Despite a 12 percent drop in its Medtrade Conference and Exhibition (which still drew 21,000 attendees), held October 23 to 25 in New Orleans, Atlanta-based VNU Expositions is anticipating a banner year for its Medtrade Spring 2002, scheduled for...
Deciding to go forward with a late-September press trip to Switzerland, I found the Alps to be a wonderful balm. Their ancient, craggy peaks seemed to remind our group of numbed Americans that “this too shall pass.” And then there was the...
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In a previous life, I served as a personal safety consultant to a major pharmaceutical company, traveling around the country training female sales reps in self-defense skills. Their biggest concern was handling doctors who tried to harass them...
The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990 to ensure that, regardless of their capabilities, everyone — including meeting attendees — should be treated fairly and equally. What under the ADA is specifically required of planners? And...
More than 1,500 people celebrated the opening of the Center for Association Leadership at the Marriott Learning Complex in Washington, D.C., in November. The center was founded by the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives (GWSAE) as...
Nightmares. Insomnia. Anxiety. Startle responses. Although it may seem that the country is moving on from last September's terrorist attacks, emotional stress symptoms such as these may not be evident for some time, and experts say health care...