ACCME Seeking Greater Transparency
Longtime editor of Medical Meetings joins the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to further its mission of greater transparency...
Travel Promotion Act Gets Overwhelming Senate OK
A U.S. Senate vote has moved the Travel Promotion Act one step closer to becoming law...
Surgeon Group Gets the Touch
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons goes paperless with the help of the iPod touch...
BTC Shifts Position, Now Supports Oversight for Delayed Flights
The Business Travel Coalition has joined forces with nonprofit advocacy group FlyersRights.org to support passenger-rights legislation allowing airline passengers on domestic flights on U.S. carriers the option to exit an aircraft that has been delayed at least three hours on the tarmac...
New Global Meeting Fares Program
A new discount fare product for meetings has been rolled out by the Star Alliance, a network of 24 airlines around the globe, including United Airlines, US Airways, Lufthansa, Air Canada, and Singapore Airlines...
H1N1: Ready or Not, Here it Comes
(Second of a two-part series) How should our industry respond to an emerging threat of uncertain severity? The same way we address any other contingency that jeopardizes the success of a meeting or the health and safety of participants ...
New Association, Renewed Certification for Medical Meeting Planners
International association for medical meeting professionals set to launch in November...
San Diego Convention Center Expansion Clears First Hurdle
A citizen’s task force appointed by Mayor Jerry Sanders gave the thumbs up to a $753 million expansion of the San Diego Convention Center...
New Labor Policy in San Jose Aims for Efficiency, but Creates Confusion
A new labor policy at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center has created confusion and concern among exhibition contractors and organizers...
Unite Here Hotel Contracts Expire in Three Major Cities
Union contracts expired at 62 hotels in San Francisco on August 14, at 37 hotels in Chicago on August 31 at midnight, and are scheduled for renewal at a number of Los Angeles hotels in November...
H1N1: Ignore at Your Own Risk
(First of a two-part series) This fall’s influenza season will almost certainly bring a serious outbreak of H1N1, the novel virus also known as swine flu...
Lutherans Meeting In Minneapolis Convention Center During Tornado Strike
A tornado that struck downtown Minneapolis August 19 caused an estimated $350,000 to $500,000 worth of damage to the Minneapolis Convention Center, according to Meet Minneapolis...
New Study to Show the ROI of Business Travel to Corporate America
On September 15, the U.S. Travel Association will announce the results of an Oxford Economics study that focuses on the return on investment of all types of business travel...
Are You Prepared for Transition Time?
Our industry is in the midst of some wrenching changes, but a much deeper transition is just over the horizon...
2009 Motivation Show Preview
The overarching theme of the incentive industry’s major show is also the industry’s newest buzzword: engagement...
Health Care Expos Can Say Good-Bye to Big Booths
Expect to see booth sizes shrink as recently enacted state laws go into effect and pharmaceutical and medical device companies continue to refine their responses to the various voluntary ethical codes at medical trade shows. ...
Green Meetings Standards: Call to Action
The Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange Panel on Green Meeting and Event Practices has released the final draft of its green meetings standards and is now encouraging review and comment by the meetings industry...
The Wall: Sending a Message to the President
There was something new and exciting going on last month during the trade show at the 2009 World Education Congress in Salt Lake City, organized by Meeting Professionals International...
Global Entry Program Expands to 13 More Airports
On August 24, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will add 13 airports to its Global Entry pilot program, which streamlines the arrival process for enrolled U.S. travelers returning from international destinations...
Deadline Near for Major Meeting Technology Competition
The call for entries for the WorldWide Technology Watch 2009 closes on September 4...
New Meeting RFP/Management Software to Launch Pro Version
By the end of the month, Meeting Evolution plans to launch the Professional version of its request for proposal and meeting management software...
BusyEvent Gets a Bullseye at Technology Shootout
BusyEvent, a conference networking tool, won the Technology Shootout at the Corporate Event Marketing Association Summit...
ACTE-NBTA Merger Talks Back on the Table
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives has reopened merger talks with the National Business Travel Association, delivering to NBTA last week a broad outline of the proposed merger...
Hyatt Hotels to Go Public
Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corp. announced on August 5th that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public stock offering...
Mexicans Now Need Visas to Travel to Canada
The Canadian border has become a little tighter, with a new rule requiring Mexican and Czech citizens entering Canada to have a visa...
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