The George P. Johnson Co., an integrated marketing company, based in Auburn Hills, Mich., has promoted David Rich to executive director of program strategy and experience design for IBM worldwide. Rich will continue to be based in Boston...

For anyone who has had the urge to roam the exhibit hall while staying connected to the Internet, the Orange County (Fla.) Convention Center says, ‘Go ahead.’ The Center recently installed a wireless network by Avaya, Basking Ridge, N.J., which...

If you're shopping for meeting technology, there's new online help from the Professional Convention Management Association (www.pcma.org). Its Technology Solutions Database, launched in June, allows users to search for suppliers in 35 categories...

The Pennsylvania Convention Center has been gradually ramping up its connectivity offerings over the past five years...

This year, you probably don't want to schedule a meeting in Brazil on February 21, or in Singapore on August 9. Find out why at www.earthcalendar.net, a compendium of state and religious holidays around the world...

The older you are and the longer you have worked in your job or organization, the less likely you are to recognize employees for a job well done. That's the finding of a doctoral study completed this spring by Bob Nelson, PhD, president of Nelson...

MGM Grand made headlines in June 2000 when it acquired Mirage Resorts. With the deal, six big Las Vegas properties — Bellagio, The MGM Grand, The Mirage, Treasure Island, New York New York Hotel and Casino, and the Golden Nugget — came under a...

A: “I would challenge the charges before signing a contract,” says Jill Soth, corporate event manager for Avnet Computer Marketing in Phoenix. “If the hotel has increased costs due to energy shortages, then I want the hotel to supply me with more...

Meeting Visions 2001, a three-day conversation about current and emerging meeting technologies, convenes again this year in Maui. Organized by the Maui Economic Development Board Inc., with support from Technology Meetings, United Airlines, the...

The only problem with The Complete Idiot's Guide to Meeting and Event Planning (Alpha Books, 2001) is the title (do you really want to hand it to a new hire?), but who are we to argue with success? The brand-name educational books now cover more...