Tips & Trends

Expense Report Express

Want to know the one thing worse than doing your taxes? Doing your expense reports! Use your cell phone’s camera and an agreement with your accountant to end expense reports! Immediately ...

Bytes - Topi

“At a big networking event, you might know the type of people you want to meet but not specifically who. You scan name tags and hope you get luc...

Recent Blogs

Steps to limiting alcohol-related liability: 4 recommendations

Eisenstodt Joan

In the US, the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) recommended lowering the blood-alcohol concentration limit to .05% from .08%. (If you are unfamiliar with how blood-alcohol concentratio...Read full story »

Need your meeting ‘summarized’? I’ve got your guy!

Zachary Chouteau

Dale Irvin has trademarked himself the Professional Summarizer, and I have to believe he’s the best in the biz. Okay, he’s possibly the only one in the biz, but if you’re hosting a c...Read full story »

Risks and Rewards: Crowd Sourcing an Event for 30,000 People

Elizabeth Glau, CMP

Have you thought about giving up more control of your conference? What is holding you back? There is no guarantee your attendees will achieve their goals and objectives, even if you continue to plan y...Read full story »

Destination Close-Ups

Close-Up: Fargo

More CoverageCVB Contacts - FargoFargo 5 Spectacular Off-Sites If all you know about Fargo is what you learned from the cult-movie-favorite of the same name, you're in for a surprise. Sure, you can...
As Lake Geneva began to attract the glitterati of the day to build vacation mansions and sumptuous resorts, some people of faith saw another kind of potential. The area’s natural beauty and rela...
If the same held true for cities as it does for humans, that “you are what you eat,” Portland would be considered healthy, haute and spirited. Groups convening here should tap into the ar...
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, so the old saying goes. When Apple, the signature sponsor of San Francisco's Macworld Conference & Expo since its inception in 1985, pulled out followi...
When Eric Ryan, architect of the Method brand, stepped onstage at the recent GMIC Sustainable Meetings Conference, his words rang true: “It is about progress, not perfection.” In the worl...
Business travel seized the spotlight in February at the 21st annual Asia-Pacific Meetings & Incentives Expo (AIME), held at Australia’s Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) and ...

Going Places

Lesliann Kuhn was named director of sales and marketing Fairmont Vancouver Airport. Kuhn helped open...
IACC Americas has elected four new members to its board of directions. Gregi Wier, Kevin Rupp, Nanvy...
Daniel Egan will oversee all sales, marketing, and public relations efforts for the InterContinental...

Gifts & Gadgets

Culinary Treats of Charlotte

Attendees will enjoy a taste of Charlotte at home with a jar of all-natural Cloister Honey. Cloister Honey tends to have hives across Charlotte, including 100,000 bees found on top of the LEED Gold-ce...

LiquidSpace App Creates An "Infinite Workplace"

As every planner knows, organizing an event typically begins months in advance and includes several rounds of communication with suppliers and attende...