I often have a difficult time describing just what I do for a living to my friends and family. It should be simple, but it just never is. I always start out by saying that I work in continuing medical education; and, like it or not, that is what I...
IF YOU COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU BE? On a beach in Jamaica with my wife/partner/best friend Sherry and our daughter, Brittany. WHAT'S PLAYING ON YOUR IPOD? Here's some of what's on heavy rotation: Michael Buble's new CD...
A new white paper from Meeting Professionals International, Mapping the Future of On-Site Learning, can be downloaded at www.mpiweb.org. The paper documents many of the sessions at MPI's Professional Education Conference-Europe in March in...
At the Annual meeting of the International Association of Conference Centers, held April 19-22 at The Heldrich, New Brunswick, N.J., nearly 500 conference center operators heard that while business was very, very good, the demand for conference...
The Alexandria, Va.-based National Business Travel Association has taken significant steps toward going global. Since April 2, the association has had an Asia-Pacific subsidiary — NBTA-Asia Pacific — through a merger with an organization formerly...
At the Meeting Professionals International Professional Education Conference-Europe in Copenhagen, association leadership announced a six-part strategy to become a more global organization...
A panel of experts gathered at MeetNow! 2007 in New Haven, Conn., to delve into the sticky ethical issues that plague the meetings and hospitality industry. The panel, part of a conference sponsored by the WestField and Connecticut River Valley...
To the outsider, Karyn Evans appears to have it all under control. A CMP and CMM, the 40-year-old is principal planner of meeting and event services for Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, mother of a 4-year-old daughter and...
There's no Doubt that Julie Johnson, CMP, CMM, director of events and incentives for Lennox International Worldwide Heating & Cooling, Richardson, Texas, has earned the proverbial seat at the table...
In mid-February, heads rolled at Meeting Professionals International when the Dallas-based association's new CEO, Bruce MacMillan let go five senior staffers: Edjuan Bailey, vice president, marketing and brand management; Dawn Myers, director of...