The 2007 Annual Conference will include a silent auction, with proceeds to benefit UMOM New Day Centers. Visit www.umom.org to learn more about this worthy charitable organization that helps the underprivileged in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area...
Environmental meeting planning company Meeting Strategies Worldwide has launched a Web-based tool, the MeetGreen Calculator, which measures more than 95 aspects of a meeting, from site selection to food and beverage to assess an event's...
Freeman, the Dallas-based exhibition services giant, has recycled more than 1 million square yards of used aisle carpet as part of a pilot program begun last July. The trade show carpet will be made into drainage pipes for septic systems. Among...
As I was preparing this special issue, which is devoted to green meetings, I looked up an article I had written on the subject in 1991. Back then, I had been inspired after returning from an event where each attendee had the chance to plant a tree...
With its aggressive scrutiny and costly enforcement actions, NASD has some planners shaking in their boots. But where others see pitfalls in trying to weave their way through the regulatory maze, Allstate Financial's Meeting Manager Laurie...
One of the benefits of being a professional summarizer is that I get to travel to wild and exotic locations and try new and dangerous things. Many of the adventures have taken place in the sea, an environment in which I am not totally comfortable...
