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...
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...
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