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and realities are often quite different.  Once I am out of airports today (Saturday 12 June) I will write a review of a hotel in which I just stayed and where I facilitated a meeting for a client.

It has to do with expectations and the realities of a hotel, where you may have stayed before or even had a meeting.  It has to do with a brand name that purports to be a higher end especially with this


Doing the right thing

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in ProposalsEthics on

It's on my mind - the idea that many people choose to not do the right thing.  They may know what the 'right thing' is and then, because of fear, they choose to either do nothing or do something that they know isn't the best way to go.

What does this have to do with meetings and our industry?

IMO, everything.

Each industry association of the CLC alphabet soup has a code of ethics or the equivalent. 


What is home?

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in WorkLife on

Today marks my 30th anniversary as a Washingtonian.  I moved to DC on this date, 1 July, in 1978. 

My early years were spent in Dayton, Ohio.  For school and early jobs I lived in Des Moines, IA, and South Bend, IN.  My Midwestern roots are strong.

When I moved to DC, I had no idea that it was a place where the residents had taxation without representation.   In those first months, I met and got


I flew from SEA to IAD on Friday afternoon.  Fortunately, my flight was on time - and even arrived a few minutes early.

The day before, clients on flights from SEA to IAD were delayed on different flights  from one to 2.5 hours.

Delayed flights and cancelled flights contribute to the nightmare of travel.  More, airports and TSA do not seem ready to handle the huge numbers of people flying this