Sustainable Meetings: Why Copenhagen Leads the Way
More than 15,000 participants from around the world converged in Copenhagen for two weeks in December during the United Nation’s 15th Climate Change Conference (COP15). The conference was a golden opportunity to showcase an impressive array of investments and initiatives that have put Copenhagen in the forefront of green-meetings destinations. Here's a look at a few:
Climate Conference Aims to Shake Up Meetings Industry
We've got a behind-the-scenes report straight from the Climate Conference in Copenhagen, where meetings industry leaders hope to set the tone for sustainability, and the United Nations World Tourism Organization just announced its "Live the Deal" campaign for green travel.
Stowe, Vermont
I was surprised to find one of the largest spas in the Northeast at this 110-room hotel/townhouse complex in the popular mountain town of Stowe, Vt. Stoweflake
What Keeps You Up At Night?
When a group of convention professionals talks about what keeps them up at night it's bound to be a conversation that takes a lot twists and turns.
Saying Goodbye to Readers and Friends
Reader, it's time to say goodbye. After 14 years at the helm of Association Meetings, I am moving on to another job in publishing. It's a bittersweet
Here's to a Polished Lady
On the 20th of this month, bigwigs of the convention industry will gather in Boston at the Convention Industry Council's biennial Hall of Leaders gala
Industry Groups Explore New Paths
There are those of us who have been around the meeting industry long enough to remember when a decade would go by with little but cosmetic change ruffling
Fear and Loathing: Avian Flu 2006
I can't recall an issue in which we've had such a difficult time coming up with a cover concept as we've had with this one. How do you communicate a potentially
Big Membership Jump For IAEM
Dallas-based International Association for Exhibition Management has seen a 16 percent increase in membership since its new dues structure went into effect in January, said IAEM leaders at a press teleconference on Thursday. For the first time ever, IAEM membership now tops 4,000 individuals.
Time to Knock on New Doors
As our No Vacancy feature makes clear (page 34), today's hotel seller's market is not like ones in the past, when the gap between supply and demand wasn't
PCMA Returns to Its Roots
Returning to the city that hosted its first meeting 50 years ago, the Professional Convention Management Association drew more than 3,000 attendees to
50 Years Later: PCMA and Philly
Returning to the city that hosted its first meeting 50 years ago, the Professional Convention Management Association drew more than 3,000 attendees during