Travel & event planning
Business, Just Not As Usual
On April 10, 2013 by AdminThe ins and outs of doing business in China are what APEX learned on a recent overseas trip By Kevin Woo, One+ | April 2013 IMAGINE YOURSELF AS AN EXECUTIVE IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY. As such, you probably spend most of your time and effort looking for ways to maximize your company’s profitability. This could
Health
No Garden Variety Charette
On February 4, 2013 by AdminInnovative annual meetings are helping to transform Abe’s Garden into a much-needed center of excellence for the Alzheimer’s community. By Kevin Woo | February 4, 2013 There’s an old joke that often circulates within organizations: How do you measure success? Punchline: One meeting at a time. For Beth Zeitlin, the director of marketing and development
Travel & event planning
Think Inside the Rocks in Denver
On January 25, 2013 by AdminIslandic wanted to rise above the noise at the annual SnowSports Industries of America conference to created a one-of-a-kind event at which attendees could experience Denver. By Kevin Woo One+| January 25, 2013 YOU’RE ALWAYS IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT VENUE. You know, the one that has the perfect atmosphere, sends the perfect message to
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The Learning Lab at the Springhill Suites
On January 25, 2013 by AdminA new SpringHill Suites hotel in Denver is one of only 10 teaching hotels built on a U.S. college campus—80 percent of its workforce is made up of students from Metro State’s School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events. By Kevin Woo One+| January 25, 2013 MARRIOTT OPENED A NEW SPRINGHILL SUITES hotel in downtown
Health
Think Pink Rocks for Breast Cancer Causing Gene
On December 5, 2012 by AdminFive years ago, Stephanie Robin began a simple mission to raise awareness for the breast cancer gene (BRCA); now her Think Pink Rocks event attracts a wide variety of hard-to-reach young people and big-name entertainers. By Kevin Woo | December 5, 2012 STEPHANIE ROBIN HAS AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE COLOR PINK. She wears it
Travel & event planning
Trophy Tour To Switzerland
On November 6, 2012 by AdminThe annual Switzerland Meeting Trophy, designed for prospective meeting planners, is a week-long journey through Swiss cities of Bern, Gstaad, Montreux and Grandvaux By Kevin Woo One+ | November 05, 2012 BY THE TIME A MEETING PLANNER’S PLANE IS ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE WHEELS TOUCH DOWN, chances are they’ve already begun to put
Travel & event planning
Sojourn to the past
On September 6, 2012 by AdminSojourn to the Past is more than an extended field trip or 10-day conference. It’s a journey of shared history. By Kevin Woo September 04, 2012 To read part two of Sojourn to the Past go here. HE HAD A DREAM THAT ONE DAY HE WOULD LEAD A GROUP OF high school students, from different
Travel & event planning
Wipe Off The Rust In Pittsburgh
On May 18, 2012 by AdminLast June, more than 80 members of the Society of American Travel Writers visited Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to see the city’s unbelievable transformation first-hand. By Kevin Woo | One+ May 2012 WHAT’S ON YOUR BUCKET LIST? AN AFRICAN SAFARI? SKYDIVING? Climbing Mount Everest? Taking part in a religious retreat in Nepal? How about a visit to Pittsburgh
Travel & event planning
Preservation is Everything in Buffalo
On April 9, 2012 by AdminLast October, the National Trust for Historic Preservation held its annual convention in Buffalo, where attendees had a chance to make up their own minds about the city. By Kevin Woo One+ | April 2012 BUFFALO, N.Y., HAS SUFFERED FROM AN IDENTITY CRISIS FOR MANY YEARS. AND WHO COULD BLAME IT? In the past four years, Forbes has named it
Travel & event planning
Budapest is Central and Ideal
On March 20, 2012 by AdminSince 1989, Budapest has been attracting meeting professionals outside of Central Europe by investing resources to improve its infrastructure. By Kevin Woo One+ | December 8, 2011 IF RODNEY DANGERFIELD WERE ASKED TO DESCRIBE BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, HE MIGHT PARAPHRASE HIS SIGNATURE LINE AND JOKE THAT THE CITY DOESN’T GET ANY RESPECT. It might be more
Travel & event planning
Houston Hosts Munch Madness
On March 18, 2012 by AdminHouston’s Local Organizing Committee and 32 area restaurants competed for the opportunity to cater at the Big Dance Concert Series during the 2011 college basketball Final Four By Kevin Woo | February 2012 THIS PAST SPRING, HOUSTON HOSTED THE NCAA FINAL FOUR where the best U.S. college basketball teams played for the national championship.
