February 1, 2008 AM
Cover Story
Booths, Banners, and Beyond
New York City is a lot of things, but inexpensive is not one of them. That left the National Speakers Association, which is holding its 2008 annual convention...
Check In
Kids These Days
People of a certain generation (ahem, fellow Boomers and our close cohorts, Gen Xers, I'm talking about us) like to bad-mouth today's youth as being self-absorbed,...
Keynotes
Poking Fun at PCMA
Jason Alexander, also known as George Costanza from the TV show, had attendees at the Professional Convention Management Association's Annual Meeting...
Don't Re-Key Rooming Lists
Passkey International has a new tool, RoomList Express, that transfers rooming lists between meeting planners and hotels electronically. The technology...
Pre-Screened or Bust?
Registered Traveler, the program that allows pre-screened travelers to move quickly through airport security, seems poised to break through on a national...
Dressage for Success
Here is a tall order: accommodations and meeting space for 950, with an indoor equestrian training ring close by. That is the annual challenge of the...
Congress Green Meeting Champion
Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz, D-Pa., 59, is the prime sponsor of the Green Meetings Act (HR 3037), which requires that the federal government, as a whole,...
Maybe Next Session
The Green Meetings Act was inserted into the House of Representatives' energy bill last summer but was dropped from the energy legislation passed by the...
Membership Boom Fuels IAEE's Expo! Expo!
Buoyed by an influx of first-time attendees, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events drew its largest crowd since 2001 at Expo! Expo!,...
Budget Adjuster
What goes up must come down, right? That might not be the case for business travel costs, at least not this year. According to the new American Express...
Point Taken
Diversity and Meetings
We All Have a Place at the Table Dear Editor: I just read your article titled Checking My Baggage in the December issue of Association Meetings, and all...
Feature
The New Cityscape
When considering destinations for her association's annual meeting, Deirdre Ross, director of conference services at the American Library Association,...
Breakouts
The Dish: The Truth About Trans Fat
Trans fat, or trans fatty acids, are created when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil. Trans fat can be found in vegetable shortenings, crackers, cookies,...
Moving from a Hotel to a Convention Center
A meeting that grows each year is a good thing, by most measures. But with success comes a price. More attendees and exhibitors could mean that the meeting...
Tips on Serving Alcohol
It seemed like a good idea at the time. For years, officials at the Milwaukee Art Museum had been renting space to groups for special events many of them...
Sites
Eden Roc
The historic 349-room Eden Roc in Miami Beach, designed by architect Morris Lapidus, is in the midst of a $170 million upgrade, adding a 21-story, 283-room...
Georgia & the Carolinas
Along the beaches of the Atlantic coast and barrier islands, owners and local CVBs have noted that some hotels and meeting facilities are in serious need...
New York & New Jersey
It's been an exciting year for New York City, with The Plaza celebrating its 100th birthday and reopening after three years of refurbishment, and Radio...
Back Talk
Overheard
at the Professional Convention Management Association Annual Meeting in Seattle last month Now I know the true meaning of Sleepless in Seattle. Deborah...
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