It's easy to forget what's going on in the virtual world of Second Life when there's so much going on here in 3D-land, but according to a press release I got earlier, the place is rocking. Specifically, Virtualis, already the largest convention...

Just finally now getting around to some of the e-newsletters sitting in my in-box, including James Spellos' fabulous Techniques, where I found this item: ...

It's nice to hear someone praising trade shows, especially since I haven't heard much of it these days outside of our industry associations' spokespeople. Check out this editorial from PC magazine, subtitled, CES and its ilk are critical to the...

Check out these 10 strangest jobs in the travel industry. My favorite is "Monkey Men, Amanbagh Resort, Rajasthan, India -- keep native monkeys from stealing guests' cookies." Though I wouldn't mind having this as a second career: "Coconut Safety...

Oh this is just the best, the absolute best airline complaint letter ever. I am still laughing... Thanks to MeCo for the pointer.

If you've taken the CMP exam, or if you're thinking about it, check out Krys Slovacek's thoughtful post about her CMP experience at the recent PCMA meeting in New Orleans. Sounds like, though she found it weird and frustrating, it also was worth...

That's what webinar guy Ken Molay thinks after reading this summary of results from a new ON24 survey. Some of the results listed: ...

Don't you wish you could make every attendee of your programs read this article on how to become a more effective learner? With a slight shift in perspective, it makes for a great meeting planning primer, too--what can you do to help your people...

This post from Jamie Notter really got me thinking. He's talking about someone who made a presentation, then asked if anyone had any questions. No one did, but later, the presenter was inundated with IMs from the younger folks in the crowd, who...

If my blathering isn't enough PCMA coverage for you, check out this blog from planyourmeeting.com. And Nancy Wilson over at the green meeting blog also is posting her take on some of the green things going on here. I stopped by the green meetings ...