ICCA Introduces Association Portal for Planners
The International Congress and Convention Association launched the ICCA Association Portal—a one-stop meeting planning resource for association meeting professionals who plan international events.
Association Meeting Locked Down During Boston Manhunt
Alex Zapple was walking back to her hotel from dinner when she heard sirens blaring and saw multiple police cars racing past, headed toward the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge where an officer had just been shot.
ASCA and Boston Stand Tall in Face of Bombings
Capturing the spirit of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, which met at the Hynes Convention Center just two days after bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, a board member closed the conference by quoting noted author Salman Rushdie:
“How do you defeat terrorism? Don’t be terrorized.”
Operations Suspended at BCEC and Hynes During Boston Manhunt
In light of the manhunt going on Friday for the Boston Marathon bomber at large, Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Executive Director James Rooney issued a statement on how operations have been suspended at the Hynes Convention Center and the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center as the city went into lockdown mode.
Heightened Security in Boston Following Bombings; Meetings Proceed as Scheduled
In the aftermath of the tragedy that unfolded on April 15 in Boston, in which two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority released a statement with an update on the status of the Hynes Convention Center, security enhancements, and meetings at the facility.
MPI Names New CEO
Meeting Professionals International has named Walgreen Co. executive Paul Van Deventer as its new president and chief executive officer.
Profile: Stella Beene Venson
Meet Stella Beene Venson, RCMA member, Independent Meeting Planner and Former Meeting Administrator, United Methodist Church’s General Board of Higher Education and Ministry
More Than Just “Meeting Planners”
A panel at the 2013 Pharma Forum declared that it’s time for a new job title that actually reflects the full extent of what today’s meeting managers have to know and do.
AMC Institute Elects New President
Deidre Gish-Panjada, senior vice president of management services at AMP Management Services, has been elected president of the AMC Institute’s 2013–2014 board of directors.