Commentary: Brain-Friendly Meetings—Not Just Flavor of the Month
A growing understanding of neuroscience is generating a lot of interest in meetings circles these days....
Pharma Meetings to Face More Scrutiny
Pharma meetings may have weathered the recession, but keynoters opening the Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum in Philadelphia say more challenges are ahead, including increasing government oversight....
Great Meeting Design Requires Art, Science, and Many Points of View
The International Association of Conference Centers third annual Thought Leaders panel aims to make meetings into transformational learning experiences. ...
Plan Meetings? You Could Be the Star of AIBTM
The inaugural America Meetings & Events Exhibition, or AIBTM, to be held in Baltimore, Md., in June, will attract 2,000 hosted buyers—the “stars of the show,” according to AIBTM organizers. Here's how to apply....
Last Call for the 7th Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum
Register today!...
AAMC Launches Pilot Program to Integrate Quality Data and CME
A new AAMC initiative aims to help academic medical centers find ways to integrate CME with their own quality data to improve performance....
Maryland Considers Physician Gift Ban
Maryland legislators have introduced HB 818, a bill designed to prohibit “a manufacturer of certain prescribed products from offering or giving a gift to a healthcare professional.” ...
Expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center Opens Its Doors
The expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia opened its doors with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 4....
How to Build Compliant Medical Meetings
Forum in Philadelphia to address compliance, regulatory issues. ...
ABMS Questions the Role of CME in MOC
Does the American Board of Medical Specialties’ white paper call for a new accreditation system just for maintenance of certification continuing medical education?...
Hilton and Unite Here Reach Contract Agreement
The deal for workers in San Francisco, Chicago, and Honolulu, still needs to be ratified. ...
Five Hotels File for Chapter 11
Five major U.S. hotels filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February....
Commentary: A Peak-Oil Survival Kit for Meetings
There was a moment during the Green Meeting Industry Council’s 2011 Sustainable Meetings Conference when more than 300 meeting professionals glimpsed the end of the world as they’ve known it....
New Digital Events Strategist Certification to Launch
The Virtual Edge Institute will launch a program in June to train and certify event marketers, meeting professionals, trade show managers, and others in the fast-growing—and fast-changing—field of digital events. ...
Study Measures Revenue Boost From Business Travel
The job of a travel manager isn’t just to drive down business travel costs, but also to know how to use travel to drive top-line growth. ...
Commentary: More Work Ahead on Economic Impact
With the release of the Convention Industry Council’s economic significance study, U.S. meeting professionals can confidently claim to be part of an industry that contributes more to the national economy than auto manufacturing. ...
Meetings Industry Measured at $263 Billion, Says Major New Report
The new Economic Significance of Meetings to the U.S. Economy study estimates that meetings generated $263 billion in direct spending, supported 1.7 million jobs, and contributed $106 billion to the gross domestic product. ...
MM Columnists Win Alliance Awards
Two of Medical Meetings columnists win prestigious 2011 Alliance for CME awards....
AMA Issues Updates to PRA Credit System
The American Medical Association has issued updates to its Physician’s Recognition Award credit with which all activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ presented or released on or after July 1, 2011, must comply. ...
AIME 2011 Sees 32 Percent Increase in Visitors
The Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo in Melbourne, Australia, drew more exhibitors, too....
All-Inclusive Packages for Meetings: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
What's in and what's out when you book an all-inclusive property for a meeting?...
10 TTAB Recommendations for a Better Visa Process
International visitors to the U.S. increased about 10 percent last year compared to 2009, but the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board says changes in U.S. visa policy and customer service are needed....
Commentary: EventCamp Must Keep Evolving
The EventCamp conferences have covered a lot of ground since the group’s first meeting in New York in February 2010. But great success breeds greater expectations. ...
Introduction to International Meeting Contracts
Two meeting industry biggies release helpful international contracts document....
VAT Reaches Peak in United Kingdom
If you work with a VAT Reclaim company, do increases in Value Added Tax matter?...
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