When Network World magazine decided to move its conference from a hotel to a convention center because the event had grown, Dale Fisher, director of event operations for the South-borough, Mass. — based media company, didn't think she would have...
When a group of convention professionals talks about what keeps them up at night it's bound to be a conversation that takes a lot twists and turns. That's what we found when we gathered eight industry veterans for a discussion this summer in Bost...
With the launch of the Informed Meetings Exchange (INMEX), the national hotel workers union Unite Here jumps into the meetings arena with both feet. INMEX (www.inmex.org) is a 501(c)6 not-for-profit organization founded in June by Unite Here as a...
The OnVantage/StarCite merger marks a continued consolidation of the meeting technology market over the past few years. Here are some other highlights...
Welcome to our special section — highlighting notable convention centers as well as convention and visitors bureaus and tourist boards — containing essential information for association meeting planners...
When Benchmark Hospitality executives attend a company outing, they pack jeans and work gloves. That's because they get their hands dirty donating their time to community cleanup projects wherever their meetings are held...
The big buzz from the American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership at its 2006 Annual Meeting and Exposition, held August 19 to 22 at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center, was the release of 7...
Striving for excellence never ceases — we all want to be better people tomorrow than we are today. “Reaching Beyond,” the theme for RCMA 2007, acknowledges this desire, and the theme will be central to the 2007 conference. Explore your personal a...
