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The Institute for Conflict Management, LLC (ICM) has launched a new line to its existing dispute resolution panel, specifically focusing on the hospitality industry, according to this press release. The panel "will enable the industry to stop...
Everything you always wanted to know about Australia, but were too smart to ask: A site full of the dumbest questions and best comebacks you'll ever hear on the topic of travel in Australia. These supposedly were questions posted by real potential...
It might be a good idea to ask the members of your meeting planning team who their favorite superhero is. Why, you ask? Because, believe it or not, researchers at New York University and MIT have found that "Students who thought of Superman...
The latest to join in the push for a new or expanded convention center is Nashville. A study released last week found that the city would get an immediate gain of $61 million in 2008, and the amount would continue to grow from there. But, as...
While this article from Association Meetings does a great job of explaining the trials and tribulations of conventions and visitors bureaus, it does focus only on what's going on in the U.S. ...
I just heard today that at least two medical societies have been doing something a little extreme with their exhibitors: Making them pay surcharges to serve cappuccino, espresso, or smoothies at their booths. This was supposedly a sponsorship...