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Tips & Trends

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 lucky, but it might not happen,” says David Aub...

Bytes - Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

It doesn’t get more star-studded than the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills during awards season, and planners looking to experience Hol...

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: Los Cabos

The new international terminal at Los Cabos International Airport is far from the only sleek development recently unveiled in this upscale destination. The region, encompassing two distinct cities&m...

Meetings Topics

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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...

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

Faith Czajkowski

JW Marriott Chicago – Chicago, IL

Jason Ilstrup

HotelRED – Madison, WI

Alfredo Caliva

DoubleTree by Hilton Magnificent Mile – Chicago, IL

Neil Fiorito

Magnificent Mile Courtyard Marriott - Chicago

Going Places

The Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin named Libby Nations director of sales and marketing and ...
Adrian Norbury was appointed director of sales and marketing at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel i...
North Lake Tahoe CVB hired Greg Howey as new national sales manager. Howey has worked in the industr...

Gifts & Gadgets

Scribble Away

Is the Livescribe Smart Pen the missing link between pen and paper and the digital world? With the pen’s record of what users hear and write, planners, attendees and professionals will never hav...

Lightweight Illumination

Making PowerPoint and video presentations in foreign countries and in unfamiliar conference rooms can be a hassle, but the process was made easier (an...

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