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Winners of RCMA’s 2011 Member-Get-a-Member Prizes Announced

Award winners in RCMA's 2011 member recruitment campaign were recently announced....

RCMA Board’s Role Is Expanded

The RCMA board of directors announced several structural changes to the board as well as an expansion of its activities....

RCMA Moves Forward With Major Changes

New beginnings and last goodbyes marked the 40th World Conference & Expo last month in Kansas City, Mo., as the association welcomed Executive Director Harry Schmidt and said farewell to longtime leader Dr. DeWayne Woodring....

Embassy Suites Houston-Downtown Earns LEED Certification

The new Embassy Suites Houston-Downtown became the first hotel in downtown Houston to become LEED-certified. ...

Meet the Chief Events Officer: The New Exec in the C-Suite

The CVO will align event strategies with business objectives. ...

Gratuity Guidelines for Meeting Planners

Tips to take the stress out of tipping from Christy Lamagna...

Kare Anderson on Meetings and the Senses

Consultant, author, and speaker Kare Anderson has studied the research on how our senses affect our experiences. Here are some of her insights....

8 Takeaways from PCMA

PCMA brought in everyone from brain scientists to video game experts to explore how to create a better meeting...

Welsh to Head Merged Convention Bureau in Chicago

The Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau is merging with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture, a move that will free up funds to promote the city....

Commentary: Sustainable Meeting Standards—Sorting Through Alphabet Soup

Time and effort that will be needed to put the full menu of sustainable meeting standards into practice....

Incentive Winners at the Super Bowl, VIP Style

The National Football League’s NFL On Location packages turn the Super Bowl into a VIP extravaganza....

Boston Marriott Long Wharf Gets Complete Makeover

Marriott Hotels & Resorts and Sunstone Hotel Investors have renovated the 30-year old Boston Marriott Long Wharf and the end result is a stunningly beautiful property with modern amenities and a staff whose attentiveness can’t be beat....

Windsor Court Renovation Complete

The hotel that has consistently won the highest ratings in New Orleans just got even better....

U.S. Travel to Educate Lawmakers to Protect the Meetings Industry

The U.S. Travel Association has launched a new campaign to raise awareness in Congress about the importance of meetings and incentive travel to the economy. ...

How to Be a Meetings Advocate

As a former legislative staffer and politician, meetings industry consultant Roger Rickard knows how government works. He knows firsthand how citizens can have an impact by making their voices heard, and he is sharing that information with meeting professionals...

Association Sponsorships Grow, but at a Below-Average Rate

Sponsorship dollars for North American associations grew in 2011, but at a rate that’s below the national average, according to the IEG Sponsorship Report....

CECity and the American College of Physicians Partner to Launch Physician Technology Platform

CECity and ACP are piloting a new platform, called MedConcert, designed to give physicians a way to connect with a community of practice, measure their performance with that of their peers, find interventions to help close their practice gaps, and build an e-portfolio to track credentials, board certifications, and licensure....

CME Coalition Urges CME Providers to Take Action Against Sunshine Act Proposed Rule

The CME Coalition is asking CME providers to oppose a proposed rule to the Physician Payment Sunshine Act that could make CME providers responsible for payment reporting to commercial supporters....

Virtual Risk, Real Reward

Adding a virtual component to your live meeting requires homework, teamwork, patience, and persistence. But the payoff was big for Thrivent Financial's National Sales Meeting....

CWT Survey: 2012 Meetings Will Be “Conservative and Innovative”

Though these two words don’t typically go hand-in-hand, they were the ones chosen by Carlson Wagonlit Travel to describe meetings in 2012 in its just-released 2012 Travel Management Priorities report....

Cruise Meetings and Safety: Q&A with a Cruise Pro

Jo Kling has spent 30 years matching groups with ships. We got her perspective on safety after the tragedy of the Costa Concordia....

Costa Concordia Tragedy Prompts Cruise Industry Reviews and Changes

Despite cruising’s historically excellent overall safety record, the January 13 shipwreck has prompted calls for cruise industry safety reviews and possible procedural and regulatory changes....

Korea Proclaims 2012 Convention Year

Korea wants to raise its profile as a meetings destination and is turning its focus to improving the support and servicing of visiting groups....

Alliance 2012 Meeting: More Than a New Name

The Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions unveils a new name, logo, board members, evaluation strategy, and more at the 2012 annual meeting....

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