This is more fun than it has any right to be: the dancing pipecleaner. Enjoy! (Thanks to the Fabulous Spellos Brothers for the pointer. I think.)

Sounds crazy, but that's what Ed Bernacki suggests in this post on MiGurus...

The folks at Tradeshow Week have been busy lately—they've added three blogs to their online content. I am particularly enjoying one called Behind the Story, where the editors give you some of the stuff they couldn't in print...

I know, some DMCs (destination management companies) already have their own blogs, but now their association, ADME has started one up. So far, it looks pretty good. I particularly liked this post: Proprietary Information in Proposals (of course...

According to Travel Wire News, the Pope has launched his own airline. The first flight, scheduled for later this month, will be between Rome and Lourdes. Can this really be true?

This post on Digital Blue Global's Access All Areas blog is less than complimentary to ...

Jason has some interesting critiques of this year's ASAE conference on the Acronym blog. Some of these are so ubiquitous at other conferences as well that I think they're worth repeating here. Particularly this one...

After several days at the ASAE and The Center annual conference, there are some business cliches I could go a long time without hearing again. Like "strategic planning" and "stakeholder" and "social responsibility" and "best practices." ...

When did trade shows head indoors? What instigated today's fire codes and safety regs? How did supply and demand pricing come to be? For the answers to these questions and much more about the ideas that changed history, check out this little gem...

I just found out about this post about getting innovative about evaluations, by Zach Wilson. Some very, very interesting ideas— I highly recommend you check it out...