The wait is over: After a long period of development and refinement of the course materials and exam questions that culminated in an exam held last November and December, the Convention Industry Council has announced the names of those who have p...

Up to now, Meeting Professionals International’s CMM program has been the gold standard of education in the meetings industry. When I went through the course, I had about 12 years of hospitality industry experience and was fairly new to the...

No, those aren't typos in the headline. We’re using British spellings in honour of 10 U.K.-based road warriors: the small but mighty IMEX Group team that organises two huge trade shows and conferences for the meetings and incentives industry every...

The Convention Industry Council has released its new "Economic Significance of Meetings to the U.S. Economy" report, an update to a 2009 study, which had been conducted during the depths of the economic recession. The new figures show significant...

The relaunch of Meeting Professionals International’s Certificate in Meeting Management has met opposition from constituents who disagree with the new eligibility requirements and changes in the branding for the program. MPI held telephone forum...

AIBTM heads south for its fourth edition.

The leaders, ironically enough, of Convening Leaders 2014, the Professional Convention Management Association’s Annual Conference, with a more than 3,700 people (a record!) gathering at the Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston this...

The Convention Industry Council is now accepting nominations for its 2014 Hall of Leaders honorees as well as for recipients of its Pacesetter Awards...