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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 

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

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 

It may seem that people come into the hospitality industry from everywhere imaginable, but some folks are born into it. Okay, that’s not

I had the privilege of meeting and serving with Liz (then Erikson) on the Board of Directors of the Potomac Chapter of MPI in the ’80s. I view

You know when you read something and want to thank the author for writing? You hesitate because you think it’s an annoyance for them to hear