Meetings industry professionals have an opportunity to ask lawmakers such as Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.; Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark.; and Florida Governor Charlie Crist about their positions on travel and meetings–related issues through U.S. Travel...
A new site focused on smartphone apps for meeting professionals has just launched at MeetingApps.com. The portal, listing about 500 apps, was created by Kirsten Strand, CMP, CITE, CMM, CEO at Invenia, a Vancouver, British Columbia–based site...
Technology forecaster and business strategist Daniel Burrus believes that meeting planners who aren’t developing mobile technology apps (short for applications) are making a big mistake. Mobile apps are the future, he says. And, oh, by the way, t...
Early this month, the United Arab Emirates, home of meeting, convention, and incentive destinations Dubai and Abu Dhabi, announced that it would shut down BlackBerry data service on October 11 if an agreement isn’t reached that allows the country...
Kudos to our Inner Circle Award winners for 2010! In our 19th annual Inner Circle Award program, our readers have chosen 40 hotel winners. These properties were selected for their high level of service, flexible function space, quality of food and...
Be sure to make time to play tourist while at the American Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting & Exposition in Los Angeles August 21–24. There are few convention cities that offer the kind of recreation and attractions that L.A...
Not long ago, Nintendo was losing the battle for market share in the competitive video gaming industry against Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox. But rather than get beat up by the competition, Nintendo decided to take a new tack. Instead of...
The exhibition model isn’t broken, but panelists at a session at the International Association of Exhibitions and Events Mid-Year Meeting in Boston said there is room for improvement. Pre-show marketing, co-location, labor relations, and virtual...
