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A guest blog by Betsy Bair, The Meetings Group's editorial director: I think a lot of people have been turned off at this point by the TV show, "The Apprentice," but even if you didn’t watch it this season, you may be interested to read this...

Anne Easterling has written a terrific guide to Walt Disney World called, not surprisingly, The EZ Guide to Walt Disney World. While it's aimed at vacationers, it'd be great also for meeting planners who have Orlando events (especially the resort...

According to this article in today's Hartford Courant, the new $81 million Marriott hotel, scheduled to open in August at Adriaen's Landing in Connecticut's capitol city, has some bathroom issues. It appears that its 17 handicapped-accessible...

The Convention Industry Council has just released an APEX update to let everyone know what's up with its efforts with the Accepted Practices Exchange initiative.

I was speaking with a gentleman yesterday about volunteerism and why, when so many attendees are big-time volunteers to programs outside of work, so few meetings build volunteerism into their programs. Sure, some meetings throw in a half-day...

I just read about a really great idea on View from a Corner Office, a blog written by an anonymous association exec...

This from eTurbo News: ...

Wish me luck--Dave McCann and Rob Carey, both from Meetings News, will be joining me and host Bill Wulff on MeetingsRadio next Wednesday. We'll be talking about customer service (Bill asked me to participate after reading Customer service or lack...

Someone sent me a bunch of cat haikus this morning, and this one had me laughing out loud: ...

Oh, this is just too funny: From the Vail Times: Thromboembolectomy. A quick snip...