This is a tough one, especially for associations who are reluctant to raise their meetings' registration costs for fear attendance will drop. I just read this article in Inc. which, though it's talking about retail, has an awful lot of interesting...

Tim Bourquin, who writes the most excellent TradeShowStartup blog, e-mailed some interesting verbiage he ran into lately while searching for info on a hotel he'll be staying at later this month: "Treat yourself to bathroom when the day's work is...

Check out this article from MSN Careers: It makes event planning sound like non-stop party! While the job has its perks, I seriously doubt this really reflects a day in the life of most event planners. (Via the MIMlist listserv)

I'm not sure how I feel about a report on Blogspotting (the new Business Week blog) about Pennsylvania having paid bloggers roving around and posting their experiences on their blogs. As Stephen Baker says, "Trouble is, a few of them appear to be...