December 1, 2004
Cover Story
CODE BLUE?
In my company, CME is now considered too risky. We're pulling back, said a participant at the Pharmaceutical Alliance for CME breakout session at the...
Checkup
The Elephant in the Room
TWO DAYS AFTER the election, a conversation I had with a planner at a large medical association brought home forcefully the potential effect of President...
CME
New Standards Approved
THE APPROVAL OF THE Accreditation Council for CME's new Standards for Commercial Support was the biggest news announced at the American Medical Association's...
Create CME Centers of Excellence
THE INNER WORKINGS of major pharmaceutical companies are complex labyrinths of philosophies, regulations, strategies, plans, politics, personnel, and...
The New Standards: Confusion and Clarification
ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2004, the updated Accreditation Council for CME Standards for Commercial Support were finally approved. The new Standards were the main...
Anchor the Change
IF YOU'VE FOLLOWED this series so far, your CME unit has made assessing learner knowledge and performance improvement an important part of how you gauge...
CHOICE, Not Censorship
Is the ACCME trying to put itself out of business? commented one CME provider during the American Medical Association's conference on CME Provider/Industry...
Meeting Management
Labor Disputes a Cause for Concern
BY MID-OCTOBER labor disputes had caused a lockout at 14 San Francisco hotels and a strike watch at another 23 hotels in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.,...
Trade Shows on the Comeback Trail
Trade show professionals are optimistic that an industry recovery is just around the corner, according to a survey just released by the Trade Show Exhibitors...
Comparing Labor Costs
Planners who move their meetings from city to city should compare labor rates in new destinations so they can estimate costs and manage exhibitor expectations....
Spec Guides Approved for APEX
The Convention Industry Council has approved suggested accepted practices from the APEX initiative's Resumes & Work Orders Panel, making this the third...
Let Them Eat Cake?
Save for dietitians, there is no other group that should know and care more about the food they consume than physicians. Yet there seems to be a disconnect...
Create Year-Round Community
PART OF THE frustration of spending so much time and energy to create the perfect conference is felt when the curtain comes down and the show is over....
Fax, Phone, Mail? Know the Rules
FCC, EBR, CAN-SPAM, opt-in, opt-out it all gets a little confusing. The rules governing the way organizations can deliver their advertising and solicitation...
LABOR Lessons
At the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting in Chicago's McCormick Place this year, exhibitors could plug in their own devices, as long...
The Seller's Market Returns
With revenue up 18 percent in the first five months of 2004, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is enjoying a record rebound year, said Bob Cotter, president...
Pharma Meetings
Dinner Meetings by the Dozen
WHAT'S MISSING FROM conventional pharma product launches is speed. So say Keith Schmidt, vice president, Advanced Therapeutic Communications, part of...
MM Produces Pharma Conference
To succeed in today's rapidly changing environment, pharmaceutical meeting planners must go beyond implementation of logistics and position themselves...
Duffy Moves Up at Maritz
Maritz Inc. has named Christine Duffy president and chief executive officer of Maritz Travel, a business unit of the Fenton, Mo.-based company specializing...
Updates on the Pharma Front
On September 29, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill (S.B. 1765) that requires pharmaceutical companies that do business...
Q&A: TECH TOOLS=Strategic Solutions
Technology consultant Corbin Ball, CMP, has made a career out of connecting the dots for meeting professionals. His latest project is a report on the...
Sites & Venues
OPENINGS and Renovations
OPENED IN OCTOBER, The Lodge at Buckberry Creek, in East Tennessee's Smoky Mountains, is modeled after the Great Camps of the Adirondacks. Nestled above...
Rediscovering Minneapolis
Minneapolis' new 255-room, 21-story Le Meridien Hotel in the theater district is the chain's first Art + Tech hotel similar in concept to Starwood's properties....
Qubec City and Beyond
Long a favorite of meeting and incentive planners, Qubec is the only walled city in North America. The wall, built by the British in the 18th century...
Sandestin Beach and Golf Resort
Have you discovered Florida's Northwest coast yet? The stretch of beaches in Florida's panhandle is known as The Emerald Coast. Think soft sea breezes,...
Resort to Epcot
With so many great resorts at Walt Disney World, it can be difficult to choose which is right for your meeting or event. You can't go wrong if you check...
Second Opinion
Beware the Squids!
AFTER THIS FALL'S firestorm over the initial conflicts-of-interest document released with the ACCME's new Standards for Commercial Support, I have a deep...
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