Who Is The Conscience Of Your Conference? January 3, 2011 by Jeff Hurt A thin, transparent sheet of ice is how I would describe some of today’s annual meetings and conferences. The line between education, promotion and sales has blurred. That ice cracks as attendees experience conference sessions that have been sold to the highest bidder. Sponsored education sessions have become blatant promotions of services and products. Attendees … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association, conference ethics, conferences, ethics, meetings ethics
Six Suspicious Tradeshow Areas That Need Exposing August 13, 2010 by Dave Lutz Note from Jeff: Dave Lutz is on a rant. A good one in my opinion and all meeting and event professionals, nonprofit organizations and associations, and tradeshow organizers should heed his advice. It’s time for the meetings and tradeshow industry to be more transparent about add-on fees, kickbacks, payouts and relationships. Here’s his post that … [Read more…] Filed Under: Sponsorship & Exhibits Tagged With: , disclosure, ethics, exhibitors, tradeshow, venues
