August 1, 2008
1st Cover Story
Head Wind
The dollar is down, hotel rates in many destinations are up, inflation is looming, and air travel is becoming increasingly difficult as routes are cut, fares rise, and security hassles increase. With trends like these, it’s not surprising that many association meeting professionals are starting to worry that their attendees may be thinking twice about sending in their annual conference registration forms. Or are they?...
2nd Cover Story
Attendance Trends
As the economy slows and travel costs skyrocket, planners now find themselves having to work a little harder and get a little more creative to entice...
Check In
Dollars and Sense
I’ve heard a lot of doom and gloom lately from meeting managers and hoteliers who, as gas prices rise and bring the cost of pretty much everything up with them, are worried about the future...
Keynotes
Get Deviant
Greg Reid, CMO of YRC Worldwide, explained to ECEF show organizer attendees how to get the attention of their corporate marketing executive clients....
IAEE Update
The International Association of Exhibitions and Events is considering expelling one of its members for allegedly soliciting members to book hotel rooms for IAEE Expo! Expo! without being the official housing bureau. ...
Environmentality at Disney
When you think of meetings at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, you think of hospitality, not necessarily “environmentality.” But for the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, the latter was a major draw....
Ga$ Up, Room Rates Next?
What the economy is doing to hotel room rates....
Idea Exchange
Setting the Standards
Environmental and meeting organizations work together to set green meeting guidelines. ...
Making GMIC Sustainable
New leadership and management for the association dedicated to the meetings industry’s hottest topic ...
New Green Meeting Association and Certification Launched
The newly formed Association for Green Meetings & Events has developed the first certification for planners and suppliers interested in greening their meetings: ...
IMEX Awards: Green and Giving
Top honors go to Scandic, Fairmont...
Green Speak
There’s almost no aspect of life that doesn’t intersect with green issues and working more sustainably,” says Dennis Church, founder of Eco-Speakers.com....
Business Casual
Slinging the Slang
What does that Canadian attendee mean when he tells you to keep your stick on the ice? If your American attendee told you she was going to take the dog...
More Fun with Buzzwords
Did you know that there is a Web site devoted to hunting down important-sounding words or phrases and bringing them down to reality? That’s what the fun folks at BuzzWhack.com do every day. Here are a few examples:...
Breakouts
The Grill of Victory
Whether you spell it barbeque, barbecue, Bar-B-Q, or just BBQ, outdoor events really cook when grilling is on the agenda. ...
The Generations Factor
How to effectively communicate your message to each of the four age groups in today’s workforce...
Mom, I Love You, But Stop Calling My Boss!
Today’s young workers need to cut the apron strings, at least in the workplace....
Association Meetings' 2008 Inner Circle Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2008 Winners of the Inner Circle Award...
Get a Handle on Your Meeting Costs
With the slowing U.S. economy and shrinking budgets, you're going to need some savvy negotiating skills and cost-cutting panache to pull off the meetings...
From Game Shows to Smart Pens
Editor's Note: Welcome to Association Meeting's newest column, appropriately named Cool Tools. We asked James Spellos, CMP, founder and president of New...
Sites
Gaylord National Debuts
Gaylord Hotels celebrated in a big way on April 25, the grand opening of its newest property, the $865 million Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, in National Harbor, Md....
Atlantic/Caribbean
Meeting Planner’s Guide to the Caribbean...
Meet the Greens 2008
On opening night, a lively steel band in the Atlantic Ballroom of the InterContinental San Juan set the beat for the 2008 Meet the Greens Invitational Golf Classic and Marketplace. T...
The Midwest
The latest news about destinations in the MidWest....
Back Talk
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
We recently asked readers of our e-newsletter if they can turn off their inner planner while on a personal trip. Here are a few of their answers:...
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