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We had bagpipers and kilts, the mayor of San Diego and Shamoo, then awards, awards, awards at the opening session of Expo! Expo! show. Congratulations to all who received an award tonight, but that sure is one way to slow things down right at the...
I'm here (finally!) in beautiful San Diego—my first time here since I was a teenager, and the weather alone is knocking me out. With a little time to kill before the opening session of the International Association for Exhibition Management's...
Not the baby and the blanket kind—the kind Kathy Sierra talks about in this post. The learner's mind wants, and likely needs, to have something to figure out, not to have all the answers laid out for it. From her post...
That's what this article says, anyway, citing some issues a large show has had with its hotel, plus rising room rates. Whether you personally love Vegas or hate it, though, it's always going to be a meetings mecca, especially the big trade shows...
Hotel amenities are wondrous things—and getting more wondrous all the time. According to this article, hotels are rolling out all kinds of interesting amenities, including portable oxygen tanks and in-room goldfish. Hey, I'll be happy with an in...
Remember not long ago when I mentioned that there's a chef who wants to copyright his recipes? Well, McDonalds wants to go one further and patent the sandwich-making process. From the article...
I have to admit that I haven't given the e-mail signoff all that much thought, but The New York Times obviously has. Interesting article—I usually just sign off with "Best" for those I know, "Best regards" for those I don't know all that well, and...
Hugh at Gaping Void issued a challenge to his readers to write a manifesto on something near and dear to their hearts—and to keep it under 500 words. Since I've done a fair amount of thinking about what I think makes meetings meaningful (both ...