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This is kind of interesting: I just heard that National Meeting Company is changing its name to Henry V Events to reflect its expansion into consumer-based experiential marketing events, something that's usually outside the scope of meeting...

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Don't try taking this test until you've had a cup of coffee! And take nothing at face value. It's interesting, though, to have to think a little differently--I found it a good way to shake up my brain on a very slow, very sleepy morning.

My tip of the day yesterday from one of the meeting planners at the Pharmaceutical Meeting Planner Forum: When your feet start aching unbearably, flush 'em. Just stick them in that john and pull the handle. They say that something about the cold...

OK, so I'm in the throes of writing an article about how people are using blogs in conjunction with their meetings. This is leading to some very weird synergies. One guy I spoke with is doing what sounds like an amazing program involving drug...

Gary Potter over at A Sabre Geek has an interesting post today about how Travelocity is looking into using the latest tracking tools to improve its customer service. While I'm not sure exactly what he and the Travelocity rep talked about...

Futurist, consultant, author, speaker, and all-around nice guy Jim Carroll has written an article called The Masters of Business Imagination Manifesto, a must-read for anyone who's looking to move their meetings--and more importantly, their...

I absolutely love this post from Chris Corrigan over at the Parking Lot about how to improve conferences. Ours this week was relatively conventional (so to speak), though we tried to build in some interactivity and create spaces where people could...

Google just keeps on surprising me--I just found the Google Ride-Finder, which tracks the location of cabs in 11 U.S. cities (maybe more; that's just what I saw on the home page). Click on a city, and it tells you how many cabs the different...