In an ongoing effort to identify how much meetings contribute to national economies and, therefore, the global economy, six countries have agreed to take part in a pilot project. It will provide a standard methodology by adapting the United Nations Tourism Satellite Accounting’s conceptual framework....More
Experts suggest that planners be ever-mindful of legal issues when meeting outside of the U.S. Sourcing, booking, and contracting for space in other countries,...More
Two dominant themes stand out from the three major meeting planning conferences I've attended since January: the globalization of meetings and the greening...More
The United States State Department has issued a rule proposing the development of an affordable passport card that can be used in lieu of a passport for travel by U.S. citizens through land and sea ports of entry—but not air—between the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda....More
When done properly, international CME and other medical education activities can help share knowledge, foster cross-cultural understanding, and improve...More
Only 27 countries are part of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. Travelers from the other 164 countries of the world need a visa to enter the United States...More
Managing foreign currency exchange for your international program is just as important as managing all the other areas surrounding your event. Here's...More
This past February a powerful car bomb exploded outside a convention center in Madrid, wounding dozens of people and reminding the citizens of that city...More
Oh, those long Latin American names! How do we fit them on our name badges? How do we alphabetize our attendees' names, or how do we address people correctly?...More
We've all seen it: in the midst of a bustling trade show, a couple of sad-eyed people sitting on folding chairs in an otherwise-empty booth space. Their...More
It was with a great deal of glee in her voice that Marie Burewell, Swedish Travel & Tourism Council, director, North America, based in New York City,...More
EDUCATING INTERNATIONAL conference attendees about U.S. immigration policies and procedures is critical to ensuring that they reach their conferences...More
THIS SPRING, there is a fresh buzz surrounding international meetings. Future Watch 2005, the annual survey conducted by Meeting Professionals International...More
U.S meeting planners project a slight increase in the number of international meetings in 2005, according to MPI's FutureWatch survey. U.S. planners say...More
While organizing the 17th World Conference of Family Doctors, known as Wonca 2004, which took place in Orlando this past October, Sondra Biggs, CMP, director,...More
WHILE ORGANIZING THE 17th World Conference of Family Doctors, known as Wonca 2004, which took place in Orlando this past October, Sondra Biggs, CMP, director,...More
