Management

Meetin' Large in the Burbs
On a summer night in Annapolis, Maryland, 160 attendees of an international conference hosted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) visited the...
By April Iommazzo & Vincent Alonzo
Political Animals
When the courtship for the 2000 presidential conventions began in 1996, few predicted Philadelphia would make it past the first round of consideration. The problem: Not enough hotel space, and not...
By Marc Boisclair
A Speaker for All Budgets
It's a two-day conference, and your job is to find one speaker who can motivate and entertain, and another with a knack for branding and business development. And it wouldn't hurt if the keynote could...
By Michelle Gillan Fisher
Future Shocked?
Feeling scared about the future? Not sure what to do? Welcome to the not-so-comfortable world of the 21st century. Today, any surefootedness we may have had is gone. In its place, there's anxiety about...
Here and Now
In the meetings industry, the enlightened view of planners' jobs is that of communication facilitators. In other words, their true role is to help those within and connected to their organizations...
By Michael Goldstein
The ABCs of Legalese
Whether you're a meeting planner, a hotelier, or otherwise involved in the meetings industry, the proliferation of lengthier contracts may make you feel more like a part-time lawyer. Understanding...
By Lisa Sommer Devlin
The Show Must Go On
The strong economy of last year has abruptly given way to diminished travel, fewer meetings, and ultimately, less revenue in almost every industry. In the field of exhibitions, industry experts see this...
By Rebecca Meany
911
When bad things happen to good people, I'm always left with the question, why? Seldom do I come up with a satisfying answer. So, shaken and bewildered, I have to move to the next question: What should...
By tom mcdonald
Back In the Air
The rules have changed, but the game remains the same. Whether it's tomorrow or in a few weeks, companies eventually will be back to business as usual -- or at least a reasonable facsimile -- and that...
By IRENE KORN
In God's Hands
The recent terror attacks on the United States have caused renewed attention to the often ignored "act of God" or force majeure clause contained in most meeting contracts, and on the even more obscure...
By Steven M. Rudner
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