IACVB Debuts Online RFP Service The International Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus, Washington, D.C., has joined the e-bandwagon with the launch of an online meetings RFP program that's easy to use--and free...
When Jean O'Donnell petitioned members of the Professional Convention Management Association to add her name to the slate for the chairman-elect position last September, it wasn't the first time she had challenged the status quo at PCMA. She had...
Istanbul gives delegates a fresh choice! Set on the shores of the Bosphorus, the city where East meets West offers conference and incentive planners a destination of sophisticated diversions coupled with the highest quality exhibition and...
NMA Heads for Opryland For the National Medical Association, timing was everything. NMA had been shopping for a new site for its 2001 annual convention after it pulled out of Seattle to protest Washington State's approval of an anti-affirmative...
The vibrant cosmopolitan city on Africa's eastern seaboard is known as the gateway into Africa and has established itself as Southern Africa's leading convention destination. Durban is a new and exciting destination that combines high technology...
Iwas very disappointed with the "Last Word" by Maria Brennan (see "When Will a Woman Earn What She's Worth?" on page 144 of the August issue). Equal opportunity does not mean equal outcomes. Surveys that show men earning 33 percent more than women...
Aconcert by jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and his sextet, backed by an orchestra from the Denver Musicians' Association, marked the recent grand opening of the Telluride Conference Center, 9,500 feet up in the San Juan range of the Rocky...
There seemed to be no let-up of the criticism in the days following meetings industry newcomer Cristyne Lategano's confirmation as the president and CEO of the New York Convention & Visitors Bureau. No experience. Too young. Political...
Perfectly located geographically, the Copenhagen region is easy to get to, has a safe and welcoming environment, and features honest, dependable professionals upon whom planners can rely. In fact, Copenhagen ranks among the world's 10 most popular...
