ASAE and The Center's economic impact study on how 8,500 members of 97 associations are reacting to today's economy came up with some expected answers — past attendance is the best predictor of future plans, for example — but there also were some...

It may get dissed by the big boys, but Twitter is gaining ground in the social media race

Some of the unconventional wisdom collected by William R. Host, CMP, and Brooke Ayne Portmann, PhD, for their “The Inn in Culture and Time” project...

In 2006, Chicago-based Starcom MediaVest Group deployed an online social network to connect the 200 executives attending its global meeting in Rome. Little did they know, it was the germ of a network that would soon grow to be more than 10 times...

The $20 million Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center opened in January in Bettendorf, Iowa, with 24,000 square feet of flexible meeting and banquet space and eight meeting rooms for groups of up to 1,400. In addition, there are smaller meeting...

The February edition's cover story incorrectly stated that SuperComm 2009 would be held in August. It is scheduled for June at McCormick Place in Chicago. We regret the error.

With the U.S. lodging industry in the midst of a deep recession and the number of meetings declining, it's not surprising that many meeting managers are taking a sharp look at their existing contracts to see if there is any room for flexibility...

The Religious Conference Management Association is unique. It is a worldwide organization composed exclusively of religious meeting planners and those who represent the facilities and services within this specialized field. It is a professional...

The Branson Airport announced recently that Sun Country Airlines will provide exclusive nonstop service from Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, to Branson, Missouri, when the airport opens May 11...

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