Christine Shimasaki, CMP, CDME, has been hired by Destination Marketing Association International as managing director of EmpowerMINT.com, a new version of the association’s online resource portal that includes a database of post-event reports...
For the fifth consecutive year, the Religious Conference Management Association has donated $100,000 to the United Nations’ World Food Programme to fight hunger among children. RCMA now has given $500,000 for this worthy purpose, and its gift this...
The Obama administration has inspired Destination DC and the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to offer discounts to groups booking citywide conventions in the nation’s capital...
A little more than one year after ASAE &The Center for Association Leadership launched its Global Summit on Social Responsibility, approximately 100 associations have adopted the seven guidelines for socially responsible associations that...
Facing months of intense scrutiny of meetings, companies have canceled program after program for no other reason than how those events might be perceived by the public and by shareholders...
In this buyer's market, hoteliers are willing to negotiate just about anything—but don’t expect it to last.
Chicago city officials and citizens are all buzzing about the possibility of hosting the 2016 summer Olympic Games. The decision hasn't been made yet, but IOC officials kicked off inspections of the contenders in April in Chicago. They toured the...
