Think of Julie Andrews and those adorable Von Trapp children wearing clothes made of curtains and singing about their favorite things. But since you're a planner, not an Austrian nun-turned stepmom, maybe you can better relate to Jeff Hurt's...

Some good tips in this article from Special Events: Blooming in Bad Times: Success Secrets from Top Event Planning Companies ...

This post about the seatmate from h*ll cracked me up. We've all been there, right? ...

Here's a scary story from the AP: Stadiums, hotels warned to watch for terrorists. From the article: ...

And not in a very nice way: A hard ending for housekeepers: Uncommon outsourcing eliminates 100 Hyatt jobs. I'm trying, but I'm just not seeing Hyatt's side in this one. Especially galling is that they had their housekeeping staff train their...

There's a study out now that proves what you've probably already noticed: Talking with attractive women can make men who ordinarily are pretty smart become stupid (at least temporarily). From the Telegraph (via Slashdot): ...

Someone sent this job posting to me earlier today, and I just don't know what to make of it. I know meeting planning gets tucked into a lot of different job descriptions, but this is a new one for me (emphasis mine): ...

If you just read one post today, make it this one: Money, Money, Money, Money, MONEY: Social Media Revenue Streams for Trade Shows and Conferences, by Michelle Bruno at Fork in the Road. Great ideas, great resources, just all-around great.