Hawaii Looks to Obama for Help
Hard hit by an epidemic of meeting cancellations, Hawaii is turning to favorite son President Barack Obama for some needed relief...
Iowa Senate Passes Pharma Gift Ban
The Iowa State Senate approved a healthcare reform bill on March 19 that includes a ban on gifts to physicians and other healthcare practitioners...
Bill Seeks to Limit Compensation, Not Incentives
The Pay for Performance Act of 2009 passed the House of Representatives last Wednesday, giving the Treasury Department the power to define what constitutes “unreasonable and excessive” compensation at companies that have received federal bailout money...
MILO Broadens its Mission
The only “for women only” national organization in our industry is adding another element to its annual golf event: education...
Association Executives Defend Meetings in Washington
About 200 association professionals met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week to voice their opinions on issues of importance to associations, including meetings and conventions...
Planners Convene for Fifth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum
Despite a troubled economy and tight travel budgets, more than 700 attendees came together to address industry challenges, discuss top trends, network, and share best practices at the Fifth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum...
New Contest to Find Faces of the Meetings and Travel Industry
A drive is under way to find a spokesperson for the Meetings Mean Business campaign, and it could be you...
UNITE HERE Splinters, Some Hotel Workers Align With New Union
About 150,000 members of the hotel workers’ union UNITE HERE split off to form a new union, Workers United...
Fight Brewing in Dallas Over Convention Center Hotel
A battle is brewing between Dallas city officials and a taxpayer watchdog group over construction of a $550 million Omni hotel adjacent to the Dallas Convention Center. Ultimately, voters will decide its fate...
Massachusetts Pharma Marketing Code
The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau has released an online Frequently Asked Questions document about The Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct ...
Before You Cancel That Meeting
In February 2008, hotel industry research firm PKF Consulting projected a 3 percent increase in revenue per available guest room (RevPAR) for 2008...
Fewer People Are Flying, Says ATA
Airline passenger revenue fell 19 percent in February 2009 compared to February 2008, according to the Air Transport Association of America...
White House Addresses Vegas Flap, Talks Tourism
It wasn’t an apology, but White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs did clarify remarks made last month by President Obama relating to corporate meetings and incentives...
Legendary Greenbrier Resort Files for Bankruptcy
The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.V., is the latest luxury property to get hit by the recession. After 231 years in operation, the 721-room resort filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 19...
Survey: Exhibitor Budgets Down
According to the 2009 Exhibit Management Survey, conducted by the Trade Show Exhibitors Association, exhibitors are expecting their budgets for 2009 to shrink, but they still plan to exhibit...
Northern Illinois University Creates Association Resource Center
With the launch of its new Association Resource Center, Northern Illinois University is looking to make its services and resources available to the association community...
AAOS Pulls Big Numbers in Las Vegas
The recession has not been kind to the meetings industry, particularly in Las Vegas, but it’s not all doom and gloom...
Massachusetts Finalizes Drug and Device Marketing Code
By a vote of 10 to 0, the Massachusetts Public Health Council adopted The Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct on March 11...
Attrition Fees? Not This Year
CIC Names Hall of Leaders Inductees
Five new plaques will be added to the Hall of Leaders Recognition Pavilion in the Washington Convention Center and in McCormick Place in Chicago...
Las Vegas Suspends Work on Convention Center
Las Vegas’ drastic drop in meetings and conventions business over the last several months has forced the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to suspend a plan to expand and renovate the Las Vegas Convention Center...
Cost-Cutting Tips for Medical Meeting Planners
Today’s slow economy is putting constraints on medical associations and societies...
GMIC’s Million Tons of Trash Challenge
The Green Meeting Industry Council, an association dedicated to sustainability for meetings and events, has a challenge for the industry...
New “Meetings at Sea” Web Portal to Set Sail
Landry & Kling is launching a new service called SeaSite, an online portal that will allow meeting planners to source and plan cruise ship–based meetings...
NBTA to Launch Strategic Meetings Management Certification
The National Business Travel Association has a new certification under development that will offer training to meetings, travel, and procurement professionals who want to learn the business behind a successful strategic meetings management program...
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