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Just imagine having a nice tour boat cruise, your group mixing and mingling nicely, conversation flowing—and getting doused with human sewage from a bus on an overhead bridge. Sounds far-fetched, but, well, it could happen. In this case, it was a...

If you or someone you know is taking an incentive or other group to this year’s Olympic games in Athens, be sure to warn attendees that that they can be booted for eating, drinking, or wearing products from companies that aren’t sponsoring the...

Yesterday, I asked a question: If you could reinvent trade shows, what would they look like? Today, TSMI's Rich Westerfield posted some great ideas about what could (and in some cases, is) being done to reinvent the expo. As he says, " think you...

Can you imagine being able to recreate the meetings industry? Just a blank slate and your ideas--no history, no balky stuck-in-the-1950s board members, no hotel attrition--and you had the authority to make it actually happen? Seth Godin invited...

I just heard from a friend about a nifty new Web site launched by TSA where you can look up your airport and departure time to get estimated wait times. Even though it has a disclaimer--“Please note that your personal experience may differ due to...

No, this isn't about jobs (though we do have some job listings and a Career Toolkit on our site). ...

According to Decent Marketing, a story I missed in last week's New York Times was a doozy for the trade show biz. The NYT writer characterized your basic expo as: " ... stale air and fluorescent glare... ghastly food, the long lines .....

Interesting post on the TSMI blog about how one communications company is using a blog to promote its event. I agree with Rich Westerfield that it's a great--and cheap--idea to use a blog for this--and that the execution really has to be a lot...

I love it that this article from the Columbian in Clark County, Wash., has picked up on the latest news about the economic power of meetings: ...

If your attendees drink the tap water during a meeting in the U.K., you might find them a bit mellower than usual. That’s because traces of Prozac have been found in the water supply. ...