October 1, 2007 AM
Cover Story
For the Love of color
The Color Marketing Group has a meeting that's to dye for: A twice yearly gathering of color designers from around the world whose mission is to forecast the color trends we'll see in coming years...
Check In
Reinventing the [Color] Wheel
One of the biggest frustrations I have with meetings is that we have great conversations, meet great people, then go home and it's as if the meeting never happened. In all too many cases...
Keynotes
Avoid Housing Hassles
Attrition May not be a New Problem, but it is a persistent one, according to planners and hospitality professionals at the Passkey Housing Forum, held in Boston August 22 to 24. Especially so now that the market has turned...
ASAE Report: The Decision to Join
At this year's American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership annual conference in Chicago, the organization released...
Who Owns that Hotel?
There has been a seismic shift in hotel ownership the past five years as hotel chains have been selling off their real estate to focus on management....
Correction Noted
In Checklist, F&B Cost Savings, (June 2007), the statement, Put less expensive food closer to the front door, and the more expensive food in the back,...
Payment Due Dates
CLAUSE: An invoice for Group charges will be forwarded to Group within thirty (30) days after Group departure. Payment is due within 30 days of invoice date...
Idea Exchange
Trade Show Superheroes
Can a show survive, let alone flourish, without the presence of key exhibitors? How do trade show organizers detect exhibitor unrest in advance?...
Beware the Mega-Trends
At the Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum, held last spring in Washington, D.C., two trade show experts Skip Cox, president and CEO of Exhibit...
Business Casual
Some Familiar Faces at Florida Convention
It's a place where Elvis still lives, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton rub elbows, and Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston work side by side. It's the 5th Sunburst Convention of Celebrity Impersonators and Look-a-Likes...
Putters of the Caribbean at Disney
Looking for an event? Check out Putters of the Caribbean, one of three new themed group golf events introduced by Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena...
Breakouts
Here's to Beverage Functions
Beverage functions serve an important purpose: They give guests a way to socialize and network. They offer a chance to visit in a relaxed, leisurely setting....
Don'ts When Promoting Your Meeting
The location has been selected The program has been set with a great roster of speakers, including a famous keynote who is certain to be a draw. Now all...
Get the Google Mind-Set
Cost-cutting is a near-constant condition of working as association staff. Almost from the beginning of each fiscal year, our collective paranoia that...
Save Money on Ground Transportation
Shuttle tips from Boston Coach's Catherine Chaulet, CMP ...
Sites
Kalahari Resort
Kalahari Resort Wisconsin Dells, Wis. The News: Five-bedroom townhouses units, Ny-um-ba, are under construction. Specs: 10 new units, with fully equipped...
The Southwest
Apart from reveling in the demand for their mountain vistas, inspiring sunsets, and wide-open spaces, popular desert cities are facing a challenge: how...
Hawaii
Oahu and Maui hotels have scored spectacular occupancy rates, in the 80 percent to 90 percent range, during the past two years. And the islands' popularity...
The Mid-South
Two years after Hurricane Katrina, the business heart of New Orleans has reopened in a big way. Always known for its fine cuisine, the city now has even...
Back Talk
Planner Calisthenics
Who needs to go to the gym, anyway? While some planners may keep in shape between events with spinning classes and aerobics, others find the job itself...
Special Section
Inner Circle 2007 Award Winners
Welcome to our special section highlighting notable convention centers as well as convention and visitors bureaus and tourist boards containing essential...
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