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- Party Crashers - Desiree Rogers - White House Social Secretary Shoul…Created: 2009-12-06 @ 15:02:53 EST Updated: 2009-12-07 @ 12:15:41 EST
Although party crashers attended the first state dinner of the Obama White House, Secret Service officer suspensions, House committee hearings and Presidential review of situation should end before… - Party Crashers - Crashergate - Robert Gibbs Chastised Correspondent …Created: 2009-12-06 @ 01:47:55 EST Updated: 2009-12-06 @ 02:25:27 EST
Attempting to shield his White House staff from media scrutiny about how party crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi made it past security at a state dinner - Crashergate, press secretary Robert Gibbs… - Events in Berlin - Business Events Events in Berlin - Planning Conve…Created: 2009-11-18 @ 23:38:32 EST
Berlin, Germany has steadily been growing in popularity for meetings and conventions, and continues to catch the attention of meeting and event planners. Learn more… - Theatres - Unique Venues - Theatres Offer Unique Venues for Meetings…Created: 2009-11-18 @ 14:54:27 EST
Searching for a unique venue for your events and meetings? Consider theatres for their concert halls, lobbies, foyers, rehearsal rooms, outdoor space and other unique spaces… - Holiday Party Planning - Holiday Parties - Share Your Holiday Party …Created: 2009-11-11 @ 11:55:46 EST
From choosing a venue to selecting catering and gifts, many questions must be answered when company holiday parties. What holiday party ideas do you have?… - Share Your Top Holiday Party Planning Ideas for This Year's Corporat…Created: 2009-11-11 @ 11:21:39 EST Updated: 2009-11-11 @ 11:59:12 EST
What holiday party planning ideas and tips would you suggest others for the company holiday party?… - 2010 Events Calendar - 2010 Calendar Holidays - 2010 Calendar of Spe…Created: 2009-11-03 @ 00:23:23 EST
An events calendar of holidays and major events will help event and meeting planners know the important dates to schedule their programs and the important dates to avoid scheduling their events. Th… - Holiday Parties - Planning Corporate Holiday Parties - Holiday Party…Created: 2009-10-15 @ 14:19:41 EDT Updated: 2009-10-15 @ 21:52:06 EDT
What holiday planning tips and strategies should you incorporate in your plans to save money and achieve maximum impact? Read 10 holiday party planning cost saving tips… - Sustainability - Recycling - Sustainability for Food and BeverageCreated: 2009-10-02 @ 13:36:12 EDT
Not sure how to incorporate sustainability into your event’s food and beverage or what to ask? You can be covered with these 10 ideas and 4 questions. Learn more… - Pre-Con - Pre-Con Meetings - Planning Meetings and Conferences - Wha…Created: 2009-09-28 @ 10:05:52 EDT
A pre-con meeting is a meeting that is held with event vendors and suppliers where the event or program is scheduled to take place. It is held usually one or two days prior to the actual event, and… - corporate social responsibility - conference transportation - sustai…Created: 2009-09-14 @ 11:25:53 EDT
Planners may incorporate ideas of sustainability into their choice of conference transportation. Learn several strategies that will result in corporate social responsibility. … - Event Planning Jobs Situation - Employment Situation Hospitality and…Created: 2009-09-07 @ 23:22:49 EDT
The event planning industry has experienced tremendous change since the recession. Hundreds of thousands of positions have gone away, and unemployment rates are high. The employment situation in th… - Employee Appreciation - Employee Activities - Family Events at Local…Created: 2009-08-17 @ 06:01:17 EDT Updated: 2009-08-17 @ 18:35:47 EDT
Employee appreciation events are a great morale boosters to thank employees. One possible event may be to organize a family skate night at the local ice rink. That's what Delta Hotels chose for its… - Commentary on Federal Agencies Banning Destinations from Government …Created: 2009-08-06 @ 07:01:13 EDT Updated: 2009-08-06 @ 17:44:14 EDT
