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The face2face MeetingsNet blog is an eclectic mix of news about meetings and events, hospitality, and business travel, along with helpful hints and the occasional rant.

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The first major LA hotel in the Unite Here battle signs pact
May 12, 2005
According to this article in the LA Times, the Beverly Hilton has signed a one-year pact with the the Unite Here union--which the union should like, since its goal has been to get all the contracts to expire simultaneously in 2006. That would give...
Armed protester halts WebEx meeting
May 11, 2005
I find this one hard to believe, but Stephanie Downs at ConferZone reports that the day her presentation was scheduled at the WebEx User Conference in San Francisco, organizers had to cancel because "a protestor with guns was outside the event and...
Green meeting meeting coming to D.C.
May 11, 2005
Save the date: The Green Meeting Industry Council is putting on a "Greening the Hospitality Industry Conference" on October 5-7, 2005, in Metro Washington D.C. This is important stuff: You can save money and--dare I say it?--the world (or at least...
More blatant bribery
May 11, 2005
Just yesterday I posted about how hotel offers like the one outlined in this article can get an ethical planner's dander up. Then today I get a press release from a hotel chain that's offering $10,000 or the use of a Jaguar for a year to planners...
Ethics and outrage
May 10, 2005
This article from the Salt Lake Tribune is a good example of why we all need to keep out ethical senses sharp. Here's a snip: ...
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