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Image: tomcensani, FlickrLocally sourced food and beverage at events is all the rage, but that's usually referring to ingredients, not the dishes as a whole. Most regions have their own, sometimes quirky food specialties that could be a highlight...

Screen shot of the fastest flights interactive Web site home pageI went to a session on data journalism led by the Boston Globe's Evan Horowitz at an American Society of Business Press Editors bootcamp last fall. It's a whole different way of tel...

It'll only set you back 536,500 points per person to come visit the koalas at the Great Otway National Park.I’ll be the first to admit that, while as travel advocate Christopher Elliott likes to point out, airline loyalty rewards programs aren’t ...

Image courtesy of Iakov Filimonov via Thinkstock/Getty ImagesNeed a camel for your CEO's big keynote entrance? A kosher meal from a kitchen across town that doesn't deliver? There may just be a service that can help. I was reading this Wired rev...

Rendering of the Courtyard by Marriott Teaching Hotel at the Horizon CenterI just came across an article on the Religious Conference Management Association’s Web site that made my day: It announces that The Arc of Indiana, a statewide advocacy or...

The MeetingsNet IdeaXchange has been hopping this week. Here are a few of my favorite posts—feel free to click through and add to the discussion! Steve Bova, CAE• You have to love a post with "Kids these Days" in the headline, right? Steve Bova...

Screen shot from the "Intimidation game," a recent episode on NCB's "Law and Order: SVU" There has been a lot of talk lately about sexual harassment at video game-related conferences. (Google Gamergate for more than you'd ever want to know on th...

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One of the Actroids—just lifelike enough to be a bit eerie, don't you think?Can you imagine handing your suitcase over to Optimus Prime the bellhop, getting checked in by R2D2, and having the Jetson’s Rosie the maid clean your room? While the rob...