Fred DeCock, manager of eBusiness for Tyco Electronics in Harrisburg, Pa., would love to fill 100 seats every minute of every day. Virtual seats, that is...

There are a lot of great gifts out there with which to shower well-deserving colleagues and clients. But you know, deep down, that more than half of those gifts eventually get stashed in the back of a closet or become the property of a favorite...

Navigant International and Cornerstone — Navigant International Inc. has integrated and renamed two of its business groups, Cornerstone Enterprises Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, and Navigant Meeting Services, into Navigant Performance Group...

The Motivation Show/Incentive Travel & Meeting Executives Show, which lights up Chicago's McCormick Place every September with thousands of destination exhibitors and meeting and incentive buyers, is not immune to the economic slowdown. Buyer...

While most of the travel industry struggled to stay profitable this year, cruises have never been more popular. Shrewd pricing and quick redeployment moves seem to have increased the appeal: According to the Cruise Lines International Association ...

We came — to the R. David Thomas Executive Conference Center at Duke University, Durham, N.C., for a leadership conference. We saw — a beautifully appointed, compact, exquisitely run center that was a perfect fit for serious, round-the-clock...

One of my favorite business quotes is something uttered by Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft: “You can tell a lot about the long-term viability of any organization by how they handle mistakes.” ...

Resumes and work orders — the key documents that define your meeting for a hotel or convention facility — have been under the microscope of the Convention Industry Council's Accepted Practices Exchange. And now it's your turn...

During a gala evening at Chicago's Shakespeare Theater in September, SITE presented seven planners with the highest honor in the incentive industry: The Crystal Award. The winners were chosen for delivering superior results compared to other...

Eventcom Technologies, a division of Marriott that was launched in April 2001, recently published a 51-page handbook called Meeting Professional's Guide to Technology. Filled with tips, checklists, and easy-to-digest advice, the guide serves as a...