The International Association for Exhibition Management recently issued a 10-page Exhibition Industry Manifesto that focuses on improving industry education and communication, and creating best practices and national guidelines for the industry...
Whoever thinks that big convention hotels can't be stylish should take a look at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa, which opened January 31 in Hollywood, Fla. The new 1,000-room hotel and adjoining 209,000-square-foot convention center has an...
Hong Kong attracts about 300 international conferences and exhibitions annually. There are more than 1,100 associations in Hong Kong that are eager to collaborate with their overseas counterparts, making a ready network for successful...
Grace Oliver, event manager, Destination Nashville, left, and Elissa Myers, president and CEO, Electronic Retailing Association, Arlington, Va., get acquainted at the opening night reception at the National Museum of Women in the Arts during the...
I very much enjoyed the opportunity to host a roundtable discussion this summer with some of the best minds in our industry. We delved into the issue of how third-party Web reservation companies are causing turmoil for planners, hotels, and CVBs...
Many people dream of soaring with the eagles in their professional, spiritual, and personal endeavors, and the 31st Annual RCMA Conference and Exposition is prepared to help you do just that...
The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service last spring came out with final rules on tax treatment of corporate sponsorship payments received by tax-exempt organizations, which includes sponsorship money...
The new Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, Kan., recently saw the laying of the final brick, which brings it that much closer to completion. The facility will offer more than 85,000 square feet of exhibit space. Eighty-five percent of...
If the hostile labor situation at the Pennsylvania Convention Center was ever a secret, it's not anymore. The Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority and the center's largest union, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, are...
