When you're on vacation, do you check out
the hotel from a meetings perspective?
"Even on vacation it's hard to turn off completely! So I drag my family
through the meeting space, check out the hotel outlets and ask a few
questions of the concierge. I'm constantly running through the checklist
in my head."
Maria Miller
Conference Manager
GIE Media
Richfield, Ohio
"IACC only holds meetings at member conference centers, and usually I
vacation at resorts. However, out of curiosity I do check out a few
meeting rooms wherever I go -- though that's just one part of the
equation. You have to experience a facility from a planning and service
perspective to know whether a meeting there would be successful."
Tom Bolman, CAE
Executive Vice President
International Association of
Conference Centers
St. Louis
"When I'm on vacation, I am there for myself; work is the last thing on
my mind. I never ask for freebies, as my time is my own and I don't want
to be obligated to anyone. When I am working, I am working totally --
and the same goes for off-time."
Janet Bolzell
Meeting Manager
Northwest Public Power Association
Vancouver, Wash.