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How New Orleans Recovered after a Natural Disaster

Smart Meetings

As an owner of a corporate destination management franchise in New Orleans, I saw the reality of ground zero as I worked to rebuild my business after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Whether it is hurricane, earthquake, volcano or fire, the pictures of devastation are everywhere—but that negative news could have an upside. Welcome Empathy Tourism.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

Another big, ongoing story has been the transformation of the image that meeting professionals hold of themselves. Meeting planning, which used to be described as an ‘Old Boys’’ network, may soon be a ‘Young Women’s’ network. No Phones At Meetings! From Old Boys to Young Women. The Ethics of Fams.

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