Marriott to Go Smoke-Free 

As of September, all U.S. and Canadian Marriott International properties will be smoke-free. ...

Unite Here Forms Meetings Exchange For Planners 

Unite Here launched a new organization that provides information to meeting planners on union-friendly hotels, labor disputes, and other issues that could impact site selection decisions. ...

Religious Conference Manager Has Moved! 

Visit us at our new site: rcm.meetingsnet.com...

Suppliers Cozy Up to Religious Meetings  

Meeting industry suppliers are embracing the religious market like never before, according to Warren Breaux, vice president of marketing at Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Nashville, Tenn....

RCMA Bucks Lowered Attendance Trend 

While many meeting industry associations found dwindling attendance at their early 2002 conferences, the Religious Conference Management Association’s 30th Anniversary Conference and Exposition proved to be a winner by breaking its all-time attendance record....

RCMA Bucks Lowered Attendance Trend 

While many meeting industry associations found dwindling attendance at their early 2002 conferences, the Religious Conference Management Association’s 30th Anniversary Conference and Exposition proved to be a winner by breaking its all-time attendance record....

Web Site Created for Ongoing 9/11-related Coverage 

New site highlights the latest developments related to the September 11 attacks and their aftermath....

9/11: An Ongoing Special Report on the Impact of the Tragic Events of September 11, 2001 

http://industryclick.com/Microsites/Index.asp?pageid=990&srid=10214&magazineid=289&siteid=28...

New York City Battles Back 

RCM spoke with Terry Dale, executive vice president, and Nell Barrett, senior vice president, communications, NYC & Company, to get the convention and visitors bureau’s inside perspective on how New York City pulled together to handle the September 11 crisis. And how it plans to face the challenges to come....

New Museum Offers Unique Meeting Space 

If you’re planning a religious meeting in Springfield, Mo., you might want to consider using the new Wonders of Wildlife museum and aquarium as part of your event....

New Museum Offers Unique Meeting Space 

If you’re planning a religious meeting in Springfield, Mo., you might want to consider using the new Wonders of Wildlife museum and aquarium as part of your event....

New Museum Offers Unique Meeting Space 

If you’re planning a religious meeting in Springfield, Mo., you might want to consider using the new Wonders of Wildlife museum and aquarium as part of your event....

New Museum Offers Unique Meeting Space 

If you’re planning a religious meeting in Springfield, Mo., you might want to consider using the new Wonders of Wildlife museum and aquarium as part of your event....

Hot Times In Philadelphia 

No one would argue that the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Association Executives, held August 4-7 at the Philadelphia Convention Center, was a hot time--both figuratively and literally. While daytime temperatures soared into the high and humid 90s, approximately 5,500 of ASAE’s 25,000 members ducked the dog-day weather by wandering the aisles at the exposition, where they found 922 booths and more than 500 vendors to do business with....

Stained glass museum adds work of Tiffany 

Religious meeting planners, do your attendees appreciate stained glass? If so, then the Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows at the popular Navy Pier in Chicago should be on your city tours the next time you visit the Windy City....

Clause and Effect 

Ever find yourself baffled by legalese when negotiating a contract? You’re not alone. Here's a typical problematic clause— and expert legal advice about what you can do to protect yourself and your organization.

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High-Tech Hotel Service 

In April, Marriott announced a new division that will coordinate sales and service of communications technologies at its properties around the globe. EventCom Technologies by Marriott (www.marriott.com/eventcom) will serve as both a tech consultancy to Marriott clients and as a one-stop shop for multiproperty technical events. Services will include satellite broadcasting, ISDN videoconferencing, Web conferencing, Web streaming, and audioconferencing, and event management and production....

IACVB's Internet Spin-off Gears Down 

The bad news in the tech stock markets has forced at least one meetings industry technology startup to rethink its business plan. OfficialTravelInformation.com, a for-profit organization spun off by the International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus last summer as an electronic front door to more than 1,000 convention and visitor bureaus, has dissolved its technology partner relationships and lost its CEO and only staff member, William Hanbury,...

The Super Show Finds Flat-Fee Drayage a Hit 

Overtime charges, special handling fees, outrageous small package delivery charges, late penalties at the warehouse…it’s the little things that get exhibitors down. So The Super Show, an annual 80,000-attendee, 2,500-exhibitor sports product and apparel trade and marketing event owned by the Sports Manufacturers Association and managed by Communications & Show Management, Inc., decided to implement a flat-fee-per-booth drayage program for The Super Show/s0-01 that would eliminate those niggling...

The Super Show Finds Flat-Fee Drayage a Hit 

Overtime charges, special handling fees, outrageous small package delivery charges, late penalties at the warehouse…it’s the little things that get exhibitors down. So The Super Show, an annual 80,000-attendee, 2,500-exhibitor sports product and apparel trade and marketing event owned by the Sports Manufacturers Association and managed by Communications & Show Management, Inc., decided to implement a flat-fee-per-booth drayage program for The Super Show/s0-01 that would eliminate those niggling...

Dot-Com Update1 August 2001, 8:45am GMT 

Internet stocks may be taking a pounding, but activity among meeting planning dotcoms has stepped up. Here's a Meetingsnet Exclusive look at recent developments....

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