
Tuesday,June 23rd, 2009
By Brenda Houlihan
In today’s current economic conditions, are you trying to do more for less? Many clients are forced to drastically cut budgets because events have become lightning rods for criticism. Does this mean that we have to abandon the WOW of a special event because we do not want to risk the WHOA of [...]

Friday,June 19th, 2009
By Michael M McCurry, CMP
In April, Experient hosted three Meetings and Events industry forums in Chicago, St. Louis and Washington DC. Experient team members, as well as prominent association and corporate executives met to discuss and brainstorm hot industry topics. This is the second in a three part series of articles recapping the highlights of those [...]

Thursday,June 18th, 2009
By Jennifer Sommers, InterContinental Hotels
My role at work has changed recently and I’ve been traveling…a LOT! I am becoming a better packer with each trip so I thought I’d share some of my tricks. For anyone who isn’t a regular “road warrior” or fears over- packing and doesn’t like to drag along a large suitcase on those 3-5 day trips…here are [...]

Wednesday,June 17th, 2009
By Mike Smith, CMP
This February I had the pleasure of attending my second Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) – Greening the Hospitality Industry Conference in Pittsburgh where the theme was Action = Sustainability. During the conference, leaders of the GMIC issued a challenge to the event and hospitality industry to take action by diverting, recycling and [...]

Tuesday,June 16th, 2009
By Amanda Wyatt
In these trying times, as groups closely examine their meeting budgets and analyze every dollar spent, many planners are weighing the value of in-person meetings. When each expenditure must be examined and pre-approved, it can be difficult to quantify the benefits of in-person meetings versus web-based meetings.
With all of the technology available for [...]