Although the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, passed by Congress in the wake of the Enron and Worldcom scandals, are applicable only to companies that file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, some of the principles...
Only 27 countries are part of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. So travelers from the other 164 countries of the world need a visa to enter the United States — and the process of getting one can be daunting...
Interested in bizarre accommodations? Check out “Unusual Hotels of the World” at www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com. Launched by U.K.-based friends Simon Penn and Steve Dobson, the site features a collection of hotels rated in five categories —...
Outboarding, the practice of holding concurrent events not sanctioned by the official convention organizer, but that seek to garner the main event's audience, has gotten an official thumbs-down from the International Association for Exhibition...
Under the steamy New Orleans sun, shuttle buses drop off passengers at regular intervals at Hall F of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Attendees stroll into the chilled air of the center, chatting with each other or on cellphones as they...
According to a soon-to-be-released report that was conducted by Purdue University, meeting planners, on the whole, are not prepared to respond to disasters of any kind — from a strike, to a roof collapse, to a shooting — much less a flu pandemic...
