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Biometric Technology Suggests Noncash Incentives Preferred Over Cash
The experiment supports the idea that experiences can be more effective than money at driving performance.A new study by the Incentive Research Foundation details the use of biometric techniques to...
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Mindful Monday Week 6: Gracious Gratitude
This week’s lesson and two-minute daily practice will help you learn how to focus your attention on what you are grateful for.MeetingsNet has partnered with mindfulness leadership expert Holly...
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Trusted Traveler Programs Could Merge to Provide High-Tech Security
TSA PreCheck members could benefit from using Global Entry biometric data recognition.The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly examining the benefits of merging the Global Entry and TSA...
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Department of Transportation withdraws Airline Transparency Proposals
The proposals were aimed at disclosing baggage costs and revenue.On Thursday, the Department of Transportation withdrew a proposal to force airlines to disclose baggage fees at the beginning of the...
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Mindful Mondays Week 7: Mindful Use of Technology
This week’s lesson and two-minute daily practice will help you learn how to be more mindful about how you use technology in your work and life.MeetingsNet has partnered with mindfulness leadership...
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On the Scene at the ASAE Technology Conference
Photos of some of the more than 1,000 association and industry professionals who participated in the ASAE 2017 Technology Conference & Expo.The ASAE Technology Conference and Expo, held December...
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10 Microsoft Outlook Hacks that Will Make Email Easier
Email management can be a nightmare, but these simple tricks can help.Email management can be the bane of a meeting planner's existence. This infographic by James Brockbank at SilverDoor outlines some...
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Sexual Harassment Scandals Shine Spotlight on Vulnerability of Hotel Workers
Safety measures are becoming more common for housekeeping and other staff routinely at risk of abuse.The recent spate of sexual harassment scandals may be helping hotel workers make the case for...
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Your Legal Primer for 2018
Start the new year armed with these contract how-tos to negotiate with confidence and avoid contract disasters.MeetingsNet covered the essential legal knowledge for meeting planners pretty extensively...
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Let’s Make Meetings Human Again
Let’s not get so lost in the tech razzle-dazzle and easy engagement “wins” that we forget just what meetings are supposed to be all about: people.In the midst of the year-end spate of predictions about...
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DHS Issues Last-Minute ID Reprieve for Some Domestic Flyers
While travelers from Michigan, New York, and Louisiana will not be able to use driver’s licenses as an airport ID starting January 22, those from nine other states now have until October. The...
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#MeToo and the Hospitality Industry
2017 will go down as a year of reckoning for the entertainment industry, news outlets, and politicians, as claims of sexual harassment across the board reared its ugly head. The recent scandals...
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No Pain, No Gain? Event Planning Ranks High on the Stress List
Someone give our readers a backrub, please. The high stress level of event planning is evident to anyone on the front lines, but CareerCast’s just-released Most Stressful Jobs of 2018 report, puts an...
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Enlist Now in the #AttentionRevolution
We know that too much distraction is detrimental, and yet we still can’t put down that phone. Let’s change that.Whether you’re walking down the street or through an airport, at a restaurant, or in...
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Gallery: Convening Leaders 2018
Some of the sights from PCMA Convening Leaders in Nashville, Tenn.Professional Convention Management Association Convening Leaders 2018 took place at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. While...
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Articulate Your Value: How to Speak Up and Speak Out
We are each responsible for our own career progression, and we all benefit from the growth or our industry. That’s why I believe it is incumbent upon all of us to articulate our value in three ways:•...
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Travel Planning: A List of Lists
Four ways to rid yourself of excess baggage when on the road.Picture it: Spring 2008. Barcelona. A large pink suitcase, a medium pink suitcase, a black leather laptop tote, and a purse. An escalator....
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Everybody Wants Innovation (but No One Wants to Change)
An innovation expert suggests we are all responsible for nurturing (and stifling) innovation.David Owens, PhD, began his presentation at Professional Convention Management Association Convening Leaders...
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Meeting Professionals Earn ASAE’s CAE Credential
Planners are among the 141 association pros just announced as new Certified Association ExecsThe American Society of Association Executives just released its list of people who have earned their...
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MeetingsNet Expert Joins Acquis Consulting Group
Strategic meetings management expert Shimon Avish is now the group’s principal and head of its meetings management practice.Shimon Avish, who writes for MeetingsNet on strategic meetings management...
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