In the current edition of its new quarterly Meetings Outlook report, Meeting Professionals International asked members how they are managing rapid tech innovation...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we're not as big on volunteering as we used to be. While still roughly a quarter of the population is willing to put their hands up to help (22.2 percent for me and 28.4 percent for women), the overall...
To help Maritz Travel Co. expand its presence around the world, three well-known industry figures have signed on as global general managers. Their task: to build a Maritz Travel Co. Global Meetings Network in Latin America, Mexico, Europe, the...
Up to now, Meeting Professionals International’s CMM program has been the gold standard of education in the meetings industry. When I went through the course, I had about 12 years of hospitality industry experience and was fairly new to the...
No, those aren't typos in the headline. We’re using British spellings in honour of 10 U.K.-based road warriors: the small but mighty IMEX Group team that organises two huge trade shows and conferences for the meetings and incentives industry every...
The Convention Industry Council has released its new "Economic Significance of Meetings to the U.S. Economy" report, an update to a 2009 study, which had been conducted during the depths of the economic recession. The new figures show significant...
The relaunch of Meeting Professionals International’s Certificate in Meeting Management has met opposition from constituents who disagree with the new eligibility requirements and changes in the branding for the program.
MPI held telephone forum...
Bob Dallmeyer, CEM, who passed away in his Los Angeles home February 8 after a three-month bout with throat cancer, will be missed by the trade show industry he served long and well. He was president of RD International, a global exhibition compa...
Get association meeting managers talking and one topic that's bound to come up is how to keep attendees from booking outside the official hotel room block. Between third-party pirates marketing their rates to your attendees, to online travel site...
Mike Dominguez is in about the third year of his quest to “elevate the dialogue” between planners and hoteliers, advocating a fuller understanding of each side, by each side, in booking meetings.
At the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners ...
