The boards of ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership adopted the Global Principles for Socially Responsible Associations and Nonprofits, which were first developed at the Global Summit on Social Responsibility back in April. ...

For the first time in more than five years, hotel room average daily rates posted a year-over-year decline for the month, according to Smith Travel Research, further evidence of the emergence of a buyer’s market for meeting planners...

Politics, the economy, a tailgate party---these are just some of the new twists and hot topics on the agenda for the 53rd Professional Convention Management Association annual meeting, to be held January 11-14 in New Orleans...

Last week’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which left at least 172 people dead and hundreds more injured, have shaken the meetings and tourism industries in the Indian city and the region...

The meeting planner’s guide to meetings in the Mid-Atlantic states

WE IMPLEMENTED a new registration system. We wanted to be able to print name badges. We set up laptops and registrants ran off their own names. We wanted it to look more professional and make them feel more integral to the convention, rather than...

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Strategic meetings don’t need to be lavish to be effective

When suppliers ask for my thoughts on the religious market, one thing I say is: Religious meetings always will be there. Good times, bad times, it doesn't matter — religious meetings continue to be held. If you stick with religious meetings in the...