Lawrence Sherman Posed an interesting question in his column Same Time Next Year? (January/February 2007, page 15) Why do so many of us go to the same...More
At the Annual meeting of the International Association of Conference Centers, held April 19-22 at The Heldrich, New Brunswick, N.J., nearly 500 conference...More
These are not the best of times for the pharmaceutical industry. More regulations, increased federal scrutiny, pricing pressures, and a tarnished public...More
A new white paper from Meeting Professionals International, Mapping the Future of On-Site Learning, can be downloaded at www.mpiweb.org. The paper documents...More
The Alexandria, Va.-based National Business Travel Association has taken significant steps toward going global. Since April 2, the association has had...More
At the Meeting Professionals International Professional Education Conference-Europe in Copenhagen, association leadership announced a six-part strategy...More
A panel of experts gathered at MeetNow! 2007 in New Haven, Conn., to delve into the sticky ethical issues that plague the meetings and hospitality industry....More
To the outsider, Karyn Evans appears to have it all under control. A CMP and CMM, the 40-year-old is principal planner of meeting and event services...More
Jennie Campbell, CMP, CMM, PMP, chief administrative officer, marketing and business development for Stewart Capital LLC, Metairie, La., lost everything...More
In mid-February, heads rolled at Meeting Professionals International when the Dallas-based association's new CEO, Bruce MacMillan let go five senior staffers:...More
There's no Doubt that Julie Johnson, CMP, CMM, director of events and incentives for Lennox International Worldwide Heating & Cooling, Richardson, Texas,...More
Don't Get Confused In the meetings industry, the CMP acronym is everywhere because it stands for two different accepted standards: the Certified Meeting...More
was the watchword as Meeting Professionals International got its 2007 Professional Education Conference rolling in New Orleans late last month. During...More
The year-old Meetings Community listserv has launched a new monthly educational seminar, Chat Lessons 1.0, that will be facilitated by industry leaders...More
The Convention Industry Council has named five meetings-industry executives to the Hall of Leaders class of 2007. The CIC program started in 1985 and...More
If you've ever wondered what the Convention Industry Council's APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) initiative is all about, join CIC's APEX leaders for...More
Meeting Professionals Inter-national's 2007 Professional Education Conference-North America will be the first opportunity for many industry professionals...More
There's no single way to motivate a 23-year-old who views work as a hobby and a 45-year-old Type A personality who wants everyone in the company to know...More
In Today's Constantly changing medical meetings business, professional planners are juggling more than logistics. With numerous parties involved in the...More
Setting boundaries doesn't always come naturally to Mary Pat Cornett, CMP, managing director of meetings, conventions, and travel for the Alexandria,...More
The Meetings Community, a listserv for meeting planning professionals, launched a job board in October. The service is free to organizations posting jobs...More
More than 10 years ago, when I was pregnant with my first child, the publishing company I worked for was sold, and the new owners decided to offer a telecommuting...More
