With greens fees on the rise and meeting budgets stagnant, planners of golf events face a challenge: Put on the same top-notch tournament as always — but for the same amount of money as last year (and the year before that). Moreover, the number of...
There are those of us who have been around the meeting industry long enough to remember when a decade would go by with little but cosmetic change ruffling the waters for many industry associations. Staff leadership changed infrequently, and the...
I can't recall an issue in which we've had such a difficult time coming up with a cover concept as we've had with this one. How do you communicate a potentially deadly threat without being overly alarmist, and thus sensationalizing the situation...
The annual RCMA Member Survey provides a picture of religious meetings conducted by RCMA's member meeting planners. A close look at the 2005 survey reveals the following...
In a discriminating seller's market in which hoteliers are turning away business, SMERF (social, military, educational, religious, and fraternal) groups — which are typically the most budget-conscious of all — are finding that a little flexibility...
California's Silicon Valley region revels in the spirit of innovation and change; it's an area that is teeming with organizations and individuals who embrace change, growth, and improvement. That attitude provided the setting for “Quest for the...
