The first time that I met Pamela Wynne, I was struck by her energy and enthusiasm. I was assigning a story about what it's like to run a meetings department, and at the time, she was manager of corporate meeting planning at Educational Testing...
Meeting Professionals International's 2007-2008 leadership assumed their roles July 1, bringing in a board of directors headed by Angie Pfeifer, CMM, assistant vice president, corporate meetings, travel and incentives, Investors Group Financial...
EVEN AS A TEENAGER, KAREN HOCH was intrigued by the hospitality industry. But when she applied to the hospitality program at the University of New Hampshire and was not accepted, she opted to follow in her sister's footsteps and attend Bentley...
Erin Johnson knew that something had to change. A few years ago, she was working in the meeting-planning department at American Express, handling big meetings and big budgets for Johnson & Johnson Co. But while everyone in her department...
Lawrence Sherman Posed an interesting question in his column “Same Time Next Year?” (January/February 2007, page 15) Why do so many of us go to the same meetings year after year? Certainly the collegial environment is a benefit. However, with more...
These are not the Best of times for the pharmaceutical industry. More regulations, increased federal scrutiny, pricing pressures, and a tarnished public image all cloud the present — and future — of the industry. But along with these challenges...
I often have a difficult time describing just what I do for a living to my friends and family. It should be simple, but it just never is. I always start out by saying that I work in continuing medical education; and, like it or not, that is what I...
IF YOU COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU BE? On a beach in Jamaica with my wife/partner/best friend Sherry and our daughter, Brittany. WHAT'S PLAYING ON YOUR IPOD? Here's some of what's on heavy rotation: Michael Buble's new CD...
