Hustle & Flow
Despite all the attention paid to meeting room setup, ergonomics, and AV equipment, much of a meeting's work is done after the sessions wrap. "At least...
Industry Worries Over Energy Costs
As the price of oil hit $64 per barrel in January, energy-related price hikes for meetings seemed inevitable. To gauge this, an online poll was...
Nine Steps for Making the Rounds
In last month's issue, Quint Studer explored how managers "making the rounds" to communicate with their subordinates can contribute to the morale and...
Show Business
Trade shows, no matter the size, play a key role for associations in furthering their exempt purposes and in generating non-dues revenue. But if an...
Side Dishes
The Manor House in Lake Bluff, IL, was built in 1919 by a railroad baron, later willed to a prestigious university, then sold to the Catholic Church and...
Status Quo Reigns Amid Demographic Changes
In recent research conducted by SM's sister publication MeetingNews, that generated 381 responses, four in 10 meeting planners said shifting age...
Tag, You're It
A few years ago I bought a red, wheeled suitcase, thinking that red would be easier to spot on the luggage carousel than black. It turns out that red...
Tango and Cash
Michael Luongo is not a meeting planner. Even so, he planned one of the most successful events ever held at the Argentine consulate in New York City: a...