Monthly Archives: September 2010

>Convene On Site: ASAE Summit Awards

> A quick impression from the ASAE Annual Summit Awards Dinner, held at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., last night: There’s something to be said for matching a venue to the specific mission of a specific event. The … Continue reading

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Convene On Site: ASAE Summit Awards

A quick impression from the ASAE Annual Summit Awards Dinner, held at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., last night: There’s something to be said for matching a venue to the specific mission of a specific event. The dinner … Continue reading

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>Once Every 30 Years

> In a Convene Reads item about the book Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea a few months ago, I wrote about a human-rights conference at which a North Korean defector named Hyuck had testified: “[M]aybe we can … Continue reading

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Once Every 30 Years

In a Convene Reads item about the book Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea a few months ago, I wrote about a human-rights conference at which a North Korean defector named Hyuck had testified: “[M]aybe we can take … Continue reading

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>The Next Volcanic Eruption?

>As we wrote in a story in the current issue of Convene, the airplane-grounding volcanic eruption in Iceland that seemed to come out of nowhere last spring wasn’t a surprise to everyone: Kevin Mellott, president of Erase Enterprises, warned his … Continue reading

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The Next Volcanic Eruption?

As we wrote in a story in the current issue of Convene, the airplane-grounding volcanic eruption in Iceland that seemed to come out of nowhere last spring wasn’t a surprise to everyone: Kevin Mellott, president of Erase Enterprises, warned his … Continue reading

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>Convene On Site: The Peabody Orlando, Part 2

> The press trip to The Peabody Orlando wrapped up in fine fashion on Saturday night, with a four-course, wine-paired, Northern California-themed dinner at the hotel’s sharp new restaurant — and it also represented something new for me. In my … Continue reading

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Convene On Site: The Peabody Orlando, Part 2

The press trip to The Peabody Orlando wrapped up in fine fashion on Saturday night, with a four-course, wine-paired, Northern California-themed dinner at the hotel’s sharp new restaurant — and it also represented something new for me. In my two-and-a-half … Continue reading

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>Convene On Site: The Peabody Orlando

> On Thursday, The Peabody Orlando officially dedicated its $450-million expansion project, and this weekend the property is hosting a press trip to show off the results. And there’s a lot of new stuff to show off — such as … Continue reading

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Convene On Site: The Peabody Orlando

On Thursday, The Peabody Orlando officially dedicated its $450-million expansion project, and this weekend the property is hosting a press trip to show off the results. And there’s a lot of new stuff to show off — such as 300,000 … Continue reading

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