I decided to conduct an Oreo taste test (for potential meeting break use), to pinpoint people’s favorite methods of eating the cookie, alongside

Isn’t it funny how people come into one’s life and stay? I met Bob Korin when we both were much younger and lived in our first apartments

I went to Seattle for the first time in 1984 to conduct a site visit for a client. At the Seattle Sheraton, I worked with Brian Peterson, then the

In this edition of Meetings Today's The Weekly Wrap, Tyler Davidson details stories on meetings tech giant

In this edition of Meetings Today's The Weekly Wrap, Tyler Davidson details stories on meetings tech giant

“Sexual harassment” as a term was not coined until 1975, as documented by Lin Farley

Originally, I asked two industry attorneys and one director of sales and marketing for a convention hotel to respond to questions about acceptance or

Tyler Davidson details some of the top stories of the week from Meetings Today, including our 

Tyler Davidson details some of the top stories of the week from Meetings Today, including our 

So much of my work during the 35 years of my business has been “crisis contract management”—that is, organizations discover that a

In the interviews that accompany the blog for each edition of “Friday With Joan,” I like to find and highlight different voices and

What do your peers have to say about industry ethics and ethical behavior?The times—given the ethics allegations and questions surrounding

Welcome to Ask Joan!, a new installment of Friday With Joan where readers can submit their questions.Q: What advice do veteran

Paula has a much better memory than I. I remembered that we met through ASAE, the American Society of Association Executives. Paula said it was at

1.       Q Do conference centers provide transportation from the hotel?A: It depends on the conference center. Many do

In order to gain perspective of our industry’s education (formal and informal), I asked Ashley Akright, a woman I got to know when she was a

While producing engaging in-person events that feature the latest high-concept design and content elements is certainly something to aspire to, the

In the last months, I’ve written about some hard(er)-hitting subjects that impact each of us individually and our industry at large, most

When I read the print edition of Businessweek