7 Things Meeting Planners Need to Know About Bedbugs
You’ve probably heard that bedbugs have made a comeback in the United States over the past decade, but just how serious is it? ...
Caution: Higher Hotel Rates Ahead
The combination of a recovering economy and cost pressures for hotels will lead to higher room rates for meeting planners...
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. ...
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. ...
RCMA Tampa Conference Hits High Notes
“It’s a testament to this organization and to Tampa that with all the doom and gloom about the impact of the economy, we enjoyed the highest turnout in planner attendance in three years,” remarked Dr. DeWayne Woodring ...
And the Winners Are…
RCMA Awards Prizes for Member-Get-A-Member Campaign...
CIC Examines Costs of Event Spec Exchanges
Inefficient, inaccurate, and costly: That may be the best way to describe communications between meeting professionals and hotels, say leaders at the Convention Industry Council....
Comedy Group Stars at RCMA Conference
ComedySportz National Touring Company kicks off the RCMA Thursday events with an interactive, high-energy competition between teams. Who will emerge as the champion in event planning? ...
10 Things Not to Do at RCMA’s Expo
With hundreds of exhibitors at the 2011 RCMA, are you ready to maximize this opportunity? Here are 10 things not to do...
Study Says Slow Visa Process Hurts Attendance
Problems related to obtaining visas precluded 116,000 international participants from attending exhibitions in the U.S. this year....
PCMA Creates Incentive to Book Inside the Block, Access to Virtual Edge
The Professional Convention Management Association is offering lower registration fees for its January annual meeting to attendees who book in the official room block. ...
Tool Time: Get Ready for the Web Browser of the Future
We spend more time using our browser than using any other software, yet for many, Web browsers are an “open whatever you have on your desktop” experience. But that’s changing. Get ready for the browser of the future. ...
Go Behind the Scenes at RCMA Tampa
The Religious Conference Management Association highlights some of its most anticipated annual meeting education sessions. ...
What Goes Around Comes Around
Hard for me to believe, but it was 29 years ago that I started writing about meetings and conventions as an editor with Successful Meetings. Indeed, it was while covering an industry meeting (National Association of Exposition Managers, now the International Association of Expositions and Events)...
Commentary: Shakedown in the Meetings Economy
Taxi drivers in Montréal are finally speaking up for themselves. Six doormen at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel were recently charged with extortion, intimidation, and conspiracy “for allegedly forcing taxi drivers to give them money in exchange for better-paying fares,” according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. ...
After the Flood: Moving a Meeting in Six Weeks
The Healthcare Financial Management Association relocated a 5,000-person meeting across country with great success...
Religious Meetings and Service: A Perfect Match
Community service projects are a hallmark of a growing number of religious conferences. "It's a way to not only reach out and give back to the host city, but also to educate adults and youth on how they can do service in their own communities"...
Flyers Must Now Provide Info for Watch-List Screening
The Transportation Security Administration’s Secure Flight program, which was developed on a recommendation by the 9/11 Commission, went into effect November 1. Secure Flight turns over terrorist watch-list screening to the TSA and requires travelers to provide identification information when buying a ticket. ...
Canceled Meeting Leaves Attendees Stuck
What recourse do attendees, sponsors, hotels, and suppliers have if a meeting organizer files for bankruptcy protection? That's the question many are asking after the abrupt cancellation of the Global Sourcing Forum planned for October 13-14 in New York....
CIC Announces Four to Join Hall of Leaders in 2011
Four leaders will be inducted into the Convention Industry Council’s Hall of Leaders in 2011 in recognition of outstanding contributions to the meetings, conventions, exhibitions, and travel industries....
Meeting Planners Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite
The resurgence of bed bugs is not high on meeting planners’ lists of concerns when booking a property, according to a new survey by the Knowland Group....
EIBTM Names 2010 Meeting Technology Winners
EIBTM’s annual meetings technology innovation competition has announced its winner: Montréal-based Sherpa Solutions’ ActivTouch smartphone application edged out 51 other meeting technologies for the first-place spot in the 2010 WorldWide Technology Watch. ...
Certain Makes Meeting Data Mobile for Planners and Participants
Certain Software is getting into mobile meeting communications with the release of Certain Meetings 6.0, the latest version of its meeting management software. ...
What Does the Southwest/AirTran Merger Mean for Meetings?
The $1.4 billion acquisition of AirTran Airways by Southwest Airlines, announced on September 27, is likely to mean a bump in fares for meeting travelers. What’s uncertain is if the merged carrier will have a discount program for meetings. ...
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