Suzette Eaddy listened closely late this summer to news reports about elevated terrorism threats. Eaddy, director of conferences for the National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc., New York, was particularly concerned because her group...

As staffers filed into the conference room, some joked, others spoke in hushed tones, and a few buried their faces in their PDAs. This was to be a routine meeting, nothing special, nothing earth-shattering. The group started out with an ice...

Negotiating is both a science and an art. In meetings, things are going to change, and change quickly. It's important to understand the need to be flexible in negotiating. With that as the first fundamental, here is a list of important things to...

Contracts should be viewed as a way to firm up your relationship with a supplier...

DURING MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL'S ROI Summit last July, Tracey Smith, manager, events programming, at Thomson RIA, a Dallas-based software company, had to duck out of a session to take part in a conference call with her vice presidents...

This scheduling timeline for a large international meeting and exhibit was adapted from a project management template, with 18 months lead time. There are typically more than 250 tasks on the template...

When it comes to scheduling day meetings, Cheryl Geid has just about seen it all. Geid, national travel and meeting planner for Grant Thornton LLP, a Chicago-based financial services firm, has booked space in hotels, conference centers, sports...

RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL incentive program can be difficult enough, but summoning up the confidence to plan and implement one for the first time can be downright terrifying...