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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The Changing Face of CVBs
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