EIBTM Announces Tech Winner, New Exhibitors at Next Month’s Show
After receiving a record-breaking 56 entries, EIBTM has just announced the winner of its Technology Watch contest—ITN International, a U.S.–based company that has created what EIBTM calls “the ultimate delegate pass.” ...
Ovation Global DMC Announces 10 New Locations
Ovation Global DMC has announced 10 new destination management company locations in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America....
MPI Releases Findings of CSR Study
Meeting Professionals International has released the findings of Phase 1 of a three-year study on corporate social responsibility in the meetings industry. ...
McVeigh Expands into Incentives
McVeigh Associates has created a new division to focus on incentive program management and fulfillment. ...
Starwood’s Convention Service Consultant Program Expands
Starwood aims to smooth the booking process for meeting planners who move their groups among its meeting hotels....
Amex Announces Ad Hoc Meeting Service, European Partners
American Express Meetings & Events has rolled out a new meeting planning and sourcing service aimed at organizations that don’t have a centralized meeting management program. ...
NC-CME Releases CCMEP Retention Rate
Strong retention rates for the first classes of Certified CME Professionals indicate members value the credential ...
MPI & SITE See Convergence of Meetings & Incentives
A joint research project shows a growing connection between meeting and incentive planning....
Task Force 2011: CEJA, Misperceptions, REMS, and More
The AMA National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration conference explored the challenges of working together to improve patient care in today’s “gotcha” environment, along with hot topics like the controversial recent CEJA report and REMS....
GBTA Announces New Global Meetings Task Force
This traditionally business travel–oriented association takes a deep dive into meetings management...
IMEX Brings Its Hosted-Buyer Trade Show Model to the U.S.
With attendees and exhibitors delighting in the robust turnout, the first IMEX America got off to a busy start October 11 in Las Vegas. Our report from the floor...
New Online Directory of Virtual Events Suppliers
The Virtual Edge Institute has launched an online virtual events directory, cataloguing and profiling the services and solutions of more than 400 suppliers in 20 categories....
Carlson Marketing Becomes Aimia
Groupe Aeroplan, the loyalty management company based in Montréal, which owns meeting and incentive management giant Carlson Marketing, has rebranded as Aimia. ...
New Event Calculator Tool Measures Your Meeting's Impact
A powerful new calculator tool launched last week helps destination marketing organizations, or convention and visitor bureaus, prove the value of meetings and conventions to their local economies. ...
Social Media Is Not a One-Way Billboard
One of the buzzwords of 2011 is “community.” Everyone wants to build one, sustain it, and potentially profit from it. The question is, how do you build one around your event that is vibrant, active, and passionate? That’s one of the things we asked Justin Ramers, director of social media, and Eric Olson, general manager of events, with The Active Network, which offers online event management, marketing solutions, and registration software. ...
Bill Could Cut Visa Wait Times for Travelers to U.S.
A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, "Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011," wants to move three key reforms forward that are designed to open up the flow of approved visitors to the U.S....
Five Steps to a Great Supplier Relationship
When it comes to working with meeting suppliers, don’t let your online communications get in the way of your offline relationships. They’re still critical, says Cvent’s Lisa English. ...
New Meetings Technology Site Inspection Checklist
A new technology site inspection checklist, TechSpec, is available free from meetings technology specialists Jim Spellos, CMP, and Corbin Ball, CMP, CSP. ...
Commentary: The $16 Muffin—An Argument That Meetings Can’t Win
Last week's mini-storm over an auditor's report charging the U.S. Department of Justice with overspending at conferences during 2008 and 2009—including repeated references to a $16 muffin—showed how vulnerable our industry is to another backlash over costs....
Meeting Leaders Blast Proposal to Limit Federal Employees From Attending Events
Regulations proposed by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics would expand the Lobbyists Gift Ban, preventing federal government employees from attending most trade events and exhibitions where their attendance is paid for by lobbying organizations or lobbyists. ...
Political Fall-Out Continues from DOJ Conference Audit
Meeting spending is in the political crosshairs again. The Office of the Inspector General issued a report Tuesday, September 20, criticizing excessive conference spending by the Department of Justice in 2008 and 2009. ...
Countdown to IMEX America
IMEX Group is reporting that more than 2,000 hosted buyers are expected in Las Vegas for IMEX America October 11–13....
CMEChat 8/17: Content Expertise vs. Teaching Excellence
A recent Twitter chat among CME professionals explored the differences between those who can provide content and those who truly educate....
Alliance Developing National Disclosure System
The Alliance for CME is moving ahead with its plans to design and implement a system that would standardize the conflict-of-interest disclosure process for faculty....
Update: Rebuilding the Alliance for CME
The Alliance for Continuing Medical Education has been busy building a foundation for change in the nine months since it announced that it was broadening its scope beyond certified CME....
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