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Tips & Trends

‘Essentials’ of Respect for Planning Meetings

 No one can accuse Heather Mason, president and owner of A Caspian Production, of not expressing lofty goals when it pertains to the value of meeting planners. “My entire mission is to show...

2013 Tech Trends for Meeting Planners

This year’s game-changing innovations aren’t 110-inch TVs and table-sized tablets, but are instead found behind the scenes. Mobile ...

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: Memphis

More Coverage7 Spectacular Off-Sites - Close-up MemphisCVB Contact - Close-up Memphis It is impossible to escape the rich musical history that has made Memphis famous, but the “Home of Blues” and the...

Meetings Topics

International Meetings
More CoverageTrust, but Verify If you’re a meeting planning veteran, organizing a conference in the friendly confines of North America is a relative snap compared to crossing oceans and bridging...
Attractions
If anything can put the cherry on top of the sundae that is a meeting in glitzy, indulgent Las Vegas, it’s a helicopter tour of the Strip or Grand Canyon. Operating from a private terminal locat...
Hotels/Resorts
Glenn Haussman is editor-in-chief of Smithtown, N.Y.-based Hotel Interactive Network (HIN), a leading producer of lodging industry content and events, including the successful BITAC and HI Connect De...
Contracts/Legal
Don’t look now, but that great meetings contract you negotiated a couple of years ago may be in jeopardy. Demand for U.S. hotel space is higher than ever, few new hotel rooms are coming on-line,...
Team Building
No wonder Las Vegas is America’s leading trade show destination and global visitor magnet. With seductions up and down the Strip and in resurgent downtown, “Sin City” is the ultimate...

Webinars

Conference Centers: Sample the Best!

05.29.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

F&B and Other Budget Tips

06.26.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

Hybrid Meetings: A Planner's Checklist

07.31.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

Going Global: Planning Meetings Abroad

08.28.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

Sustainability: Green Meetings Measurement

09.25.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

Innovative CVB Services

10.30.2013 • 12:00 PM CT

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Concierge Insights

Daniel Salvatora

Hotel Monaco - Seattle, Wash.

Ron Melson

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza – Cincinnati, Ohio

Amanda Bloyen

The Shores Resort & Spa - Daytona Beach Shores, FL

Carolyn Bartels

Hotel Teatro - Denver

Going Places

Following a multimillion dollar renovation, the Union Square hotel announced new additions to its st...
The new director of sales and marketing at Hotel Sorella Country Club Plaza, Todd Scholl brings more...
Kate Burger was appointed senior sales manager for the Louisville CVB. She will work with the educat...

Gifts & Gadgets

Grab It and Go

Brightly colored personalized luggage straps emblazoned with your name or a favorite phrase make identifying your suitcase on a baggage claim carousel a breeze. Personalized tags and handle wrappers ...

Snapshot

Popular with Instagram users, the OlloClip is a 3-in-1 photo lens that connects to recent iPhone models and allows users to take pictures using a fish...

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