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I think I spent most of the minute and a half or so of this promotional video for The Star Sydney with my head cocked quizzically in a "what are they trying to say about the place?" way. But it made me laugh out loud at the end, thereby earning...
I wonder if anyone would be willing to show this video during the walk-in time pre-general session to help reduce the number of paper towels people use to dry their hands at conferences? If they're like me, your attendees are washing their hands a...
I was so saddened to hear that Gary Sain, president & CEO of Visit Orlando, passed away on Friday. I had the pleasure of interviewing him a number of times, and he was so knowledgeable, interesting, and plain old nice that it was always a...
I just received a copy of a letter Meeting Professionals International's president and CEO Bruce MacMillan sent to MPI members calling them to take action on two separate amendments the House and Senate voted to approve that would put strict...
I have been going over my notes from the Pharma Forum 2012 lately, and this part really struck me: Mary Beth McEuen, executive director of The Maritz Institute, held a fascinating session on how to use the neuroscience of engagement to create more...
I really don't want to pile on my colleagues over at Successful Meetings magazine for their choices for the 25 most influential people (er, entities?), which to date include 14 men and a bedbug— there's plenty of discussion going on around it...