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Tips & Trends

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 computing. Event and venue websites must be optimi...

The Recipe for the Recipe

“Ten to 20 years ago, banquet menus were printed and static,” says Stephen Rosenstock, senior vice president of food and beverage and bran...

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: Okoboji, IA

Groups who crave a retro American Midwest lake experience can dive into a meeting at northwest Iowa’s Lake Okoboji, which has been drawing crowds from Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and the H...

Meetings Topics

Food & Beverage
Whether your dining event is slated for breakfast, lunch or dinner, each mealtime serves up its own set of challenges for planners. Pleasing palates and maintaining energy levels—while still adh...
Green Meetings
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...
Career Development
 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...
International Meetings
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 ...
Technology
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...

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

Jonathan Vendrick

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Atlanta, GA

Hoffman Chu

Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong – Hong Kong, China

Neil Sorrell

Live Oak Landing - Freeport, FL

Ron Melson

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza – Cincinnati, Ohio

Going Places

Sarah Linely joined the San Antonio CVB as associate director destination services, where she will a...
Following a multimillion dollar renovation, the Union Square hotel announced new additions to its st...
Douglas Chang comes to The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis after serving for the past four years as general ...

Gifts & Gadgets

Tag, You're It

Cute and quirky Retro Luggage Tags will make your suitcase stand out on an airport carousel and put a smile on your face. If you love scooters, music, sushi or solving Rubix Cubes, tie these onto your...

Lean On Me

Created by a polio survivor, the Swany Walkin’ Bag makes travelling easier and more convenient for people with limited mobility or those sufferi...

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