ATTENDANCE AT LAST YEAR'S CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas was down from 1999's record 120,000, “but where we took it on the chin was on the international side,” says Dennis Slater, a managing director for the construction and construction materials...
Investigate the benefits of negotiating an official airline carrier with regard to attendee compliance, cost savings, productivity awards, etc. Begin as soon as the site is selected. Assess the advantages of using a U.S. airline over a foreign...
Latin America is unquestionably the rising star for meetings and incentives, especially those originating in the U.S. In the time it takes to fly from Miami to Rome, for example, you can fly from Miami to Buenos Aires, and for a fraction of the...
The rules of negotiating depend on the cultural orientation of the person with whom you are working, so take off your American hat and put on a different one. And don't expect facilities overseas to be duplications of their American counterparts...
A longtime advocate of technological ROI and educational solutions, Hugh Lee has built his career at the helm of Fusion Productions, in Webster, N.Y., which handles both traditional production for events as well as consulting and design on...
Perhaps the most significant moment of RCMA's 31st World Conference and Exposition in Charlotte, N.C., came in the relative calm and ease of the Friday morning breakfast, during the conference's final section, a panel discussion examining the...
This article was adapted from a tutorial held at a past RCMA conference. The tutorial was led by Carol Werchan, executive administrator, conventions and meetings, International Lutheran Laymen's League, St. Louis; Gary Bowen, business manager...
