In a panel discussion Friday at the RCMA World Conference and Exposition, RCMA grappled with the new reality of religious meetings. Panelists said that it's the job of planners and suppliers to make themselves attractive to each other. Why...
Attrition has reigned as the most contentious issue for our industry over the past five years. But I believe that a new “a” word has come to predominate: accountability. For that we can thank corporate scandals that have led to accounting reforms...
It's not enough that meeting travelers have to remember to pack suits, casual wear, and a light jacket. Now, they have to think about a new wardrobe category — airport clothes...
The Organization of American Historians was planning to meet at the Hilton San Francisco in late March, but decided just weeks before the meeting to move the 2,000-attendee event to the convention center in nearby San Jose...
At the close of the 2005 RCMA World Conference and Exposition, four RCMA members were appointed to three-year terms that begin this year. They are: Michael Butts, Visit Charlotte; Ronald Kelly, The Wesleyan Church; Jack Stone, Church of the...
To help meet the needs of starving people around the world, the Religious Conference Management Association has contributed $100,000 to the World Food Programme...
Preparing for the 2004 Wesleyan General Conference was one of the “sharpest learning curves I've ever been on,” says Ronald Kelly, general secretary of the Wesleyan Church, Noblesville, Ind...
“I wasn't looking for a career move,” says Deborah Sexton, who in February left the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau to become the new president and CEO of the Professional Convention Management Association. “The job of president of the...
The Convention Industry Council, McLean, Va., expects to release this month or next a ground-breaking study that details the economic impact of meetings, conventions, exhibitions, and incentive travel in North America, says Mary Power, CIC's...
