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People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Janet Broomfield Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) has hired Jane Broomfield as director of global sales. She will play a key role in strategically growing market presence and sales for ALHI’s...
Planning for Conflict at Your Events
Implementing an event code of conduct “that is … customized to reflect the values of that organization,” said Paula Brantner, founder of Accountability Ignited, can help diffuse conflicts. The work that Paula Brantner, founder of Accountability Ignited, does with...
Authors Group Declares Bankruptcy
The Romance Writers of America had seen its membership drop precipitously since the pandemic. A leading writers’ organization has filed for bankruptcy following plummeting membership and struggles to bounce back from a high-profile organizational crisis. On May 29,...
IAEE Spotlight on 2023 Bob Dallmeyer Educator of the Year Award Winner Donna Johnson, CEM-AP, CMP
By Mary Tucker | Sr. Communications & Content Manager | IAEE As CEM Faculty, Donna Johnson, CEM-AP, CMP has been praised for her dedication to her students’ success and her ability to foster a positive learning environment that has made her a beloved mentor and...
Artisans Craft Ribbon Into a Unifying ‘Social Fabric’
The vibrant Cielo Tejido project that started in Etzatlán, Mexico, before going international earned a Guinness World Record for the largest woven pavilion in the world. In 2015, Lorena Ron and her mother, Paloma, who was in her 80s, began crocheting raffia — a type...
Cowbells and Woolen Slippers — Cherished Handmade Gifts From Events
The handcrafted cowbells given as gifts to participants of IAPCO’s 50th General Assembly and Annual Meeting, held in Basel, Switzerland, in February 2019, were sustainably produced in Switzerland. When I registered for IAPCO’s 50th General Assembly and Annual Meeting,...
