Arizona Convention Boycott Called Off: What Will it Mean for Meetings?
After a ruling by Judge Susan Bolton of the U.S. District Court for Arizona that strips out some of the most controversial aspects of the Arizona immigration law (S.B. 1070), Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) has called off his boycott of meetings and conventions to the state, which has evoked reactions from every corner of the meetings industry....
AIBTM Increases Hosted-Buyer Program Due to Popular Demand
AIBTM, The Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition, is increasing the number of hosted buyers it will accommodate to 2,000 for its inaugural event in Baltimore in June 2011, a substantial bump up from the 500 hosted buyers AIBTM organizers had originally announced. ...
Oil Spill to Cost Gulf Region $22.7 Billion
The Gulf Coast region stands to lose $22.7 billion in travel-related revenue over the next three years due to the BP oil spill unless federal authorities act swiftly to promote the area, says the U.S. Travel Association. To offset the damages, U.S. Travel plans to lobby congress to set aside $500 million for tourism marketing in the area....
Commentary: A CSR Result Worth Measuring
Most meeting activities aimed at satisfying a commitment to corporate social responsibility are meaningful to meeting professionals and to a small minority of participants, but mostly irrelevant to the social, economic, and environmental goals with which our organizations are trying to align....
Travel Industry Reads Doom Into New White House Eco Goals
Dig into President Obama's recently announced target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from a slew of sources including employee commuting and travel and you'll find reasonable suggestions....
Hotel Demand Rushes Back, But Meetings Will Decide if Recovery Holds
STR reports the biggest quarterly demand increase in its history—of course, that's compared to a pretty bad quarter in 2009. Here's some insight....
PMPN Becomes PlannerNet, Expands Overseas
The meeting management company formerly known as the Professional Meeting Planning Network, or PMPN, has changed its name to PlannerNet and expanded into worldwide markets. ...
MeetGreen Named Sustainability Partner for IMEX America
IMEX America, booked for its inaugural show at the Sands Expo Convention Center at the Venetian/Palazzo October 11–13, 2011, will work with MeetGreen as its sustainability consultant, to continue the strong environmental track record of the IMEX Group....
New Headquarters Hotel Breaks Ground in Columbus, Ohio
On July 13, 2010, groundbreaking took place for the new Hilton Columbus Downtown, a full-service convention hotel expected to open in fall 2012....
Meetings Industry Mourns Buck Hoyle
Leonard “Buck” Hoyle, CAE, CMP, a 36-year veteran of the association and meetings industry, passed away on Saturday, July 17, after a brief battle with prostate cancer....
Cvent Creates Quick e-RFP Option
Cvent, a McLean, Va.–based event technology provider, has released a major upgrade to its online request for proposal tool, the Cvent Supplier Network...
Commentary: Answering the Right Questions
One of the lasting lessons of the recent economic crash is that no meeting should expect to survive if it can’t demonstrate its value. The multimillion-dollar question is whether we know how to track and report that value in a way that makes sense to clients and decision-makers....
Cisco Jumps Into the Events Business
Cisco Systems, the San Jose, Calif.–based technology giant, has announced plans to market its suite of collaborative communications tools to the events industry....
Wife Indicted in Meeting Planner's Death
Federal authorities have brought charges against four individuals in the slaying of meeting planner Ben Novack—including his wife. Novack, the owner of Convention Concepts Unlimited, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was found dead in his hotel room in Rye Brook, N.Y., on July 12, 2009, where he was orchestrating a convention for Amway Global International....
Austin CVB Launches Five-Minute Meeting Planner
A new Web-based service should make life a little easier for convention meeting planners bringing groups to Austin, Texas....
NIQIE 2010 Conference to Highlight CPI Components
The third annual conference of the National Institute for Quality Improvement and Education, scheduled for September 12–14 in Chicago, will focus on how integrating continuing medical education, quality improvement, and healthcare information technology, along with the dissemination of comparative effectiveness research, will result in continuous performance improvement in healthcare....
University of Michigan Bans Commercial Support
The University of Michigan recently announced that it would stop accepting commercial support from pharmaceutical companies for its CME activities....
Thomas Stossel, MD, on Commercial Support: Sin or Salvation?
Thomas Stossel, MD, expounded to GAME meeting attendees on why providers should be advocates for industry collaboration....
New Upscale Conrad Hotel to Open in New York City
A new Conrad hotel, Hilton Worldwide's luxury brand, is under construction adjacent to New York's new Freedom Tower....
ACCME Clarifies Industry Speaker Rules
After protests from accredited CME providers, the ACCME further clarifies its rules about pharma industry speakers at certified CME activities....
Meetings and Events Survey by Carlson Wagonlit Travel, including outsourcing info
Companies missing opportunity to save on meetings spending, says CWT Travel Management Institute....
The Latest From the Gulf Coast
For meeting properties on the Gulf Coast, this summer season is lining up to be more about cleanup workers than conference attendees or family vacationers. ...
ExCeL London: Pumped for Its Olympic Moment
ExCeL London, the 10-year-old exhibition center near London's burgeoning Canary Wharf financial district, was missing one key piece to make it complete: conference space. That changed last week, when ExCeL's International Convention Centre expansion officially opened. ...
MPI to Offer Chapter Management. First Up: New England
Meeting Professionals International has created a new association-management division to manage some of its chapters, starting with New England....
First Training Session on New Green Meeting Standards
Meeting planners and suppliers can finally dig into the industry's long-awaited sustainable meeting standards. While the new APEX green standards won't officially launch until September or later, the first training program on how to use them will be held July 24, in Vancouver, British Columbia, just prior to Meeting Professionals International World Education Conference....
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