Archive for May, 2009
Farewell Rick Redfern: A Revolution in Search of a Cash Flow
Monday, May 25th, 2009What would you do if Twitter stopped tweeting and YouTube suddenly went off the air?
Particularly if you lived in a community where television outlets were consolidating, radio stations had cut local programming, and the venerable daily newspaper was on the verge of shutting down?
No doubt, with Internet access and decent search skills, you would still [...]
Comings, Goings, and a Long Overdue Introduction
Thursday, May 21st, 2009 We have a couple of staff changes to report at The Conference Publishers, as well as a long overdue introduction for someone who’s an unsung but integral part of our team.
At the end of this month, Project Manager Kate McAteer begins her maternity leave. She’s expecting her first child at the end of June. [...]
A Line Drawn in Time
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009CHICAGO – My, how the face of meetings and events has changed in the last five years.
Last spring, the Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) set up a permanent council to review and periodically update the procedures and definitions that help our industry stay consistent, relevant, and professional. APEX is a project of the 34-member Convention Industry [...]
Pandemic II: Preparing for a Dangerous World
Thursday, May 7th, 2009With this post, we’re pleased to welcome Nelson Fabian as a guest blogger. Nelson is the Executive Director of the National Environmental Health Association in Denver, Colorado.
As counterintuitive as this may sound, I believe the swine origin H1N1 outbreak may soon prove to be one of the best things that could have happened to us.
It [...]
Pandemic I
Friday, May 1st, 2009So this is what a Level 5 pandemic alert feels like.
I walked home along Ottawa’s scenic Rideau Canal Wednesday afternoon, just hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the global pandemic threat level to five on a six-point scale. In WHO parlance, Level 5 means a global pandemic is imminent.
For practical purposes, the [...]