Corbin Ball's upgraded e-book, Ultimate Technology Guide for Meeting Professionals, is available for a free three-day trial at the Meeting Professionals International Web site (www.mpiweb.org). Click on the MPI Foundation link, the book's funder...
What was your first job? My very first job was as a clerk for the Maryland Casualty Co. However, my first job in the meeting industry was working as administrative assistant for the California Ambulance Association. I had a variety of duties, but...
LINDA BABCOCK, a Carnegie Mellon economist and co-author of the new book Women Don't Ask: Gender and the Negotiation Divide (Princeton University Press), says the first step women need to take to get what they want is simple: Ask for it...
The Society of Incentive & Travel Executives put some “theater” back into its annual Crystal Awards ceremony, holding the gala to honor top incentive programs at the Shakespeare Theater at Chicago's Navy Pier September 15, kicking off the IT...
The just-opened Conference Center at Harvard Medical (www.theconfcenter.hms.harvard.edu) will begin taking public bookings in January, filling a void in the heart of Boston's scientific and medical community. The center is in the Longwood Medical...
Today's employees expect more than just to have a life outside of work: They expect their lives to take priority over their work. Smart employers know this, and they work to accommodate their employees as much as possible in this regard. Need time...
The Grand Hyatt Tokyo opened in April in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo's new commercial and entertainment hub that covers 29 acres and includes the Mori Arts Center, residential complexes, and 200 shops and restaurants. The hotel has 30,139 square feet of...
