When the Anaheim (CA) Convention Center completes its expansion project in the fall of 2000, it will be the biggest convention center on the West Coast, says Charles Ahlers, president of the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau...
Twelve things to consider before planning an event in Asia. 1. In general, Asians look for an event sponsor that they respect. If your organization has no identity in Asia, there are two choices: Hook up with someone who does have an identity...
In Witchita, KS, adjacent to the Century II Convention Center, the 303-room Hyatt Regency Hotel opened in September, weeks ahead of schedule. Witchita's first luxury convention hotel offers 16,010 square feet of meeting space...
The Colorado Restaurant Association has named Ron Rusnak director of membership. He had been national sales manager for Carlos and Cross Imports, a wine importing company located in Tocona, CO...
"If concerns about liability are going to keep associations from communicating with their members, that's a real problem," says Jim Clarke, vice president of government affairs, ASAE. His office has been closely monitoring the progress of the...
John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc., headquartered in Springfield, MO, has named James A. Miller vice president of sales and marketing. He had been area director of sales and marketing with Westin Hotels & Resorts in Chicago...
Fifteen minutes from Norfolk (VA) International Airport, the Chesapeake Conference Center opened in late September. The facility offers Virginia's largest ballroom (20,000 square feet) and nine meeting rooms, and is within walking distance of 650...
"It's the hardest decision I have ever made," says Elissa Matulis Myers, CAE, referring to her resignation as vice president and publisher with the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)...
Four medical societies are battling the first mass tort case to hold associations liable for information presented at their seminars. Although the specifics are particular to medical organizations, the case is causing concern in the association...
