The International Association for Exhibition Management will not be changing its name — for the time being. At the annual meeting in December in Atlanta, IAEM leadership presented members with a motion to change the group's name to International...
MAC Meetings and Events, a meeting planning company based in St. Louis, organized its recent four-day training conference around a television theme — beginning with an agenda that was formatted to look like TV Guide...
If you follow the bestseller lists, you know that memoirs are the hottest genre going. Seems Americans of every ilk are writing about their experiences. Well, readers, I've just received an advance copy of one memoir that is going to rock your...
It's the burning question for many planners: how to negotiate with hotels to get the best deal for their meetings. Tim Brown, a partner with Meeting Sites Resource, Irvine, Calif., explored that subject in depth in a session he led on negotiations...
Clearly, finding hotel space at a reasonable cost in some downtown areas is a daunting task. Here are some strategies that veteran planners recommend...
A successful family conference requires supporting leadership, a successful planning cycle, effective site-selection criteria, area church involvement for volunteer leaders and hands-on task support, and a multitalented and detail-oriented staff...
The “baby bust” generation, also known as Generation X, may be a boon for associations. That's the word from a new study by Arthur Brooks, PhD, associate professor of public administration and director of the Nonprofit Studies Program at the...
Like many new meeting planners, Melody Aldrich had to grow with the job. Fortunately, the job also grew with her. She was working as an accountant in 1989 when 12 people formed the Philadelphia Church of God. After her day job, Aldrich would work...