The Hawaii Visitors Bureau became the Hawai'i Visitors and Convention Bureau, reflecting the state's renewed efforts to attract meetings, according to bureau president Paul Case. In other Hawaii news, Housing On-Line, an Epic Enterprises/ PGI...
A booming economy and the vitality of expanding cities; easy access; new hotels, conference sites, amenities, and entertainment facilities; plus the charm of old-fashioned Southern hospitality-these are among the factors that are bringing meetings...
ASAE Boston 1996's kickoff reception in historic Copley Square was so successful that outgoing Chairman Garis Distelhorst, CAE, announced, "Boston gets the gold medal for the best ASAE opening event in its 76-year history." ...
Rae Thiede enjoys a challenge. When she accepted the position of vice president of education and administration at the Mortgage Bankers Association of Minnesota in 1990, she knew nothing about association business. She had to learn fast, because...
It was a coffee klatch, of sorts, only the discussion among the women dressed in business suits was not about their personal lives. Gathered at a breakfast session during July's annual meeting of the International Association of Convention and...
The second annual Incredible Impacts Program, a celebration of the lasting positive effects that meetings and events can have on society, has announced its shortlist of 12 organizations up for consideration for the honor and top prize...
An emerging conference trend we’ve discovered is that fewer attendees are going to general and concurrent sessions. For years we’ve preached that attendees vote with their feet first and their wallet second. If your sessions are...
The Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s 2017 Meetings and Event Forecast predicts a return to the buyer’s market now that hotel supply is expected to surpass demand for the first time since 2009. Better room rates, more concessions, and easier...
