than expert planning you need volunteers who are willing and able to pitch in. And...

Sites

On Location: Montreal

It's easy to see why Gourmet magazine recently devoted an entire issue to Montreal. Citing its vibrant food and arts scene, multicultural population, and...

Convention Center News

The final phase of the new $2.3 million Virginia Beach Convention Center officially opened in January. The convention center has more than 500,000 square...

Greater Washington, D.C.

What's New The spectacular view that greets visitors arriving in Washington, D.C., from Virginia and points south is three silver spires soaring to a...

Back of the House

Bring On the Beer

The Four Points by Sheraton hotel chain has just concluded its search for what may be the world's only chief beer officer. Since announcing the search...

Does Anyone Remember Laughter?

The Hynes Convention Center in Boston was filled with laughter last summer when the National Electrical Contractors Association convened for its 2006...

Top Destinations for Foodies

Recently, the Travel Industry Association surveyed culinary tourists people who make travel decisions based on food-related experiences, whether it's...

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