StarCite Adds One-on-One Meeting Scheduling Tool
StarCite, the Philadelphia-based meetings management technology company, announced yesterday that it has integrated a new scheduling tool for one-on-one meetings into its attendee-management product....
Volcano Stops Keynoter but Spurs Innovation
Meeting professionals for COE, an organization for users of Dessault Systems products, were glued to the news of the Icelandic volcano that began erupting on April 14. The COE annual conference was set to open on Sunday, April 18, in Las Vegas. But with ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano continuing to spread through European airspace, it was clear that flights would be canceled through the weekend, preventing 50 attendees and a keynote speaker from getting to Las Vegas in time for the show....
Commentary: Dividing the Pie at McCormick Place
There may be more than meets the eye behind the high-stakes battle over labor rates and terms of work at Chicago’s McCormick Place. ...
Commentary: Is Eyjafjallajokull Just an Opening Act?
Who would have thought that volcanic ash from Iceland would ground air traffic around the world, with cancellations cascading from Europe to North America and Asia in a matter of days?...
Eruption Disruption: Meetings Scramble After Flight Cancellations
The unprecedented paralysis of European airspace as a result of the ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano has had widespread consequences for meetings and events throughout Europe...
Hotel Industry Forecast Improves as Construction Drops Off
Smith Travel Research has updated its forecast for 2010 to reflect a stronger performance than previously predicted in the three main metrics—occupancy, revenue per available room, and average daily rate. ...
Asia/Pacific on the Upswing; China Leads Hotel Pipeline
Early 2010 numbers find hotels in the Asia/Pacific region marketing double-digit increases in average daily rate and RevPar....
MPI Offers Low-Cost (or Free) Registration to the World Education Conference
Meeting Professionals International has cut its registration fees dramatically for its July World Education Conference, with a limited two-week registration promotion that offers rates more than a third off the early-bird member price and more than half off nonmember rates. ...
Check Your Mail: CIC Sends Out Meeting Planner Surveys
The Convention Industry Council has launched what could be the most ambitious study ever on the economic impact of the meetings industry, sending out surveys on April 1 to meeting planners at its 32 member organizations. ...
Land Purchase Clears Way for San Diego Convention Center Expansion
City officials in San Diego authorized the acquisition of six acres of land near the San Diego Convention Center, clearing the way for a major expansion of the center. The expansion is aimed at keeping large events, such as Comic-Con International, in the city. After being held in San Diego annually since 1970, the comic book fan fest has outgrown the center and is considering other venues....
New One-Stop Convention Portal Serves Exhibitors, Attendees
A new Web portal aimed at improving exhibitors' and attendees' experiences at a trade show or convention, especially in an unfamiliar city, launched in late March....
Try This: A High-Tech Scavenger Hunt for Meetings
In January about 60 attendees at a New York City meeting for ESPN Mobile scoured the city on a high-tech scavenger hunt produced by Boston-based SCVNGR. The fast-growing, two-year-old company, which received $4 million in venture funding from Google in December, has been most active creating mobile scavenger hunts as college orientation activities and custom museum tours, but six months ago it dove into the meeting and event space. ...
CIC Takes Part in Worldwide Standard Setting for Sustainable Events
After its hard work creating green standards for meeting planners in North America, the Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) now is taking part in an international effort to create a worldwide standard for sustainable events in time for the 2012 Olympics in London....
IAEE Communicates to Obama the Value of Exhibitions in Reaching Export Goals
Can the exhibition industry be instrumental in increasing America's exports? The International Association of Exhibition Events believes it can and has communicated that to President Barack Obama...
ASAE Rebrands and Restructures
The American Society of Association Executives has changed its name back to ASAE, dropping The Center for Association Leadership from its official moniker...
Report From IACC Thought Leaders Technology Panel
Use social networking to extend the lifecycle and reach of your meeting, but tread carefully when you put tweets and attendees in the same room....
Meeting Industry Innovator Dave Hinton Dies at 68
The founder of hinton+grusich leaves a legacy of dedication to the meetings industry....
2009: As Bad as It Gets for Exhibition Industry
The worst year for the exhibition industry in recent history—2009—ended with an overall decline of 12.5 percent, representing declines in attendance, number of exhibiting companies, net square footage of exhibit space booked, and revenues, according to the CEIR Index, published by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research...
Commentary: Are Regional Meetings in Your Association's Future?
One of the more interesting options for creating more affordable, sustainable conferences is to alternate a single, big, annual gathering with regional meetings in the off years. As with many of the industry's emerging solutions, there are potential land mines that come with the benefits...
Convention 2020: The Future of Meetings
What will meetings look like in 2020? That's the big question on the minds of analysts at Fast Future Research, a London-based global research and consulting firm, who are in the midst of a multiphase study called Convention 2020...
On the Map: STR Global Tracking 12 New Destinations
Here’s one way to know you’ve really arrived as a destination: STR Global starts reporting on you. The global research organization, based in London, just announced that it has begun reporting on 12 new destinations. ...
10 International Destinations to Watch for Meetings and Conventions
Keep your eyes on developments in these destinations, coming to prominence for international meetings and events....
IACC to Stream Thought Leader Summit
The International Association of Conference Centers’ Thought Leader Summit on Conference Technology convenes in downtown Chicago on March 24, and meeting professionals are invited to watch a live stream of the event, free of charge. ...
Affordable Mid-America Expands Training Tracks
For the first time, Affordable Meetings Mid-America, the annual conference and exposition sponsored by Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International, will offer three distinct educational program tracks....
New Entries to SMM Software Market Emphasize Service
Each in its own way, two companies with new software offerings—SignUp4 and Meeting Consultants—represent the evolution of strategic meetings management technology as SMM concepts continue to blaze a trail through corporate America. ...
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