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...
Healthcare Reform Passes House, Has Implications for Pharma, CME
The healthcare reform bill that passed the House on March 21 with a 219-212 majority aims to change not only healthcare delivery in the United States...
Commentary: Are Regional Meetings in Your Association's Future?
One of the more interesting options for creating more affordable, sustainable conferences is to alternate a single, big, annual gathering with regional meetings in the off years. As with many of the industry's emerging solutions, there are potential land mines that come with the benefits...
Convention 2020: The Future of Meetings
What will meetings look like in 2020? That's the big question on the minds of analysts at Fast Future Research, a London-based global research and consulting firm, who are in the midst of a multiphase study called Convention 2020...
Healthcare Reform, Public Perception Mean Greater Scrutiny of Pharma Meetings
The uncertain future of the country's healthcare system has direct implications for biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, and in turn will affect the way these companies approach medical meetings and education, said Kim Slocum during a keynote address at the Sixth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum ...
Medical Association Sees Nearly 50 Percent Spike in Attendance
At a time when many associations are seeing participation levels plummet, ADAA’s attendance jumped 43 percent to 933 at the association’s 2010 conference in Baltimore....
On the Map: STR Global Tracking 12 New Destinations
Here’s one way to know you’ve really arrived as a destination: STR Global starts reporting on you. The global research organization, based in London, just announced that it has begun reporting on 12 new destinations. ...
Duffy to Pharma Planners: Reposition the Meetings Industry
Keynoter urges attendees to fight for their industry's reputation....
10 International Destinations to Watch for Meetings and Conventions
Keep your eyes on developments in these destinations, coming to prominence for international meetings and events....
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