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.
Some day, you may actually be able to find out, scientifically, just how thrilling your events are, according to this article in Wired. While it talks mostly about using the device to measure how exciting a videogame is, it could apply to just...
From a press release: "The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) is currently seeking nominations for the 2005-2006 Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP). Now in its fifth year, this one-year program offers individuals from...
So, today I find out there's an inn that only caters to couples. Heterosexual, legal couples. No gays allowed, no adulturers (and how can they tell? The innkeeper says, "after 15 years in the business of running an inn, he can tell when a couple...
If you remember the old "Who's on First" routine by Abbott and Costello, you'll love the way Tom Asacker spins it to fit a computerized world. Thought I'd die laughing...
An article in Fast Company about managing corporate travel urges travel departments to negotiate good rates with a couple of hotels in cities their employees frequently travel to, then: ...
If the item in a press release I just saw becomes reality, meeting planners may soon have their very own Internet talk radio station--with call-in numbers and everything. While it won't be live until April, you can call (201) 585-5260 to learn...
Big news--I've been hearing rumors for the past few months that David Kushner, PCMA's president and CEO for the past three years, was about to get the boot. Now it's official: As of today, he's out, and Deborah Sexton, who up until now served as...
Every meeting planner knows that Murphy's Law--whatever can go wrong, will go wrong, and usually in the most exasperating way--is alive and kicking. But for those among us who are better at math than I, there's actually a formula that can help you...
I may not say it often, but I thought today would be a good time to tell you all just how much I appreciate your stopping by at face2face. Here's a valentine from me to you. ...
Yet another article about the add-on fees that planners and attendees alike hate, yet hotels just can't seem to stay away from. That lovely lei greeting at the Hawaiian hotel, along with a complementary non-alcoholic mai tai isn't really free--it...