The smile on Kitty Ratcliffe’s face stretched from ear to ear as she listened to the official attendance figures announced at the annual meeting of ASAE and the Center for Association Leadership, taking place in St. Louis from August 6-9. John...
After another legal setback, it’s back to the drawing board for McCormick Place officials in their effort to create more user-friendly work rules at the nation’s largest convention center...
Almost every religious organization has the same basic challenges: how to recruit volunteers, how to get (and keep) new members, and how to raise funds. “How to Manage an Effective Religious Organization: The Essential Guide to Improving Your...
Exciting news for meeting planner members: RCMA will offer the Hosted-Buyer Scholarship program for its annual meeting next year, January 24-27, in Kansas City, Mo. The scholarship program, which reimburses qualified planners for travel and...
Kudos to all the winners in our 20th annual Inner Circle Award program. This tribute is paid by AM readers who voted for these top hotels, resorts, convention centers, CVBs, and tourist boards as the best at servicing their meetings and...
Joseph Popolo took over as CEO of Freeman in 2008 — the start of the Great Recession. Three years later, Popolo, the son-in-law of Donald Freeman Jr., has steered the company through the worst of the economic storm, and it has emerged even bigger...
