IN MID-MARCH, 31 women in the meeting and hospitality industry gathered at the Chaminade Conference Resort in Santa Cruz, Calif., to participate in a pilot program designed to do no less than start a revolution in this industry...

Visiting The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas last February, I was struck by the lovely juxtaposition of the Mediterranean-style architecture — clay tile roofs, arched doorways, and a three-arch bridge over the water that resembles the Ponte Vecchio...

UNTIL NOW, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has primarily been the concern of senior executives and finance officers. However, new requirements, scheduled to take effect later this year, could mean changes for meeting planners as well, including closer...

Managing foreign currency exchange for your international program deserves the same attention you'd give to managing the risk surrounding every other part of your event. Here's how to formulate a plan so that you don't expose your budget to the...

Beating a handicap has a different meaning for Dennis Walters. Some 28 years ago, Walters was about to realize his dream of playing on the PGA Tour when a golf cart accident left him paralyzed from the waist down...

The owners of Kiawah Island Golf Resort aim to make the new, $125 million Sanctuary no less than “the finest golf resort on the planet.” Prem Devadas, managing director, believes it's a realistic goal, given Kiawah's natural beauty and unspoiled...

Wonder what you look like when you swing? Now attendees can take home a “swingsheet” after the tournament, a photo sheet with stop-action digital images of their swing as well as other photographs (and tournament and sponsor logos, if you choose)...

AMERICANS ARE OBSESSED with rankings and polls. Whether it's college football, political candidates — or golf — everyone wants to know “Who's No. 1?” ...

TWENTY MINUTES FROM Raleigh-Durham International Airport, THE WASHINGTON DUKE INN & GOLF CLUB, on the campus of Duke University in Durham, N.C., is undergoing a $25 million expansion and renovation, to be completed by spring 2005. It will...

Talk about combining golf and meetings: Half Moon in Montego Bay, Jamaica, recently added three meeting rooms right on its Robert Trent Jones Sr. — designed golf course. The rooms can accommodate up to 30 classroom-style. A great idea, or too much...