Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Taxes, Politics on
Apr 07, 2008
I find myself often in the company of those who are either in the meetings/hospitality industry or 'near' it. My spouse (Joel) is great about sitting through some pretty (to him) boring conversations about room blocks, attrition, travel woes, and the like.
Yet, in this election 'season' in the US, we have found that in almost every group in which we find ourselves (including the PCMA awards dinner), talking politics.
There are those who say that one should always stay away from religion and politics in conversations. I find that odd. On both subjects, many have strong opinions and why should they not be expressed?
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Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Service on
Apr 03, 2008
Guy Kawasaki is one of the people I admire in this world - for the good he does, for the brilliance he espouses and writes.
Must admit tho' that when I read the headline, I scrunched up my face in wonder.
But it all made sense when I read the interview. http://www.sun.com/solutions/smb/guest.jsp
When was the last time THIS industry had service about which we didn' t have to comment?
How do we "get there"?
Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in PCMA, Awards on
Apr 02, 2008
On 2 April, I received an amazing award: lifetime achievement as an educator from the PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association - www.pcma.org) Foundation. Also receiving awards last nite were Charles Ahlers who received lifetime achievement as a supplier partner and Debra Rosencrance who received lifetime achievement as a meeting planner. It was a lovely evening - beautifully decorated tables and ballroom at the Washington Hilton; superb dinner - not the usual chicken some expect at banquets! - and good company.
I was fortunate to have with me good friends and my niece and her husband to bask in this recognition for my passion.
And yet ...
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Sue Pelletier at meetingsnet.com wrote some great stuff about the need to consider who and when electronic devices are used at meetings - not the 'annoyance factors' - rather the privacy factors.
I commented on her blog and borrowed a portion of her title (for which she also borrowed from the Spellos brothers) for this one.
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Saw this article today at http://mimegasite.com/ - about Sheraton's plan to do massive renovation at a great number of their hotels .
A number of clients have booked Sheraton properties and no one has advised them nor had I heard til I read this.
What have you heard? What do you know? How are you handling this? If we all talk, there may be more we can do.
Harrumph for finding things out via the news .. but I guess that's better than not finding out at all.
in General Discussion Topics by sandic31, 03-12-08 16:10
