No wonder I always want to sit on the floor at meetings
Nov 29, 2006
I thought it was just me and my bad posture, but now science is proving that sitting at a 90-degree angle is not what humans were made for...
Live from IAEM: Opening session
Nov 29, 2006
We had bagpipers and kilts, the mayor of San Diego and Shamoo, then awards, awards, awards at the opening session of Expo! Expo! show. Congratulations to all who received an award tonight, but that sure is one way to slow things down right at the...
Notes from the road: San Diego
Nov 29, 2006
I'm here (finally!) in beautiful San Diego—my first time here since I was a teenager, and the weather alone is knocking me out. With a little time to kill before the opening session of the International Association for Exhibition Management's...
Play peekaboo at your next meeting
Nov 29, 2006
Not the baby and the blanket kind—the kind Kathy Sierra talks about in this post. The learner's mind wants, and likely needs, to have something to figure out, not to have all the answers laid out for it. From her post...
Trade show trouble in paradise (aka Las Vegas)?
Nov 28, 2006
That's what this article says, anyway, citing some issues a large show has had with its hotel, plus rising room rates. Whether you personally love Vegas or hate it, though, it's always going to be a meetings mecca, especially the big trade shows...
Hoteliers just love holiday parties
Nov 28, 2006
Well, maybe not, if this Larry Mundy column is taken into consideration. Not only is it pretty funny, but it includes holiday tips like this...
Goldfish and oxygen—what will they think of next?
Nov 27, 2006
Hotel amenities are wondrous things—and getting more wondrous all the time. According to this article, hotels are rolling out all kinds of interesting amenities, including portable oxygen tanks and in-room goldfish. Hey, I'll be happy with an in...
McDonalds wants to patent sandwich-making process
Nov 27, 2006
Remember not long ago when I mentioned that there's a chef who wants to copyright his recipes? Well, McDonalds wants to go one further and patent the sandwich-making process. From the article...
E-mail signoffs
Nov 26, 2006
I have to admit that I haven't given the e-mail signoff all that much thought, but The New York Times obviously has. Interesting article—I usually just sign off with "Best" for those I know, "Best regards" for those I don't know all that well, and...
Meaningful meetings mini manifesto
Nov 26, 2006
Hugh at Gaping Void issued a challenge to his readers to write a manifesto on something near and dear to their hearts—and to keep it under 500 words. Since I've done a fair amount of thinking about what I think makes meetings meaningful (both ...
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