New Battery Rules for Airline Passengers
The U.S. Department of Transportation has determined that lithium batteries are a potential fire hazard, and as a result, as of January 1, airline passengers are no longer allowed to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage....
Bookings in Boston on the Rise
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority is anticipating a 14 percent increase in meeting attendance in 2008 at its two facilities: the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and the Hynes Convention Center. ...
ASAE Conference Looks at State of Technology in Associations
Tech-savvy association meeting planners--and those who would like to be--might find the latest technology strategies and solutions at the American Society for Association Executives 2008 Technology Conference and Expo...
MPI Meeting Differently in Houston
Several new twists are in store at Meeting Professionals International’s Professional Education Conference/North America, starting with the date....
Membership Boom Fuels IAEE’s Expo! Expo!
Buoyed by an influx of first-time attendees, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events drew its largest crowd since 2001 at Expo! Expo!--IAEE’s annual meeting and exposition....
ADA Chosen for International Buyer Program
The American Dental Association’s Annual Session is among 36 U.S. exhibitions selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Buyer Program, an initiative designed to stimulate U.S. exports by promoting exhibitions to international markets....
Docs Give Thumbs Up to CME
In good news for continuing medical education providers, more than one-third of physicians (38 percent) responding to Medical Meetings’ annual survey said that CME activities are "extremely effective" in meeting their needs, while none said that activities were "not at all effective." Fifty four percent said that activities were "somewhat effective," while 7 percent said they were "slightly effective."....
Planners Tackle Regulatory Environment at Inaugural Med Device Forum
Med device and pharmaceutical meeting planners got a healthy dose of reality regarding the regulatory environment when they gathered together for the inaugural West Coast Medical Device and Bio/Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum. Co-organized by Medical Meetings and the Center for Business Intelligence, the conference brought about 200 attendees to the Hilton Orange County in Costa Mesa, Calif., from December 10 to 11 ...
CIC Inducts 2007 Class Into Hall of Leaders
The Convention Industry Council’s 2007 Hall of Leaders Gala, held last week at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, “was among the best awards ceremonies I’ve ever been to,” says Terri Breining, CMP, CMM, president, Concepts Worldwide Inc., Carlsbad, Calif....
Compliance Tops Agenda at Inaugural Med Device Forum
Drawing nearly 200 attendees, the first annual West Coast Medical Device and Bio/Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum—which took place December 10 to11 at the Hilton Orange County in Costa Mesa, Calif.—brought meeting planners and suppliers together to learn effective strategies for planning meetings that comply with the evolving legal and regulatory environment of the pharmaceutical industry....
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