MPI Names 2007-2008 Board of Directors
Meeting Professionals International 2007-2008 leadership assumed their roles July 1, bringing in a board of directors led by Angie Pfeifer, CMM, assistant vice president, corporate meetings, travel and incentives, Investors Group Financial Services Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...
Getting the Royal Treatment
There are plenty of more modern activities for groups to enjoy in Scotland. ...
ASAE 2007 Preview: Meeting Education and More in the Windy City
High-profile speakers, including the inspiration for a major motion picture; educational sessions that help planners to become better leaders and managers; and a first look at one of the largest ballrooms in the world, are among the highlights of the American Society of Association Executives and Center for Association Leadership’s Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Chicago, August 11-15....
SITE Adds New Networking Event
To fill the void left when it dropped its June SITE University meeting in 2003, the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives has announced a partnership with the Incentive Travel Exchange, an invitation-only event that brings North American buyers and pre-qualified suppliers together in pre-arranged one-on-one meetings. ...
The Baltimore–Fort Worth Connection
The convention bureaus of Fort Worth, Texas, and Baltimore have formed an innovative partnership in which shared salespeople will sell both destinations, encouraging multiyear contracts using both cities. ...
HCEA Creates Index of Top 100 Medical Meetings
Here is the list of organizations that have conferences, conventions, and trade shows included in the HCEA 100, the Healthcare Conventions and Exhibitors Association’s new index of the leading medical meetings. ...
Reno-Tahoe adds Airport Fast Lanes
Registered Traveler--a program designed to speed enrolled travelers through specially designated airport security lanes--is up and running at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Nevada...
Growth Slows for Hotels But Rates Remain High
The U.S. hotel industry, which has functioned as a well-oiled machine for the past few years, now is in the midst of a relative slowdown expected to last at least until the end of 2008, according to a report by industry tracker Smith Travel Research. While hotels' financial fundamentals remain strong and rates high--and there is no reason to believe their profit parade will halt--the current dip is evident....
New Certification for Healthcare Exhibitors
A certification exclusively for healthcare exhibit marketing professionals, Certified Manager of Exhibits—Healthcare, has been created by the Trade Show Exhibitors Association in conjunction with the Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association. ...
ACCME, Time to Get Tough!
In response to the United States Senate Finance Committee report on CME, many CME professionals are calling on the Accreditation Council for CME to strengthen its system for monitoring providers....
Raising Money for Homeland Security One Visitor at a Time
The Discover America Partnership is touting a new study that shows significant benefits to implementing a $10 visa waiver fee for visitors to the U.S. coming from England, France, Germany, and the 24 other “visa waiver countries.” ...
Another Passport Reprieve?
Following on the heels of a decision by the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security to temporarily suspend new passport requirements for U.S. citizens traveling by air within the Western Hemisphere, Congress is pushing to delay further passport requirements governing travel via sea and land....
MPI PEC-Europe: Passover Problem in 2008?
How far should meeting industry associations go toward accommodating their members’ religious and cultural practices and traditions when scheduling meetings and conferences? ...
MPI Gears Up for World Education Congress in Montréal
This year, more than 3,700 meeting professionals will gather in Montréal, Canada, for Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference à la Montréal...
Experient Opens Las Vegas Office
To better serve its growing clientele in Las Vegas, independent meeting planning company Experient is opening an operations center in the convention boomtown....
PCMA Puts Live Sessions Online
If you didn’t make it to every session you wanted to at the Professional Convention Management Association annual meeting in January—or you didn’t make it to the meeting at all—the education now has a home online. ...
Chicago Says, Make My Day
Is new hotel construction finally slowing the seller’s market? And if it is, what will it mean when booking your meetings? Is it possible that hotels aren’t making any more money than they did in 2000? Find answers to those questions and more at two educational forums being held for Chicago-area meeting planners on June 28...
Passport Rules Temporarily Suspended
Faced with a backlog of passport applications and complaints from frustrated travelers who have waited up to three months to get their new passports, the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security have temporarily suspended new passport requirements for U.S. citizens....
Boston to Host NBTA International Convention and Exposition
The National Business Travel Association’s annual International Convention and Exposition will take place July 22-25 at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center...
Power Resigns from CIC; Search Committee Gets Under Way
Mary Power, CAE, president of the Convention Industry Council, announced last week that she was stepping down from her post and “doing something I haven’t done in seven years: I’m taking a vacation.” ...
Meeting Company Shuns Potential Client Over Green Issues
A U.K.-based incentive company is taking a stand by refusing to do business with a company it believes contributes to global warming....
Hotel Profits Soar in 2006
Hoteliers posted strong gains in 2006 as profits rose 13.3 percent, on average, for the year, according to PKF Consulting’s 2007 Trends in the Hotel Industry survey. ...
Annual Meeting and Association Expo for D.C.
Springtime, a one-day trade show and conference for the association community, will be held June 14 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C., sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives and the Center for Association Leadership....
World’s Biggest Cruise Ship--Again
Strolling Royal Caribbean’s enormous new ship, Liberty of the Seas, it’s easy to understand why the average age of the Royal Caribbean cruiser is only 42. ...
Chicago Bureau Delivers Small Meetings Tool
The Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau introduced an online tool that helps meeting planners book small meetings in the city....
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