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.
OK, this has to be the dumbest personality test since the one I took that tells you what kind of dog breed you are (I'm a Bernese Mountain Dog), but if you're as big a sucker for these things as I am, go ahead, take the test to find out which of...
This is so off-topic, but I just read on Boing Boingthat someone has had the brilliant idea of editing the original Planet of the Apes movie down to a 30-minute Twilight Zone episode. ...
Forget about Atkins, South Beach, raw food, and Vegan--the latest diet craze may just be Mineralarianism. Of course, it's just a joke (I hope!), but with the way things are going these days, it wouldn't surprise me if someone actually tried to...
It's a tough job, but someone has to do it--create a workshop or training course that teaches people how to wake up their creativity. On Fast Company Now, one Company of Friends member did it by basing his course on flexibility, imagination, and...
A guest blog from Tom Carrier, in response to this post on industry associations’ non-collaboration on their various core competency projects (a shortened version also was published in this week's MeetingsNet Extra): ...
When it comes to meetings and trade shows, the prevailing wisdom has been that bigger is better—just a few more attendees, booths, sessions, just a few more everything and you’ll be an even bigger success next time around. Now that all the "mores"...
"CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IN QUESTION: With a glut of meeting space nationwide, experts question whether the Morial Convention Center needs a Phase IV expansion (Times Picayune) ...
Looks like casinos, long-banned in Mexico, may be making a comeback. With so many both for and against the idea, it sounds like it’s still (ahem) a roll of the dice
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Remember that old jingle from Coke, "I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony?" Well, the U.S. is still hitting a sour note internationally, according to an anonymous association exec on View from a Corner Office: In the Glass...