Dr. Rose started the session with a five-minute, much-needed, series of stretches via a video developed by X bytes on-demand fitness breaks.It’s no wonder that meeting planning made fifth place on CareerCast’s most stressful jobs of 2015 list. Un...

When Marriott International began placing envelopes in guest rooms to encourage guests to tip housekeeping staff last year, it prompted discussion of tipping habits in general. The topic is right up the alley of Jacqueline Whitmore, an etiquette ...

If there’s one thing legislators like, it’s data. Now the Meetings Mean Business coalition and the U.S. Travel Association have a new batch of data to bring to Capitol Hill on behalf of government meetings, which remain stuck in a trough. Sequ...

Left to right: Conference Chairman Michael Mahoney, Genentech; Tahira Endean, QuickMobile; James Vachon, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International; Amanda Batstone, CBI; Ryan Mazor, Educational Measures; Betsy Bair, MeetingsNetGenetech's Michael Mahon...

From birth to our first formal education experience in pre-school or kindergarten, we learn mostly through observation, exploration, and experience. We watch our parents and siblings and learn how (or how not) to do something. We explore, using...

Sally Allen, executive producer, The Water CoolersToday's guest blog is by Sally Allen, executive producer of The Water Coolers, a singing comedy act that is, and I quote, "a cross between The Office, The Capitol Steps, and Modern Family" (for a ...

Christine ShimasakiWhile planners are not required to collect data on how their meeting, convention, or event performs in a destination, those who are diligent about gathering numbers from all the vendors they use and creating a reliable meetings...

John Spence, Springtime speakerDuring the week of April 8, several high-level events will bring association and other meeting professionals to Washington, D.C., for education, networking, and celebration. Four events are being organized by the In...