After 18 years with conference management company Experient Inc., Brad Weaber has left his position as executive vice president and chief customer officer to become president of Courtesy Associates, the Washington, D.C.–based conference and event...

Meeting Professionals International held the first event to be certified as being in compliance with the British Standards Institution’s BS 8901, a standard for sustainable events developed as a guide for planning the 2012 Olympic Games...

Many third-party planning companies weren’t too happy with Marriott International last year when the company’s new rules went into effect requiring them to have certification from the International Airlines Travel Agent Network, the International...

Voters are considering a number of state and local ballot questions this fall related to the meetings and conventions industry, from hotel or visitor tax issues to casino questions. Here are three of the most significant...

Nominations are now being accepted for the IMEX Green Awards 2009, to be presented at IMEX 2009, the worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings, and events, May 26-29 in Frankfurt, Germany...

Houston’s meetings infrastructure, for the most part, weathered the fierce category 2 Hurricane Ike that hit the region over the weekend...

For the first time in its history, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events has moved to expel a member...

The Accepted Practices Exchange, an initiative of the Convention Industry Council, has launched a new working group—the APEX Green Meetings and Events Practices Panel, bringing the meetings industry a step closer to developing baseline standards...