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Tips & Trends

Bytes - Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa

Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa in Galena, Ill., launched a new meetings-focused website last month, featuring a blog and interactive planner resources. In 2012 Eagle Ridge hosted more than 250,000 ov...

10 Threats to Meeting Security

It’s prudent to use caution when discussing sensitive topics or secret information, especially in the semipublic setting of a meeting. Art Lesse...

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: Galena

A quaint, historic destination that boasts all the accoutrements that accompany a Mississippi River location, Illinois’ Galena and Jo Daviess County may have a small population, but its meetings optio...

Meetings Topics

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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...

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

Mariana Wagner

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel - Lake Buena Vista, FL

Jason Ilstrup

HotelRED – Madison, WI

Ryan Tucker

The Modern Honolulu - Honolulu, Hawaii

Mark Peak

The US GRANT - San Diego, CA

Going Places

Rick Blackburn, previously director of intermediary sales for Marriott International’s Global Sales ...
With over ten years of experience in the hotel industry, Brent Hill joined the Hyatt Regency Jackson...
Lisa D. Green was named general manager at The Inn at Pocono Manor. She is the second female general...

Gifts & Gadgets

Guard the Grapes

Invented in 2006 by a wine connoisseur couple from California, Wine Skin can protect precious bottled cargo in checked luggage. Travelers can avoid additional shipping costs from distant vineyards and...

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, inclu...

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