Kare Anderson sent me some links that meeting planners might find of interest. I don't know any more about them than what she said, which is this...

For some unknown reason I suddenly got stuck on thinking about the word "convention." It can mean a convention in the way we usually think of it, a big old meeting, often with tradeshow attached. It also can mean an agreement or contract, and a...

And more to the point, what are they saying? There are some sites that can help you find out fairly easily. The newest, Confabb, lets anyone upload a meeting's particulars, and post a comment about the meeting. Another one is Eventful, which has...

I love the idea of the SAX-40, a quieter, much more fuel-efficient passenger plane discussed in this Wired article. Too bad it won't become a reality any time soon...