Just in case you haven't had enough of politics yet...Ever wondered what's involved in producing a presidential debate? Check out this podcast, an interview with Joel Solloway from EventWorks, which produced the first Obama/McCain debate.

Well, how off-topic can politics really be, when of course everything from our choice of a new president to local politicians and policy questions on the ballot can't help but have an effect on the meetings and hospitality industry? Anyway, I...

Just in case you don't have enough voting in your life today: Please take a couple of minutes to fill out our quick six-question survey"> on the economy and association meetings. It should be relatively painless, and I guarantee you won't have...

Jim Turner has a couple of thought-provoking posts on his Convention Insider blog: ...

I mean, I really love ice cream. Thought nothing could break me of my ever-lasting bond with the cool and creamy stuff. Until I read this: The 20 most outrageous flavors of Japanese ice cream. I can't decide which puts me off my feed the most, pit...

Just got this note today from Bruce MacMillan, President & CEO of Meeting Professionals International, in which he refreshingly defends meetings in the wake of the AIG incentive that caused such a ruckus. From MacMillan: ...

Here's a fairly decent breakdown of where Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain, the top U.S. presidential candidates, stand on issues that could affect the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry, such as the Travel Promotion Act, the Employee Free Choice...

Which airports would you rank as the world's worst? Dave Demerjian over at Wired puts Philadelphia International and Miami at the top of his list, along with JFK (yup, that one makes my top 10 list, too), Pittsburgh (hey, I like the Pittsburgh...

Thank goodness! If I see any more ads for the local senatorial race in New Hampshire, I just may lose my mind (while we Massachusetts residents don't rate much attention from the presidential candidates, we do get a lot of spillover from them, too...