Behind every page of this magazine — every perfectly placed comma, catchy headline, and clever design — is a team of talented editors and artists. I thought I'd take this opportunity to introduce these folks to you, since many have joined us in...

We don't need a moderator — Yes, you do. A skilled moderator can calm a nervous speaker with easy questions and prompts that will help the speaker stay focused on the presentation. Moderators also can read the audience's mood by viewing the...

Many people are choosing to meet via the comfort of their computer monitor, according to 573 enterprise conferencing administrators who participated in Framingham, Mass.-based IDC's 2001 conferencing survey. IDC is a global market intelligence and...

p>The results from CMI’s annual Incentive Trends Survey are in. Here’s a profile of the magazine’s readers and their incentive patterns in the past year...

Two months after the terrorist attacks of September 11, the Insurance Conference Planners Association held its biggest annual conference ever. Nearly 500 insurance and financial services meeting planners and industry suppliers showed up for the...

The go-go dot-com era produced a glut of hype about the potential of new technologies to redefine the meetings industry, but amid all that chaff are kernels of genuine value that, in the wake of September 11, seem particularly important...

The 404-room Radisson Plaza Myrtle Beach Hotel recently broke ground in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The $48 million, 14-story hotel will adjoin the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The lobby and second-floor lounge will open directly onto the 249,000-square...

The status of hotels in the World Trade Center area as we went to press...

A private entrance off Fifth Avenue, exquisite murals, and Central Park views all help to make The Pierre a memorable New York landmark. The 220-room hotel, opened in 1930, is now part of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts...

We've got the latest updates on the post-September 11 meeting industry at www.meetingsnet.com. Click on our ongoing special report for breaking news stories and informational features, as well as … ...