Corporate Meetings & Incentives: Why don't we start by talking about what your biggest challenges are — those things that keep you up at night...

Less than a third of the respondents to our annual incentive trends survey say that 2006 budgets for group travel incentives will increase over 2005. That leaves the majority of respondents looking at decreased (18 percent) or stagnant (47 percent...

“I've Lived in Orlando for 42 years and worked for Orange County for 28 years, so I have a pretty good historical perspective,” says Tom Ackert, executive director of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. “I've never seen the sort...

WE HAVE ALL struggled with getting attendees to complete and return their evaluation forms. To have the most statistically valid results, it is always best to aim for the highest return rate possible. These evaluation results, when analyzed and...

You don't have to completely overhaul your meeting to attract more attendees. Sharon Collins, director of meetings and expositions at the Kellen Company, an Atlanta-based association management company, offers the following tips to get your...

My last column for Medical Meetings was written shortly after the London bombings. In this issue our attention is focused on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, its impact on the medical meetings community, and the recovery of New Orleans...