EVEN AS A TEENAGER, KAREN HOCH was intrigued by the hospitality industry. But when she applied to the hospitality program at the University of New Hampshire and was not accepted, she opted to follow in her sister's footsteps and attend Bentley...
Erin Johnson knew that something had to change. A few years ago, she was working in the meeting-planning department at American Express, handling big meetings and big budgets for Johnson & Johnson Co. But while everyone in her department...
Lawrence Sherman Posed an interesting question in his column “Same Time Next Year?” (January/February 2007, page 15) Why do so many of us go to the same meetings year after year? Certainly the collegial environment is a benefit. However, with more...
These are not the Best of times for the pharmaceutical industry. More regulations, increased federal scrutiny, pricing pressures, and a tarnished public image all cloud the present — and future — of the industry. But along with these challenges...
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...