Management

Five Easy Places
When expanded convention centers meet fewer events, the law of supply and demand ensures that well-informed planners are going to get good deals at the negotiating table. But you've got to know what...
By Suzie Amer and Ben Chapman
Get Smart
Meetings education classes continue to grow in popularity, as the profession matures and the weak economy drives planners to improve their marketability. According to a July SM survey of 214 planners,...
By Sara J. Welch
Heal Thyself
If you want to grow personally or professionally, you have to take an honest look at where you are before you can decide where you want to (or are able to) go. Doing a serious self-evaluation at least...
By Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D.
No Strings ATTACHED
Wireless computing is here. Get used to it. The name of the game is Wi-Fi, short for wireless fidelity, a term that refers to the 802.11 standard of radio-wave computer networking. Wi-Fi-enabled...
By Sara J. Welch and Ben Chapman
Operation: Upsize
Joseph P. Hollis, Jr. may no longer be a military man, yet when he gives the order to move, 28,000 soldiers start marching. This fall, Hollis' troops -- in reality, members of the Association of the...
By Sara J. Welch
Rookies of the Year
Of all the convention centers opening this year, two stand out for making the most of their environments -- literally. In Pittsburgh, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center's pioneering "green" design...
By Suzie Amer
Soldier Boy
At 10:41 a.m., as 500 of his attendees plunged from the top of the hotel atrium, Brian Savage watched calmly. Even when dozens went missing, the publicity-mad planner was more worried about being...
By Sara J. Welch
Understanding Indemnity
Nowhere in a meeting contract can you find more legalese than in the indemnification clause. Consequently, no clause is more misunderstood by both planners and suppliers. But, surprisingly,...
By Steven M. Rudner
A Government Affair
Did you ever think it was possible to get a room-night at a Four Seasons for the bargain price of $150? What about $99? Think we're joking? For government groups that follow strict per- diem room rates,...
By Rachel Gecker
At Home in the World - 2003-08-01
Lush Life Portugal By the time I heard Maria da Fe sing the fado, I was drunk. It was midnight, and we'd been waiting hours to hear the owner of Sr. Vinho, a Lisbon fado restaurant whose name,...
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