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The face2face MeetingsNet blog is an eclectic mix of news about meetings and events, hospitality, and business travel, along with helpful hints and the occasional rant.

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Timewaster alert
Jul 25, 2008
This one is maddeningly addictive: When you open this web page, a ball will be dangling from your cursor. When you move the cursor, the...
Hearing from the other side
Jul 24, 2008
I used to write about this a fair amount when I was with Medical Meetings magazine--that is, giving voice to the...
Is "planner" a dirty word?
Jul 24, 2008
I recently heard that many people who plan meetings/conferences/conventions, particularly on the corporate side...
Ship your luggage, save a few bucks
Jul 24, 2008
Now that airlines are charging for checking first, second, and third bags (and just wait, carry-on probably will carry a fee as well, the way things are going), Wired did a little calculating and found that, in some cases, it's cheaper to ship...
What associations' roles are now
Jul 23, 2008
While it's not about meetings, if you're in an association, you should check out this post by Ben the Certified Association Executive: As long as people don't really care, associations will survive. ...
Privacy? What's that?
Jul 23, 2008
Cindy relates the tale of an association that found something from their meeting on YouTube that they really, really didn't want to be out there for the world to see. This is exactly the thing I talked about in this editorial from Association...
Free stuff
Jul 23, 2008
If you're looking for images, music, or other items that often are copyrighted and not free for use in a public forum (like...
Hotel chain started as a brewery?
Jul 15, 2008
Who knew? I sure didn't: InterContinental Hotels once was Bass Brewery (which BTW makes some fabulous ale, if you like that...
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