Check out Dave Lutz' excellent summary of what sounds like a truly great session at EventCamp 2011 by Liz Strauss. I love this idea: "Instead of thinking of the top 10 reasons to attend, list the reasons that people shouldn’t." (See his post for...
Yes, I feel compelled to post a link to this story about people suing a Las Vegas hotel for $750,000 over bed bug bites, if only to be able to say that it bugs me on so many levels (sorry!).
Not just the macro environment of Mother Earth, but the micro environment of your meeting space. I know, I talk about this a lot, but I just saw the photo of the Catalyst Ranch hosting EventCamp 2011's annual meeting on this The Conference...
If you want your meeting attendees to make good decisions based on what they learn, go ahead and pump them full of coffee (or water, or any other beverage, though I presume alcohol would nullify the effect). So says an article to be published in...
In a totally brilliant grab off recent headlines, the Rockford, Ill. CVB invites people to come hide away in its fair city -- even if you're not a Wisconsin Democratic senator. Awesome. ...
For the first time in memory I didn't get sucked into watching the Oscars last night. But I did follow along via Facebook and Twitter (who knew I knew so many people who cared so deeply about this?). It was hilarious -- I'm guessing infinitely...
I love this post by Trish Rafferty about the laignappe moments she's had in the midst of meeting planning madness. Well worth a read if you want a smile, or just a sense that sometimes, despite all evidence to the contrary, things really do just...
By now I'm sure you've heard about the new Economic Significance of Meetings to the U.S. Economy study, which "estimates that 205 million people attended nearly 1.8 million meetings in the U.S. in 2009. Those meetings generated $263 billion in...
Ah, the golden question to which we all know the answer: good learning and good networking (with extra points for good location and yummy chow). But no one puts it quite as well as Fast Company's self-professed conference junkie Nancy Lublin, who...
Here's a handy-dandy, printable list of TSA rules you can carry with you to the airport, along with a list of the TSA supervisors at each U.S. airport (and their direct-dial numbers) should you need to get in touch with one. Nice! ...