For a niche software company, the user group conference is especially precious for its product feedback, client education, and relationship building. But for Calgary-based InSystems Technologies, like so many other companies around the world...
Looking for a life-size cutout of the CEO to greet guests at a reception, a new icebreaker (what about a hat bar, where attendees make their own party hats?), a food and wine expert to give a course at your next meeting? The Web site of our sister...
How can anyone predict the impact the war on terrorism will have on meetings and business travel? “It's like trying to gaze into a crystal ball while it's rolling,” is how Laurie Armstrong, spokeswoman for the San Francisco Convention &...
The heinous events of September 11, 2001 have dramatically affected the peace and tranquility of our society, and will forever change us in ways great and small. Our nation is joined in a common expression of shock, grief, and renewed patriotism...
When members of the Computer Event Marketing Association gathered at the annual Summit meeting in July, President Marilyn Kroner brought the association's “BAG” — its Big Audacious Goal — to the podium. “We want to be the definitive resource for...
If you have ever wanted to try one of those online Request for Proposal engines, now's the time. In an industry first, PlanSoft Corp., Twinsburg, Ohio, has dropped its 4 percent commission on transactions between planners and facilities initiated...