When I worked in the insurance industry, I learned that you could figure out where the industry was in the business cycle by analyzing lots of government statistics. Or, you could just listen to who was complaining that the other side was being...

The vibrant cosmopolitan city on Africa's eastern seaboard is known as the gateway into Africa and has established itself as Southern Africa's leading convention destination. Durban is a new and exciting destination that combines high technology...

It's one thing to do manual registration for a couple hundred people at a single meeting. Registering some 60,000 participants for a year-long series of more than 200 meetings across the country is definitely "another story," says Debbie Boschee...

Perfectly located geographically, the Copenhagen region is easy to get to, has a safe and welcoming environment, and features honest, dependable professionals upon whom planners can rely. In fact, Copenhagen ranks among the world's 10 most popular...

In France, breakfast usually consists of cold meats, cheese, and bread, but the California-based staff of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine didn't touch a bite when the group's annual meeting was held there in 1995...

Anticipation. It's what separates the pros from the amateurs. The more meetings you've planned or produced, the better you can anticipate obstacles to neutralize--and opportunities to exploit. In the next few columns, I'll provide you with ways to...

Are we in a relationship business anymore? What's the next step in the evolution of meeting planners, CVBs, and hotel sales as electronic RFPs, Internet event management systems, and other technological tools begin to proliferate? Are associations...

Istanbul gives delegates a fresh choice! Set on the shores of the Bosphorus, the city where East meets West offers conference and incentive planners a destination of sophisticated diversions coupled with the highest quality exhibition and...

ICP PARTNERS WITH PLANSOFT PlanSoft has formed an alliance with Adams Business Media, publisher of ICP. As of September, visitors to the ABM Web site, www. meetingsnet.com, are a single click away from the PlanSoft Network, a database listing...

The annual planning conference for the administrative services department of State Farm's northern California region had traditionally taken place at a conference center where staff would "get fired up, then forget everything and go back to...