THE POWER OF Associations In his "End of the Century" address at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in December, American Society of Association Executives President and CEO Michael S. Olson, CAE, delivered statistics that reveal the...
Web portals are also opening the door to a different kind of association, one that Bellevue, Wash.based Northwest Venture Group Executive Director Lynn Aebi likes to call a "virtual organization." ...
Outsourcing is a familiar concept in the business world, and those of us in the meetings industry regularly outsource tasks, such as event registration and virtual trade show design, that are better handled by a specialty company. Recent Internet...
*It's been a decade since the American Dental Association convened its annual meeting in Honolulu. Back in 1989, there was no convention center. "We put a convention center roof over Waikiki," chuckles James H. Sweeney, group associate executive...
Lanai is Hawaii's most secluded island. Once the home of Dole pineapple plantations, the island is 98 percent owned by Dole Foods, which has turned the island into a private park with two five-star resorts. It's a treat for groups that have been...
HelmsBriscoe Busts Out With a laser-like intensity, Roger Helms, president and CEO of HelmsBriscoe, outlined his vision and goals at the company's annual business conference in December: "To create and communicate so much benefit and value to...
If you think there's not enough meeting planning software out there to fill a book, think again. Corbin Ball, CMP, the technology columnist for this magazine and a frequent industry speaker on the subject, has catalogued the options from A to Z in...
Kudos to all 55 winners for receiving honors in the eighth annual Inner Circle Awards program. This tribute is paid by AM readers, who voted these top hotels, resorts, convention centers, and convention and visitors bureaus as the best to have...
Recreating the mood of turn-of-the-century New England, the resorts' warm and inviting setting is perfect for retreats, board meetings, and conferences, with the fine restaurants, shopping, and entertainment of Disney's BoardWalk and Epcot(r) just...