Late in the 1990s, San Jose did not have a keen interest in hosting the 3,000-person general assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). “There wasn't much incentive for the city to book conventions that far out or to commit large room blocks,”...
At one time, the paperwork for international meeting attendees to get a visa to enter the United States was largely a formality. Not any more. The visa bottleneck clogged after 9/11, and most observers expect the situation to worsen before it...
A group of 25 religious meeting planners attended the Religious Marketplace Jamaica, held in April at The Renaissance Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios. The event, sponsored by the Jamaica Tourist Board in cooperation with The Meetings Group, brought...
Thomas J. Carrier, a former senior government meeting manager, crafted six “myths and realities” of negotiating a small meeting at a typical hotel property from a planner's perspective...
Speaking with Frank Hugelmeyer leaves the impression that he's a pretty nice guy. But the president of the Outdoor Industry Association is ready and willing to wield a big stick. He says association members will not support holding the outdoor...
Women at the Negotiating Table With women comprising such a large percentage of the meeting planning world—and getting paid less than their male colleagues--a book to be published this October called Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender...
