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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.

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Stress test
Aug 06, 2004
Feeling stressed? Try this test from Leapfrog Innovations. The idea is to look at the picture (link is below) to see if you can find any...
Do NOT put these on the menu!
Aug 06, 2004
I was skipping around UNLV’s hospitality site, looking for something or other, when I came across The Gallery of...
Omaha for haute cuisine?
Aug 05, 2004
Sure, Nebraska has a lot of cows and corn, but when Omaha’s Qwest Center wooed a group of insurance meeting planners recently, they did it with Maryland crab cakes, tempura ahi tuna rolls, and pastry-encrusted brats, according to an article on...
What's next, escape-a-meeting?
Aug 05, 2004
Interesting editorial in today’s New York Times about a new cell phone service from Cingular Wireless called "Escape-a-Date," where you can program your phone to ring at a certain time and it gives you a script to follow so it sounds like you have...
Microsoft in the chips, but not for events
Aug 05, 2004
"Microsoft Corp., which has amassed an unparalleled cash hoard of nearly $60 billion from its world-dominating software business, announced recently that it would return a large chunk of it to shareholders…the company will pay out more than $32...
Get lost?
Aug 05, 2004
I’m one of those people who always gets lost in a mall, but I usually do OK when I’m in a city. Unless it’s Boston. No matter how many times I drive around bean town, I always manage to end up on a one-way street to nowhere, looking longingly at...
Must be having pork for lunch
Aug 04, 2004
Pharmaceutical companies can’t pay to fly doctors in for educational meetings, but they can provide "scholarships" for local...
Big Mac attack
Aug 04, 2004
It’s easy to eat poorly when on the road, but here’s food for thought for the next time you reach for the Golden Arches: You’ll...
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