Since the International Association of Conference Centers' 1981 founding, members' adherence to the organization's strict standards for conference room design, conference and business services, and technology has been based on “the honor system,”...

MANY TECHNOLOGIES ORIGINATE to do things cheaper, faster, or better. Others — such as conference archiving — break open a whole new space...

La Quinta's first New York City property opened in May in Manhattan. The 182-room La Quinta Inn Manhattan, at 17 West 32nd St., completed a $2.5 million renovation. All guest rooms and public spaces have wireless Internet access. Forget your...

When asked to sum up the past year, I kept thinking of the Grateful Dead song, “Truckin'” and the line, “What a long, strange trip it's been.” For some perspective, I took a look at our cover story from the end of last year, in which we asked...

Say “Later!” to those dated posters and office accessories in in-flight catalogs. Inspirational gifts have been reinvented, thanks to a company called Reiterations (www.reiterations.com). Its line of uplifting quotes and 60 museum-quality...

NOTHING IS MORE DISAPPOINTING than working for months to put together a top-notch meeting, only to see it overshadowed by negative press coverage about some controversy having to do with your company. Why do journalists always seem to focus where...

With hurricanes, power outages, and other unforeseen events lying in wait, meeting planners are wise to take a cue from the Boy Scouts and be prepared — for anything...

Making the right moves when it comes to your contract can save you thousands of dollars. That was the advice from Mark Roysner, a lawyer with Roysner & Associates, Calabasas, Calif., one of 34 speakers at the 14th annual Affordable Meetings...

Your company's top brass wants flawless meetings. They want efficient transportation, service so good it's hardly noticed, and an environment that, depending on the event, inspires, motivates, or fades away so that business can get done...

The new $1.1 billion Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa opened to great fanfare in July in Atlantic City. It's a shimmering, 43-story golden monolith with 2,002 guest rooms, 70,000 square feet of meeting space, 11 gourmet restaurants, and a 50,000...