Call it "bizcation" or call it "bleisure"—can someone come up with a better name for this trend please?—tacking a few days onto a business trip to explore the locale is one way to make work travel more tolerable, and even fun. Here's an infograph...
An article in the New York Times recently reviewed the mixed blessing of autofill in e-mail “To” fields. Ever sent something to the wrong Jane? Ever sent a really embarrassing something to the wrong Jane...
Here are some fun articles and other stuff I've been collecting, totally off the topic of meeting planning, but hey, we all need to take a break now and then!
• Fellow middle children, let us celebrate our birth order with this article from Le...
We all know that restaurants are masters when it comes to using psychology to draw us in, influence our food choices, persuade us to tip more, and feel more satisfied with our experience. I was reading a great Quora query on just this topic, and ...
Photos can showcase your events to the world. Whether you’re a third-party planner showing clients the magnificent programs you bring to life, an exhibition manager promoting upcoming events, or an incentive planner motivating attendees toward fu...
Meeting planners are generally aware that if music is played during an event, a music license is needed. But beyond that, the details can get a little fuzzy. Who needs to hold the license? Do you need a license for each meeting? How much is it...
At this year’s American Society for Association Executives Annual Conference and Exhibition in Detroit, I was again reminded of the incredibly cool people who hang out in the association space. They may not all be meetings professionals—in fact...
At the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2014, Jeff Chase, vice president of sustainability at Freeman, asked some of the event’s big exhibitors what would happen to their exhibits when the show closed. The answer from many, including Audi, wi...
The Convention Industry Council has tapped Kelly Peacy, CAE, CMP, senior vice president of education and events at the Professional Convention Management Association; Betsy Bondurant, CMM, CTE, president of Bondurant Consulting; and Michael Domin...
