Here's a handy little site called Acronym Finder that helps you, well, find acronyms (thanks to the MeCo listserv for the pointer). It even lists both meetings-industry meanings for CMP!

According to some planners I've been e-chatting with, if association members are happy with their local chapter, they tend to be happy with the organization as a whole. So why, then, don't more associations play up the chapter aspect in their...

After all the commotion about the CNN/YouTube Democratic debate held recently, I can't help but wonder if anyone is planning to use this type of format for their meeting, particularly association meetings. Imagine a bunch of questions from members...

Having once paid almost double what it cost me to fly from Boston to LA for a Boston-New York trip, I've always wondered what bizarre rituals the powers-that-be at the airlines must go through to set their ticket prices. Something to do with...