Federal agencies have been accused of banning Las Vegas, Orlando and other destinations from government meetings. Learn more about the issues. … - Conference Packages - Meeting Packages - Conference BudgetCreated: 2009-07-27 @ 15:33:42 EDT Updated: 2009-07-28 @ 10:47:31 EDT
For the European market, it's not unusual for hotels to present event planners with a meeting or conference package that reflects a daily delegate rate. Will this trend take hold in the states? Lea… - Invitations - Invitation Wording Ideas - Sample Formal Invitation - …Created: 2009-07-20 @ 06:01:13 EDT
If you're searching for invitation wording ideas or a sample invitation letter / sample formal invitation, the best approach is to first understand how invitation wording should be structured. Lear… - Event Planning Careers - Profile of a Destination Marketing Profess…Created: 2009-07-16 @ 15:34:07 EDT Updated: 2009-07-16 @ 17:50:25 EDT
Tracy Halliwell, director of business tourism for Visit London, shares her perspectives about event planning careers in destination marketing and business tourism. … - Green Hotels - Sustainability Initiatives Embraced by Green Hotels…Updated: 2009-12-09 @ 05:15:22 EST
Meeting and event planners should know what sustainability initiatives are being embraced by green hotels and choosing conference and event venues space… - Hotel RFP - Hotel Bids - Proposal Examples for Submitting Hotel RFPs…Updated: 2009-12-01 @ 23:05:19 EST
An event planner asks how she can develop her own hotel RFP to receive hotel bids for meetings and other events. Find out what proposal examples should be included in your hotel RFP… - Sustainability - Recycling - Event Venues Incorporate Sustainability…Updated: 2009-11-17 @ 12:24:34 EST
Perhaps it will surprise some, but many event venues have already established elements of sustainability and recycling into their own programs, so it may be easier than some event planners think to… - Must Reads: Essential Articles and Resources about EventplanningUpdated: 2009-11-09 @ 17:38:25 EST
- Events in Madrid - Business Events Events in Madrid - Planning Conve…Updated: 2009-10-31 @ 21:03:21 EDT
While Madrid, Spain is a popular popular European destination for leisure travel, it's tourism and business community has been quickly developing its infrastructure to support business events, cong… - Work Holiday Party Ideas - Planning Employee Holiday Parties - Kahlu…Updated: 2009-10-27 @ 00:56:02 EDT
With $10,000 in her budget compliments of Kahlua, Ashley Wilson of Coldwell Banker Residential in Colorado Springs, CO, planned an employee holiday party with a traditional theme, entertainment and… - Bridal Shows - How to Oragnize Bridal ShowsUpdated: 2009-10-19 @ 12:31:58 EDT
Looking to organize -- or attend -- a bridal show and expo? This is a great place for wedding suppliers to promote themselves, and a fun challenge for the bridal show organizer. Learn how… - Wedding Planner - Wedding Planning Certification - Certified Wedding…Updated: 2009-10-18 @ 14:38:04 EDT
For those who wish to pursue a wedding planner career, it's important to obtain wedding planning certification. But how do you differentiate between legitimate programs and those that you should be… - Breast Cancer Walks - Mother's Day Events - Fundraising Ideas - Y-ME…Updated: 2009-10-09 @ 17:55:01 EDT
Looking for inspiration for a future fundraising idea? Consider the approach that the Breast Cancer Network of Strength Walk to Empower has become a successful program. Held in 17 cities, these bre… - Airline Baggage - Checked Baggage - Lost LuggageUpdated: 2009-08-27 @ 23:43:01 EDT
Should business travelers and other passengers pay higher fees for checked baggage when the volume of mishandled airline baggage and lost luggage remains high? An in-depth look at mishandled airlin… - 2009 Calendar - 2009 Calendar Holidays - 2009 Calendar of Special Ev…Updated: 2009-08-21 @ 15:34:01 EDT
The calendar and holidays impact when event and meeting planners organize various special events. Keep in mind these important holidays and other calendar dates when determining potential conflicts…