Don't think of your meeting as a meeting — just for the moment. Think of it like it's a Hollywood movie. First, people pay full freight to get the full experience at the theater. Three months later, they can get it for $3 at Blockbuster; three...

Looking to add some adventure to your next meeting? Book a speaker from the National Geographic Speakers Bureau. The bureau, which launched this fall, offers about 35 explorers, scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers as speakers...

Message from the President ...

IT'S CRAZY THAT some insurance and financial services companies would entrust their meeting departments with million-dollar budgets to plan incentive programs for their most valued producers, but not pay a small fraction of that cost to send their...

Menlo Park, Calif.-based online corporate travel provider GetThere released the findings of a survey that identifies the country's 10 most affordable cities for corporate meetings...

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone and welcome to 2004, the year the Romans used to call MMIV. I know there is a lot to look forward to this year, but first I would like to talk about one of the major events of MMIII, the Insurance Conference Planners...

Everyone is talking about Palace Resort's first foray into the Caribbean, The Grand Bay Palace St. Thomas. Formerly the Renaissance, the property has always been known for its lovely views of Smith Bay and, for groups, its convenient location just...

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“Attrition is the nightmare of my life,” says Stamford, Conn.-based Margaret Pederson, vice president, exhibitions division, Primedia Business, a multimedia company that produces dozens of trade shows to showcase and compliment its products (which...

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