Monthly Archives: April 2010

>2010: The Year of Collaboration

Posted on April 30, 2010 by admin

>Posted by: Curt Peoples, President, Peoples & Company Communications, Toronto Business concepts go in and out of fashion, but sometimes a concept we have offhandedly used for years rises above the rest to encapsulate just what is happening (or needs to … Continue reading →

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>World Party

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Chris Durso

>Opening tomorrow (or, as they call it in China, today): Expo 2010 Shanghai China, which involves more than 190 countries and is expected to draw 70 million attendees during its run from May 1 to Oct. 31, making it the … Continue reading →

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World Party

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Chris Durso

Opening tomorrow (or, as they call it in China, today): Expo 2010 Shanghai China, which involves more than 190 countries and is expected to draw 70 million attendees during its run from May 1 to Oct. 31, making it the … Continue reading →

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>Convene Reads: Setting the Table

Posted on April 29, 2010 by bpalmer

>I’ve been meaning to read NYC restaurateur Danny Meyer’s 2006 book Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business for months. And now that I’ve finally picked it up, I can hardly put it back down. The story … Continue reading →

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Convene Reads: Setting the Table

Posted on April 29, 2010 by bpalmer

I’ve been meaning to read NYC restaurateur Danny Meyer’s 2006 book Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business for months. And now that I’ve finally picked it up, I can hardly put it back down. The story … Continue reading →

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>Tech10, Take Two

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Chris Durso

>ASAE has just announced that its 2010 Technology Conference & Expo (Tech10) — which was snowed out in February — has been rescheduled for Dec. 13-15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Based on feedback from … Continue reading →

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Tech10, Take Two

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Chris Durso

ASAE has just announced that its 2010 Technology Conference & Expo (Tech10) — which was snowed out in February — has been rescheduled for Dec. 13-15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Based on feedback from … Continue reading →

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>Substance and Style

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Chris Durso

>One of the things that make meetings and conferences so interesting to write about is their multifaceted nature — combining elements of education, performance, governance, hospitality, travel, commerce, and so on into one event. The Washington Post agrees with me. … Continue reading →

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Substance and Style

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Chris Durso

One of the things that make meetings and conferences so interesting to write about is their multifaceted nature — combining elements of education, performance, governance, hospitality, travel, commerce, and so on into one event. The Washington Post agrees with me. … Continue reading →

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>’A Large Source of Visitors and Revenue’

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Chris Durso

>In response to Arizona’s controversial new immigration law, U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) has called for an economic boycott of the Grand Canyon State — especially as a meeting destination. Grijalva said in a statement: We are calling on organizations … Continue reading →

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