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.
I have to give a quick plug to Kathryn Mahoney, who used to write the Profile columns for Religious Conference Manager back when I edited that magazine. Anyway, Kathryn's been busy writing what I think are hilarious articles about parenthood on...
According to Kingston Whig-Standard, the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security is testing out giving RFID (radio-frequency identification) cards to non-Canadian visitors crossing into the U.S. from three points in Canada. This program, part of the US...
The Association of the United States Army really ticked some planners off when it announced that its Annual Forum would be held October 3 to 5 this fallsmack dab on top of the start of both Rosh Hashanah and Ramadan. While I have no idea what the...
I just found out that some face2face readers are experiencing pop-up ads when they come to the site. We aren't running any, so I have no idea what that's about. We have been having some technical difficulties this week, which is all I can think of...
Sounds like European meetings and incentives are looking up these days. According to this item on the latest IMEX Quarterly Barometer of Business Tourism Confidence...
This could be an amazing incentive for the right group: Relief Riders International/ Voluntourism on horseback bring relief supplies to communities in need (Jeeps and camel carts are provided for non-riders who want to participate). ...
This is so not good: Subcontractor's Story Details Post-9/11 Chaos (Washington Post). From this story, it appears that Sunnye L. Sims, an event planner for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts before starting up her own meeting planning company...
If you don't care about blogging, skip this one. If you do, check out what Hugh Macleod's been up to: He's created The HughPage, a sort of Craigslist for bloggers. If this gets traction, it'll be amazing. We'll see if Rich beats me to creating a...
I just saw this on Tom Asacker's site and cracked up, given my whole "rename this blog" kick lately: $400,000 spent to rename Marina Bay... Marina Bay. Ha...