Tom Asacker has a great post about the use of motivational speakers. While I like a good motivational speaker—they are nothing if not entertaining—do they really make me change anything? Not hardly. I think they are good at setting a mood and...

I know, that doesn't seem possible to those who came to Boston for ASAE this year and had the joy of dealing with our surly taxi drivers, but the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center is trying to change all that. They just launched a program...

In sort of good news, TSA has announced a slight relaxation of its liquid and goo rules. Now you can carry on containers holding up to 3.4 ounces (instead of the previous three ounces), as long as they still fit in a zip-top bag. And you can carry...

Kare Anderson sent me some links that meeting planners might find of interest. I don't know any more about them than what she said, which is this...

For some unknown reason I suddenly got stuck on thinking about the word "convention." It can mean a convention in the way we usually think of it, a big old meeting, often with tradeshow attached. It also can mean an agreement or contract, and a...

And more to the point, what are they saying? There are some sites that can help you find out fairly easily. The newest, Confabb, lets anyone upload a meeting's particulars, and post a comment about the meeting. Another one is Eventful, which has...

I love the idea of the SAX-40, a quieter, much more fuel-efficient passenger plane discussed in this Wired article. Too bad it won't become a reality any time soon...

Tim Bourquin, my favorite tradeshow startup blogger, has been busy lately with some great posts. Like this one on why you should be very, very careful with sponsored sessions. And this great rant about the cost of high-speed Internet at hotels and...

Here's a cute article from ArkansasBusiness.com about the life and times of a hotel front desk manager. I loved this bit...

Ever felt the urge to splatter paint on canvas a la Jackson Pollack? Here's your chance. Or maybe you'd rather play Mr. Picassohead. Thanks to Anne Taylor-Vaisey for the Pollack pointer!