Travel & event planning
Houston’s Southern Culture on the Rise
On March 8, 2012 by AdminThe American Association of Museums conference in Houston last year was the most welcoming event the organization has ever experienced. By Kevin Woo One+ | March 5, 2012 WHEN YOU THINK OF THE WORLD’S GREAT CULTURAL CENTERS, CITIES SUCH AS CAIRO, LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON, D.C., ARE LIKELY TO IMMEDIATELY COME TO MIND.
Travel & event planning
Seoul Searching
On March 7, 2012 by AdminDelegates of the International Korean Adoptee Associations conference experienced Seoul and its diverse heritage and left with a greater understanding of themselves. By Kevin Woo One+ | December 10, 2010 A TRIP TO SEOUL CHANGED LIBBY AND DAVID GLUCK FOREVER. The couple had planned the visit for years. They studied pictures, day dreamed and
Science and Technology
Getting the Message Out Using Social Media
On March 7, 2012 by AdminAccording to one Northern California-based meeting planner, social media marketing is key to driving up event attendance. By Kevin Woo One + | February 2010 NOT LONG AGO THE PHRASE “GUERRILLA MARKETING” REFERRED TO UNCONVENTIONAL MARKETING PRACTICES that relied primarily on ingenuity and imagination—think Apple’s 1984 George Orwell commercial that launched the Macintosh computer—or ingenious
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Youth For Change
On March 7, 2012 by AdminThe 2008 National Service-Learning Conference in Minneapolis shows how service-learning can build academic skills and citizenship among young adults, as well as communicating the need for involvement within local and global communities. By Kevin Woo One + | October 2009 “THE WORLD IS PASSING THROUGH TROUBLOUS TIMES,” an Amiens priest once said. “The young people
Travel & event planning
Insider Knowledge in Beijing
On March 7, 2012 by AdminTo tackle a challenge of finding things do in Beijing, a planner reverse engineered the process of identifying the cool and hip places for a GLBT group to visit. By Kevin Woo | May/June 2010 CHINA’S HISTORY CAN BE TRACED AS FAR BACK AS 2100 B.C., but documenting the major events that defined the
Travel & event planning
Abu Dhabi – Middle East Central
On March 7, 2012 by AdminBy Kevin Woo One+ | January 3, 2011 OIL AND WATER DON’T MIX, SAYS THE CLICHE. BUT THAT WASN’T THE CASE for the organizers of the recent Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC). Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s largest emirate, is a T-shaped island city that sits a quarter-mile off the mainland. Oil and
Travel & event planning
Breaking Bread in Portland
On March 6, 2012 by AdminThe International Association of Culinary Professionals’ 2010 conference shows that food can be the first step in bridging a divide between different countries, religions and generations. By Kevin Woo September 2010 KAMAL MOUZAWAK WANTS TO BRING PEACE TO THE MIDDLE EAST, and his weapons of choice include flatbread, baked goods and chickpeas. Strange ammunition you
Business, law, current affairs
Failure as a Badge of Honor
On March 5, 2012 by AdminBy Kevin Woo One + | February 8, 2011 Thousands of would be actors traveled to Hollywood in the early 20th century seeking fame and fortune in the movie industry. They dreamed of becoming rich, famous and adored by fans around the world. A few became so recognizable they could be identified by first name
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