On page 43 of the August issue of Association Meetings, we listed Myrtle Beach as being in North Carolina. It is in South Carolina. We regret the error.
I'm going to tell you the story behind our cover this month, because it demonstrates so well the tough balancing act that busy association meeting professionals face every day...
Setting boundaries doesn't always come naturally to Mary Pat Cornett, CMP, managing director of meetings, conventions, and travel for the Alexandria, Va.; based American Diabetes Association. When she first went back to work as a meetings directo...
Thanksgiving was great with family and friends. Christmas is just around the corner. New Year's is just a few days away, and then RCMA's 35th World Conference and Exposition, Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2007, in Louisville, Ky...
This new resort on Mexico's Riviera Maya was scheduled to open last fall, but Hurricane Wilma had other plans. The property suffered substantial damage to its trees and foliage, but even more devastating was the fact that the resort's furnishings...
Many meeting planners have an intuitive definition of conference centers. There are, however, clear criteria that define the conference center concept. In fact, the International Association of Conference Centers has a 30-point definition that...
