Planner's Workshop: Corral Your Renegade Meetings
In most cases, impromptu or "renegade" meetings often bypass monitoring and negate cost-control efforts, resulting in unmanaged expenses. Here is a...
Meetings Law: Copyrighting Conference Content
Knowing, at all times, who owns the copyright to content and who has permission to use that content is especially important for organizations that...
Meetings Law: Pay to Play
Make sure you obtain the appropriate music licenses for your group's event
The Family Business: Bringing Kids to the Meeting
Hotels find new ways to cater to both family and business travelers at the same time.
Trash Man: Andrew Yard of Synergy Events plans Shred Across America for Staples
Profile of Andrew Yard, who planned a road show promoting Staples' document shredders by educating the public about identity theft
Learning Curves
With a few exceptions, employees dread training classes. Even when trainees arrive with the expectation of receiving useful information, the return to...
Mouth for Sale: A Fly on the "Wal"
Whether you admire or detest Wal-Mart, the company has developed a winning business strategy. Michael Bergdahl spent two years working at Wal-Mart,...
Planner Spotlight: Trash Man
Parking permit for the 24-foot shredder? Check. Security detail for the guy Leonardo DiCaprio played in that Spielberg movie? Check. Undercover cops to...