La Raza Ends Arizona Meetings Boycott
Unite Here Strikes at Six Hyatt Hotels
About 3,000 hotel workers in four cities—Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu—are in the midst of a strike against six Hyatt hotels. ...
Lighthouse Learning Receives Initial Accreditation
Medical education company Lighthouse Learning, which caused a splash in the press when it launched last fall due to a vow not to seek commercial support, has received a two-year initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. ...
Dental Group Leads HCEA’s List of the 50 Largest 2010 American Medical Meetings
According to the Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association, dentists are gathering in record numbers these days: The largest U.S. medical meeting held in 2010 was the Greater New York Dental Meeting, which drew 58,135 attendees. ...
Strategy Shift at Site
Site’s 2012 president, Alejandro Verzoub, looks to broaden the industry’s perceptions of the organization, now in its fourth decade....
Green Meetings Workbook Saves You Time and Money
Planning greener meetings doesn’t have to be complicated and it certainly doesn’t have to be expensive. ...
Here Comes the Data: Results of Research on How Physicians Use Social Media
Results from research on physicians’ adoption and use of social media to share medical knowledge with other physicians....
Commentary: Curing the Hiccups at a Hybrid Meeting
When major hiccups emerged at the end of EventCamp Twin Cities 2011 (ECTC11) last week, organizers turned an almost comically bad moment into a learning opportunity. ...
GBTA Academy Launched, SMMC Program Shuts Down
The Global Business Travel Association is discontinuing its Strategic Meetings Management Certification program as part of a major overhaul of its professional education. ...
Commentary: The Lessons of ROI Measurement
If you had a management tool that was too simplistic to deliver the data you needed, yet so complex and time-consuming that it was difficult to use, you might think twice about that tool....
CIC Releases Free RFP Workbook
The Convention Industry Council released a new tool for planners this month—the APEX RFP Workbook—for creating and managing requests for proposal. ...
Cvent and BCD M&I Partner on ProStart
Cvent has released a new product called ProStart—a scaled-down, less expensive version of its meeting management software....
Keys to Success in Booking Entertainment Internationally
The insider's guide to entertainment with Bill Hopkins heads overseas....
CME Income Grows Despite Shrinking Commercial Support
Commercial support may be continuing to decline, but accredited CME income still tops $2 billion....
Five Countries Craft Unique Showcase for Incentive Buyers
Partnership is not a word often used among competitors, especially high-profile incentive destinations who might frequently find themselves bidding for the same piece of group travel incentive business...
Top 10 Questions About Social Media and CME
Continuing medical educators are just now beginning to experiment with how social media can enhance the educational experiences they provide to healthcare professionals. In July, we invited two experts in social media and CME to join us for a webinar exploring how physicians are using social media, and how you may be able to incorporate the technology into your educational offerings....
Commentary: The Economy Is in Trouble. Is the Meetings Industry Ready this Time?
Since the last crash, I’ve looked for any sign that the meetings industry has learned the lessons of 2008 and acquired the resilience to anticipate and withstand the next one. ...
Smartphones at Meetings: The Way to Engage Attendees Now
Interactive technology at events changes by the minute, so writing about the latest and greatest is risky at best. But we’ll give it a go, with the help of TBA Global's André Mika. Hot now? Location-based services and QR codes....
Cvent to Use Millions in New Investments to Enhance Online Tech Tools
Cvent, a McLean, Va.–based online event management company, has raised $136 million in funding....
MPEA Denied Stay, Looks to Negotiate New Union Rul
After another legal setback, it’s back to the drawing board for McCormick Place officials in their effort to create more user-friendly work rules at the nation’s largest convention center....
Experient Partners With StarCite to Offer Cheaper SMM Tool
A less expensive, scaled-down version of the StarCite strategic meetings management technology is now being marketed by Experient under the brand name MeetingComplete....
MPI’s Hosted-Buyer Program Yields 4,000 Appointments at WEC
Meeting Professionals International's World Education Conference kicked off July 23 in Orlando with a new look, a new vision, and a keynoter who said this might be the most important address of his career....
Moscow: A Mystery Worth Discovering for Meetings and Incentives
“Nobody knows Moscow,” says Ola Kastensson, managing director at DMC Russkie Prostori, a Global Events Partner. Here's why you should take a closer look....
GEP Executive Summit Draws Planners and DMCs to Moscow
Meeting professionals get updates from around the world when they gather with destination experts in Moscow for the 2011 Global Events Partners Executive Summit....
TSA to Roll Out Trusted Traveler Pilot Program
The Transportation Security Administration will roll out a "trusted traveler" pilot program this fall in an effort to improve the airline passenger experience and speed up the security process. ...
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