Faced with the cancellation of a large 2009 travel-reward program for a West Coast automotive client, Excellence in Motivation, a Dayton, Ohio–based provider of incentive and performance improvement services, laid off 34 of its 250 employees last...
High-profile travel and meetings executive at Hewlett-Packard Co. Kevin Iwamoto has joined StarCite Inc., Philadelphia, in the newly created position of vice president, enterprise strategy. He will be responsible for directing StarCite’s approach...
The EIBTM 2008 Meeting and Incentive Industry Awards were presented today at the show, which runs through Thursday in Barcelona. A total of 58 events were up for awards in six categories. And the winners are...
Last week’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which left at least 172 people dead and hundreds more injured, have shaken the meetings and tourism industries in the Indian city and the region...
The International Association of Conference Centers has updated its minimum technology requirements for member facilities. The association’s Technology Task Force published a new reference document, “Design for Great Technology,” which outlines...
Meeting Professionals International has recruited 18 high-level meeting professionals, most from large global corporations—and five who are not members of the association—for its new Executive Advisory Council. The new group is charged with making...