CEIR Reports Trade Show Decline in Q1 2009
The exhibition industry suffered big declines in the first quarter of 2009, dropping 11.6 percent compared to the first quarter of 2008...
Companies Exhibiting Less in 2009
The average exhibitor in the United States will exhibit at 12 shows this year, down from 14 in 2008, according to a new study by Skyline Exhibits...
Maritz Building e-Meeting Partners Program
Maritz has announced a partnership with a satellite broadcasting company, Velocity Broadcasting, as the first prong is a new suite of technology services called Maritz LIVE...
Hotel a Go in Dallas
A heated debate over whether or not the city of Dallas should fund construction of a convention center headquarters hotel ended Saturday when residents voted to move forward with the publicly funded hotel...
The Pharmaceutical Industry's Evolving Sales Model: How Will It Affect Meetings?
Expect the evolution in pharma's sales and marketing structure to create big changes for meetings...
Swine Flu Alters Meeting Policy, Meetings in Mexico and Beyond
As the new strain of swine flu put the health authorities around the world on alert over the past two weeks, many corporations around the country reacted quickly to the threat by canceling meetings and putting restrictions on travel to Mexico...
Murphy Moves to Choice Hotels
Michael Murphy has joined Choice Hotels International Inc. as senior vice president of global sales...
Connors to Leave NBTA for His Own Private Idaho
Bill Connors, CTC, executive director and COO of the National Business Travel Association, will be leaving NBTA on June 15 to take over as president and CEO of the Boise Chamber of Commerce and its Economic Development Partnership...
Leaner Crystal Awards Competition for ‘09
Site (formerly the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives) rolled out its 2009 Crystal Awards competition, considered by many to be the Emmy Award of the incentive industry...
Andy Dolce Honored by IACC
The winner of the International Association of Conference Centers’ first-ever Global Distinguished Service Award was no surprise to those who follow that industry...
Swine Flu Puts Meeting Planners on Alert
As if the meetings and travel industries haven’t faced enough challenges over the last year, now there’s another–an increasingly serious swine flu outbreak...
Meeting Planners Must Evolve into Leaders
The planner role has morphed from worker bee to leader, and planners are honing their leadership skills accordingly...
U.S. Travel Launches National “Rally Day” to Raise Industry Awareness
On May 12, the U.S. Travel Association will stage the first-ever U.S. Travel Rally Day to promote travel and meetings in communities across the country...
MPI Offers New Free Online Education
Meeting Professionals International kicks off two free online educational programs this month to help meeting professionals through the challenges of the economic recession...
U.S. Travel’s Freeman Hopeful About Treasury Guidelines
If you’re hearing and reading less about the negative perception of meetings and incentive travel, it’s no accident...
Pharma Dinner Meetings Banned in the Bay State
Restaurants that cater to medical meetings in Massachusetts may be losing some of their business...
Starwood Accuses Hilton of Corporate Espionage
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has filed a lawsuit accusing Hilton Hotels Corp. of “aiding and abetting” two Hilton executives...
Javits to Be Expanded and Renovated
The long and winding road to expand the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City is nearing an end...
JAMA Calls on Medical Associations to Cut Drug Industry Ties
In a special communication published in the April 1, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, physician leaders called on professional medical associations to sever most of their ties with drug with and device companies...
Medical Groups Toughen Continuing Medical Education Policies
In the past few weeks, a handful of providers have announced strategic policy shifts related to commercial support, sponsorships, and meetings...
Healthcare Exhibitions Grow Slightly in 2008
According to the CEIR Index annual report for 2008, the medical and healthcare sector of the exhibitions industry grew 1.3 percent last year, making it one of only four (of 11) sectors to see growth...
ACCME Maintains Commercial Support
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education has announced it will not be taking any action to ban commercial support at this time...
What’s (Re)Negotiable?
Hotels are making unprecedented concessions these days, including no-attrition guarantees. But what if you negotiated your contract before the market turned to the buyer’s favor? ...
Meeting Pros Reach Out to Massachusetts Lawmakers
A small group of politicians and event industry leaders gathered for a breakfast meeting on the final day of NEMICE to discuss how meetings and events can be part of the economic solution...
Exhibition Industry Declines 3.1 Percent in 2008
Exhibit space, exhibitors, attendance, and revenues: Each of these key indicators of the exhibition industry’s health dropped in 2008...
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