With at least 170 meeting planning software products on the marke--for everything from pre-meeting budget-making to post-meeting analysis--how do you choose the best product for your company? I suggest four steps: (1) Consider your office...
SAE Goes on With the Show "You could see the flames for miles," says Gretchen Stokes, division manager, SAE Expositions, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, Penn. It was after midnight when Stokes got the call: Cobo Conference &...
Passkey-Sabre Alliance Passkey.com, Inc. has forged an alliance with Sabre, an industry leader in electronic travel distribution systems, advancing a step further the concept of one-stop shopping to book air, car, and hotel reservations all in one...
"The exposition industry is on a collision course with arts and entertainment," declares Charles Allen, the poetry-writing, piano-playing, 37-year-old president and CEO of American Exhibition Services, LLC, an exhibition marketing services company...
"It is behind us now." With that statement, Professional Convention Management Association Chairman Rick Grimes closed what he called a "hurtful" chapter in PCMA's book. The Birmingham, Ala.-based organization has agreed to pay a settlement in the...
In Northern Kentucky, Happiness Guaranteed In Northern Kentucky, some folks put their money where their mouths are--and no questions asked. The Northern Kentucky CVB reports that its unconditional Meetings Guarantee Program has passed the test in...
It's hard not to have an enjoyable meeting in San Diego--thanks to the weather, the waterfront, the facilities, and the attractions. The American Society of Association Executive's annual meeting there in August was no exception. Here are a few...
Early in this century, Berlin's Potsdamer Platz was among the liveliest squares in Europe. Some 50 years later, it had become a desolate space between East and West Berlin, destroyed in World War II and watched over by armed border guards...
How much does stress affect your life and work? What roles do diet and exercise play? Renowned psychoneuro-immunologist Dr. Nick Hall will help meeting attendees answer those questions through activities and seminars at the new Wellness Center at...
