Understanding "Force majeure"
Many planners are scrambling to understand force majeure clauses and their potential impact on future meeting cancellations. Industry attorney Tyra Hilliard, with the Atlanta-area firm Sumner & Associates, P.C., explains what it's all about....
Industry Associations Offer Outpouring of Support
According to the Convention Industry Council shortly after the attacks of September 11, here’s how some of the industry associations responded....
Understanding "Force majeure"
Many planners are scrambling to understand force majeure clauses and their potential impact on future meeting cancellations. Industry attorney Tyra Hilliard, with the Atlanta-area firm Sumner & Associates, P.C., explains what it's all about....
To Cancel or Not to Cancel
News of meeting cancellations, especially for those scheduled for the weeks following the tragedy, is everywhere. Should you cancel your meeting?...
New York Fights Back
Association Meetings spoke with Terry Dale, executive vice president, and Nell Barrett, senior vice president, communications, NYC & Company, just days after the attack to get the convention and visitors bureau’s inside perspective on how New York City pulled together to handle the September 11 crisis. And how it plans to face the challenges to come....
Amidst the Rubble, Compassion
As the nation watched the destruction of the World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon on September 11, paralyzed with horror, people in hotels, convention and visitors bureaus, and virtually every other segment of the meetings, hospitality, and travel industries wiped their eyes and went to work to do what they could to help the victims, the rescuers, and those stranded by the closure of all U.S. airspace....
Hotels Announce Post-9/11 Cancellation Policies
Most major hotel chains have announced a relaxation of their cancellation policies in light of the September 11 tragedy....
Meetings Industry Reacts to Attack on America
News of meeting cancellations, especially those scheduled for this week and next, populated the MIM (Meeting Industry Mall) listserve on Tuesday and Wednesday. As did offers of help and advice....
McCord GTS Partners with RegWeb
McCord Group Travel Services (www.mccordgrouptravel.com) has partnered with Cardinal Communications, providers of RegWeb meeting registration and management (www.cardinalweb.com), to be able to quickly develop customized registration Web sites for its clients....
Wyndham Supports Breast Cancer Foundation on Guests’ Behalf
Dallas-based Wyndham International has partnered its WyndhamByRequest and Women on Their Way programs to help support breast cancer research on its guests’ behalf....
Wyndham Supports Breast Cancer Foundation on Guests’ Behalf
Dallas-based Wyndham International has partnered its WyndhamByRequest and Women on Their Way programs to help support breast cancer research on its guests’ behalf....
Conferon and seeUthere Form Partnership
Conferon, a Twinsburg, Ohio-based independent meeting planning firm, and seeUthere, an event automation services company in Santa Clara, Calif., have formed an alliance that should bring e-benefits to Conferon's association clients....
New Faces in Meetings Services Firms
New hires and promotions at companies serving the meetings market....
New AM Survey Results
AM’s second annual Internet usage survey reveals the top ways association planners use the World Wide Web....
Internet Strategy Meeting Set for Disney Institute
The second annual "Associations: digitalNow" conference will be held this September 19 to 22 at Disney Institute in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Co-produced by Disney and Fusion Productions and held in collaboration with the American Society of Association Executives, the event is billed as the "leading Internet strategy conference for associations."...
Hyatt, Hilton Lose Energy Surcharge
Meeting planners no longer have to worry about their attendees being zapped with an energy surcharge from your host hotel—if your hotel happens to be a Hilton or Hyatt, that is....
Hilton Loses Energy Charge
Meeting planners no longer have to worry about their attendees being zapped with an energy surcharge from your host hotel—if your hotel happens to be a Hilton or Hyatt, that is....
Global Congress Centre Alliance
The Global Congress Centre Alliance, a partnership of five international convention centers launched last year, met in May at EIBTM in Geneva. All members of the International Congress and Convention Association, (ICCA), member centers include the International Convention Centre Duban in South Africa, the John B. Hynes Convention Center in Boston, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Adelaide Convention Centre in Australia, and the CCH Congress Centrum Hamburg in Germany....
Headliners Abound at Distinguished Speakers Series
Former President William Clinton will kick off the four-times annual Nation’s Capital Distinguished Speakers Series, sponsored by the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives, on Oct. 9. Clinton is expected to wow the crowd at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., with an address entitled, "From Hope to the Highest Places."...
ASAE Heats Up in Philly
No one would argue that the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Association Executives, held August 4-7 at the Philadelphia Convention Center, was a hot time--both figuratively and literally. While daytime temperatures soared into the high and humid 90s, approximately 5,500 of ASAE’s 25,000 members ducked the dog-day weather by wandering the aisles at the exposition, where they found 922 booths and more than 500 vendors to do business with....
Hotel Happenings
New hires and other news from hotels, resorts, and conference centers...
New Faces at Convention and Visitors Bureaus
Roundup of promotions and new hires at CVBs around the country....
Court Ruling Favors Show Manager
Ever have a surly exhibitor who thinks you should run your trade show their way instead of yours? If so, you can take heart from a ruling from a U.S. District Court in Massachusetts that was handed down recently....
GEP Holds Executive Retreat
Taking "make learning fun" to heart, Global Events Partners, a network of destination management companies from all over the world, hosted 80 meeting and incentive planners in June for three days of learning, networking, and just plain fun....
GEP Holds Executive Retreat
Taking "make learning fun" to heart, Global Events Partners, a network of destination management companies from all over the world, hosted 80 meeting and incentive planners in June for three days of learning, networking, and just plain fun....
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