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The events of September 11, 2001, have dramatically affected the peace of our society. Our nation is joined in an expression of shock, grief, and renewed patriotism. Our day-to-day activities seem small in comparison, but those everyday activities...

In April 2000, the governor of Texas, Rick Perry, spoke at a business meeting in Dallas. He conversed with the person who introduced him, gave a short speech, and then took questions from the audience. A man in the back of the room abruptly stood...

Forget what you have learned about what it takes to market and execute great events. Forget the glossy brochures. Forget the fancy binders filled with handouts. Forget the evaluation forms piling up at the back of the meeting room. Erika Brunke is...

Let me guess. You're doing more training with fewer staff and less time. So how do you work efficiently without sacrificing quality? One answer is to get help from outside. Outsourcing will raise questions, but many managers have pondered them...

Allen Konopacki, a trade show consultant, convention industry researcher, and president of the INCOMM Center for Research and Sales Training in Chicago, has seen the industry rebound from recessions and depressions, hurricanes, and even wars. In...

Sizing up the Trade Show Market Net Square Feet of Exhibit Space Number of Events Percentage of Events 3,000-9,999 3,562 27% 10,000-24,999 4,142 31% 25,000-49,999 2,786 21% 50,000-99,999 1,852 14% 100,000+ 843 6% Source: Center for Exhibition...

Nina Yon is now responsible for soliciting technical conventions and meetings in her role as senior national sales account executive at the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau...

The unthinkable has happened. And our assumptions and business practices are changing to address our new reality. As the event marketing company for InSystems Technologies' Connect 2001 user group conference, those of us at Impact Events learned...

In years past, the Direct Marketing Association (www.the-dma.org) could count on 13,000 to 14,000 attendees at its annual fall conference. This year, with events being what they are, the outlook for participation at the October 27-31 show was...