GET SERIOUS

If you've heard anything about the recent Meeting Professionals International Professional Education Conference in New Orleans, I'll bet you've gotten wind of the keynoter. If you cared to find out, you probably also heard about excellent workshops and fun networking events, but chances are the first thing, and perhaps the last thing, you heard about was CNN anchorwoman Lynne Russell and her, shall we say, unusual ideas on self empowerment. OK, just a sample: According to Russell, there's