A guest post today from Beth Hunter, who sent this to me eons ago and I forgot all about it until just now. Sorry, Beth! Read on...

I just ran across an article on procurement's growing role in meeting planning in a magazine I wouldn't ordinarily have thought would be covering this: Supply Management. ...

I'm actually kind of surprised that this doesn't come up more often: According to the Erie Times-News (Pa.)...

This is a tough one, especially for associations who are reluctant to raise their meetings' registration costs for fear attendance will drop. I just read this article in Inc. which, though it's talking about retail, has an awful lot of interesting...

Tim Bourquin, who writes the most excellent TradeShowStartup blog, e-mailed some interesting verbiage he ran into lately while searching for info on a hotel he'll be staying at later this month: "Treat yourself to bathroom when the day's work is...

Check out this article from MSN Careers: It makes event planning sound like non-stop party! While the job has its perks, I seriously doubt this really reflects a day in the life of most event planners. (Via the MIMlist listserv)

I'm not sure how I feel about a report on Blogspotting (the new Business Week blog) about Pennsylvania having paid bloggers roving around and posting their experiences on their blogs. As Stephen Baker says, "Trouble is, a few of them appear to be...

Sorry to have been so quiet the past two days--I've been on the road. On Tuesday, I took a personal day to go hang out with my sisters, mom and dad. My sister Larc came to visit from her home in Italy, and my sister Jayne came up from North...

Rich "the Scoop" Westerfield reports on TSMI about EXPO magazine's Best New Show awards, and why they're going to change the rules. From TSMI: ...

According to CNN, United may soon be offering in-flight wireless Internet access. And I'm sure it'll cost just as much as those phones on the back of the seats do. But that's OK, I'd love to blog at 30,000 feet. The article says it could be coming...