Lots of great ideas that go way beyond the usual "use an audience-response system" on how to make a session more interactive in this post from Jeff Hurt. I've never even heard of the Human Spectagram approach, but would love to participate in a...

Be a part of the most ambitious attempt I've heard of yet to quantify the economic impact of what you do -- plan meetings. Read about the Convention Industry Council's effort "to collect data on the overall meetings industry—meetings, conventions...

I'm a big fan of hotel wake-up calls, but this might be an even better idea (or at least one that will make the wake-up call more palatable): the wind-down call. As in a call from the front desk reminding you to shut down your computer and go to...

Just as I finished marveling (and not in a good way) about the dollar amount hotels are getting in fees these days, I read this post on Elliott.org on what hotel guests feel is and is not OK to abscond with upon their departure. ...

That's what the hotel industry scored last year: $1.55 billion in fees for all those things that used to be bundled into the room rate. I found this particularly disturbing: ...

I know you know, but it never hurts to remind people about the importance of proofreading everything connected to your event. Even (or especially) any giveaways, like t-shirts or coffee mugs or pens with your organization's name on it. Unless you...

Just yesterday I vowed to quit whining about travel-related irritations -- glad I put in the "at least momentarily" caveat. I didn't even make it 24 hours, thanks to Spirit Airline's announcement today that it plans to start charging $20 to $45...

David Brooks wrote a terrific editorial in today's New York Times, called Relax, We’ll Be Fine, in which he explores all the reasons we have to feel optimistic about the future of the U.S. What makes it not completely off topic is this line: "As...

I'm the first to whine when it comes to travel hassles, but I'm vowing to stop (at least momentarily) after reading this Q&A in Wired with Carl Hoffman, author of The Lunatic Express. The book covers his trip around the world using only the ...

This just cracked me up:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv7__PFuDVQ[/youtube]

Thanks to Steve on the MeCo listserv for the pointer. I needed a laugh today!