StarCite Adds One-on-One Meeting Scheduling Tool
StarCite, the Philadelphia-based meetings management technology company, announced yesterday that it has integrated a new scheduling tool for one-on-one meetings into its attendee-management product....
Commentary: Dividing the Pie at McCormick Place
There may be more than meets the eye behind the high-stakes battle over labor rates and terms of work at Chicago’s McCormick Place. ...
CMSS Releases New Medical Ethics Code
The Council of Medical Specialty Societies had released the CMSS Code for Interaction with Companies. It is designed to keep medical societies’ interactions with pharmaceutical and medical device companies ethical and transparent. ...
Commentary: Is Eyjafjallajokull Just an Opening Act?
Who would have thought that volcanic ash from Iceland would ground air traffic around the world, with cancellations cascading from Europe to North America and Asia in a matter of days?...
Eruption Disruption: Meetings Scramble After Flight Cancellations
The unprecedented paralysis of European airspace as a result of the ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano has had widespread consequences for meetings and events throughout Europe...
Hotel Industry Forecast Improves as Construction Drops Off
Smith Travel Research has updated its forecast for 2010 to reflect a stronger performance than previously predicted in the three main metrics—occupancy, revenue per available room, and average daily rate. ...
Group to Lay Out Research Agenda for CME
A group led by the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education is pushing forward with plans to create a research agenda that would examine the optimal ways to deliver and implement CME....
MPI Offers Low-Cost (or Free) Registration to the World Education Conference
Meeting Professionals International has cut its registration fees dramatically for its July World Education Conference, with a limited two-week registration promotion that offers rates more than a third off the early-bird member price and more than half off nonmember rates. ...
Check Your Mail: CIC Sends Out Meeting Planner Surveys
The Convention Industry Council has launched what could be the most ambitious study ever on the economic impact of the meetings industry, sending out surveys on April 1 to meeting planners at its 32 member organizations. ...
Land Purchase Clears Way for San Diego Convention Center Expansion
City officials in San Diego authorized the acquisition of six acres of land near the San Diego Convention Center, clearing the way for a major expansion of the center. The expansion is aimed at keeping large events, such as Comic-Con International, in the city. After being held in San Diego annually since 1970, the comic book fan fest has outgrown the center and is considering other venues....
Insurers Deal with Healthcare Reform: Meetings, Mergers, and a Farewell to Brokers
As elements of the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act kick in during the next decade, there will be a huge need for education and communication (read: meetings). Read what else former health plan CEO Mickey Herbert sees ahead for insurers....
Not Enough Hands-On Info About SMM? NBTA Responds
The Groups and Meetings Committee of the National Business Travel Association will roll out a comprehensive tool kit this summer....
AMA Task Force Launches “Get the Facts” Campaign
The AMA has launched a "Get the Facts" campaign to clear misconceptions about bias in continuing medical education. ...
New One-Stop Convention Portal Serves Exhibitors, Attendees
A new Web portal aimed at improving exhibitors' and attendees' experiences at a trade show or convention, especially in an unfamiliar city, launched in late March....
Bank of America Makes Huge TelePresence Investment
Bank of America is making a dramatic investment in virtual meetings. By the end of 2010, the financial giant will have the world’s second-largest corporate network of Cisco TelePresence videconferencing systems—second only to Cisco itself....
Capture, Track, Report Meetings Data
Do you know the value of your meetings data?...
Bias? What Bias?
It's long been assumed that an activity that is financially supported by industry will have a greater likelihood of being perceived as biased. According to a recent study, it's time to rethink that assumption....
CIC Takes Part in Worldwide Standard Setting for Sustainable Events
After its hard work creating green standards for meeting planners in North America, the Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) now is taking part in an international effort to create a worldwide standard for sustainable events in time for the 2012 Olympics in London....
Meeting the Virtual Challenge
While virtual meetings are becoming more popular in today's cost-cutting environment, they aren't always easy to pull off successfully. ...
Are Independent Planners a Commodity?
Are third-party pharmaceutical meeting planning companies a commodity or a service? That was a question debated during an exclusive summit of independent planners at the 6th Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum...
AmEx Creates Tool for Companies to Measure Their Travel Activities
American Express rolls out a new Web “scorecard” tool and a survey about meetings and travel in the “new normal”...
How Meetings Are Changing Post-Recession
according to an expert panel of planners and hoteliers at the 2010 Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum, the worst of the recession's fallout on the meeting's industry is ending. ...
Report From IACC Thought Leaders Technology Panel
Use social networking to extend the lifecycle and reach of your meeting, but tread carefully when you put tweets and attendees in the same room....
Meeting Industry Innovator Dave Hinton Dies at 68
The founder of hinton+grusich leaves a legacy of dedication to the meetings industry....
2009: As Bad as It Gets for Exhibition Industry
The worst year for the exhibition industry in recent history—2009—ended with an overall decline of 12.5 percent, representing declines in attendance, number of exhibiting companies, net square footage of exhibit space booked, and revenues, according to the CEIR Index, published by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research...
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