Robert Kalt Left his job as meeting planner for Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N.J., with a mission: He wanted to find a better way to dispose of all the extra food and goodies at the end of a meeting, rather than dumping them in the...

Audiovisual and technology can be a budgetary black hole for your religious meetings. Here are ways you can avoid overspending...

Ask Anyone to name the richest man in America, and they are likely to answer “Bill Gates.” The founder of Microsoft made his fortune not by owning land (called “real property” in the law) or things (“personal property”), but by creating and...

An argument can be made that the most important job of a religious meeting planner is to secure good contracts. To do this, keep these strategies in mind...

Looking for ways to save money on food and beverage, yet still offer meals that will please attendees? Here is a checklist that will be a great starting point...

Staff and volunteeers are an extension of you — they make the meetings happen. Here is a list of strategies for managing your personnel...

"Hotels are taking a hard look at all meetings that come across the table, and they are rejecting meetings that don't fit their business model.” That's how Jennifer Brown, CMP, partner, Meetings Sites Resource, set the stage for a packed breakout...

Travel, Trade, and privacy groups are heavily criticizing a Department of Homeland Security program that, for the past several years, has been used to mine, store, and assess the personal data of all travelers, including U.S. citizens, entering or...