After more than a year of promise and preparation, Registered Traveler has finally expanded beyond Orlando International Airport. Programs designed to speed enrolled travelers through specially designated airport security lanes have launched at...

When working with inexperienced volunteers, realize that part of your job as a meeting planner is training — not telling people to do things, but training them to do the job...

Imagine, if you will, three association executives in flight suits, attached to harnesses and wires, swinging wildly around the stage, nearly crashing into each other, while two men juggle balls all around them. It's a routine called Jugglenauts —...

The key to preparing for a potential crisis at a meeting is to develop strategies for fast, accurate communication, says Nancy L. Elder, CAE director, meetings and expositions, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. Here are the...

Negotiating is both a science and an art. In meetings, things are going to change, and change quickly. It's important to understand the need to be flexible in negotiating. With that as the first fundamental, here is a list of important things to...

The International Association for Exhibition Management's plan to broaden its membership beyond its traditional exhibition managers became official as the membership voted to change the name to the International Association of Exhibitions and...

Do you have an overwhelming urge to pound your head against the wall when your great idea on improving the annual convention is shot down because “we have always done it that way,” so why change anything? Just say no to that kind of thinking, say...

When your organization needs to gain perspective on a situation and initiate change, a retreat is the way to go. Unlike a typical board meeting — where the business of running the organization is the priority — the retreat has loftier goals. The...

As president of a company that manages a variety of association meetings, Gregg Talley knows firsthand how the ice-cold-to-red-hot hotel market has turned the SMERF (Social Military Educational Religious Fraternal) meetings industry upside-down in...

Green Valley Ranch Resort, Las Vegas, opened a $110 million expansion in October, the property's third major expansion since opening in 2001. The hotel offers 490 guest rooms, including more than 80 suites. The project added 14,000 square feet of...