In my blog post titled "Can Meetings Help

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I recently read some amazing books about women and their lives—fiction and nonfiction—that caused me to think more about the

So much of my work has been “crisis meeting management,” that is, organizations discovered that a signed contract contained ambiguities (

I am a voracious reader. I think it’s genetic—both my parents were, too. The library was my source of learning

1. What resources/books/websites would you recommend for people new to the business?

I’ve learned about what makes meetings work both from and with many people in my years in the industry. In

I previously worked with Shane Feldman as a consultant at RID. I asked to interview “Facebook

I first met Ken Fischer not long after I moved to D.C. in 1978. He was just leaving his job at the Institute for Educational Leadership to establish

For the first of two (or more) Friday With Joan articles on ethics, I chose to highlight this interview with Paul A. Greenberg, a

Three professors in our industry graciously gave their time to help us understand what they teach now and what we may need as part of the curriculum

When I was preparing to visit Duke University, at the invitation of the Duke Special Events Planners Council, to speak at their education day, Jarad

Roger Rickard has been a voice for industry advocacy and for individuals in our industry for some time.Like Roger, my interest and involvement in

I reached out to a whole bunch of people I’ve known well and a little through my many years. Some of them have familiar faces and names;

To augment the Friday With Joan

The horrific mass killing at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, October 27, as well as the murders of two African-American

I was curious to know how recruiters for positions in our industry saw the issue of ethics playing out from job candidates and from those seeking to

What others read delivers insights into their thinking and provides a guideline for what we may want to read. This can be especially relevant for

We all see so many posts on social media that read “Can you believe they did…” or “Can you believe they are charging for

For some time, I’d noodged [it