Circuit Breakers
This year, the National Speakers Association published a white paper called The Expertise Imperative. The 12-page treatise discusses the future of the...
Happy Birthday, and Goodbye
Dancers were ready to can-can. Indoor fireworks were set to explode. Yet when writer George Plimpton died 18 days before his grand fete --...
More Events Seeing New Sites
Thanks to expanded air coverage by JetBlue, Southwest, and other discount carriers, second-tier destinations are growing in meetings appeal, say both...
Power-full Possibilities
Power to the planners! Sorry to dredge up the 1960s, but it's just that I'm sure you feel the way I do about lugging a pair of power bricks to keep your...
Ready for the Rebound
Ready for some good news? It looks like 2004 could actually be a good year for the meetings business -- as long as SARS, terrorism, and Wall Street...
The 10 to Watch
It's easy to tell when a destination is hot, but how you can tell if it's about to be hot? Increased direct flights to and from the destination, hotel...
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Special Event Managers
Creating a successful event is both an art and a science -- one that requires meshing creativity with knowledge. Based on experience blending art and...
The Hard Sell
In 1999, the National Hardware Show, run by Norwalk, CT-based Reed Exhibitions in conjunction with the American Hardware Manufacturers Association...