First loves and retro looks
Thursday, Sep 2By Christine Born
As a young and idealistic architectural student, I had a crush on John Portman and his iconic hotel, Atlanta’s Hyatt Regency, at about the same time I first read Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead.” ..read more
Be prepared
Tuesday, Aug 17By Christine Born
What’s the next thing to fear beyond hurricanes, oil spills and terrorism disrupting your meetings? Solar storms. Emergency preparation is important and there are things you can do that are in your ..read more
Drilling Down
Wednesday, Aug 4By Christine Born
Attendees at DMAI got a reminder of one of the challenges that can scare away visitors — threatening weather — but these days that is just one factor when planning a ..read more
Rejuvenate Marketplace: Inspiration for faith-based planners
Monday, Jun 7By Christine Born
A recent post on the value of face-to-face meetings on Lifeway’s Ministry Serving Ministry blog supports the responses we gathered at a series of advisory council meetings held with meeting planners around the country in the past ..read more
Crises Management
Tuesday, May 11By Christine Born
Between the Gulf oil spill, the Arizona boycotts, the Nashville flood and other weather-related problems in the past few weeks, it’s been challenging to keep up with all the situation updates. ..read more
VISIT FLORIDA in action
Monday, Apr 19By Christine Born
Florida has been a leader in the national effort to send the message that meetings, travel and tourism are essential to the country’s economic health. Last week, the Florida Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus brought its ..read more
Checking in
Tuesday, Mar 23By Christine Born
If you’re reading this blog, chances are you are a planner who is using online tools and social networking sites to build your events and communicate with your ..read more
Bringing hope and renewal
Monday, Jan 18By Christine Born
Today, people in this country are celebrating Martin Luther King’s birthday and his legacy of hope. It is a day when many people volunteer for community renewal projects. This year, much of the focus is on bringing ..read more
Going virtual
Friday, Dec 4By Christine Born
Telepresence technology has arrive, especially with two of the world’s biggest hotel chains offering telepresence suites. ..read more
Continuing education
Monday, Nov 2By Christine Born
Faith-based meeting planners are motivated and well informed, with or without industry certification — maybe because many have a mission and answer to a higher authority. ..read more
