Commentary: Live or Virtual? Stem Cell Charter uses the Best of Both

Nov 17, 2009

It was launched at a face-to-face meeting, but built its momentum through a two-day online rally that attracted a small wave of attention from across North America and beyond...

Pfizer-Wyeth Merger Rolls Forward; Meetings Casualties Still Uncertain

Nov 16, 2009

Pfizer completed its $67 billion acquisition of one-time-competitor Wyeth Pharmaceuticals on October 15, just one in a string of recent mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry. (Think Merck’s November 3 merger with Schering-Plough...

Mood at FICP: Partnership and Cautious Optimism

Nov 16, 2009

The Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Annual Conference opened this week at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel with a general session that looked at the effects of the long recession on both sides of the meetings business. The big applaus...

J.D. Power European Rankings: Who’s the Crème de la Crème?

Nov 13, 2009

Everyone’s doing something right: Hotel guest satisfaction in Europe has reached a five-year high.

Will You Get Screened? What You Need to Know about H1N1 and International Travel

Nov 13, 2009

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If You Have Attendees From Overseas, Get to Know ESTA

Nov 12, 2009

Meeting planners should get to know the U.S. Electronic System for Travel Authorization program, says Helen Marano, director, tourism industries at the U.S. Office of Travel and Tourism in Washington. ESTA requires that all international travelers...

Cisco Links Work and Play in Huge Virtual Sales Event

Nov 11, 2009

Cisco Systems had a problem: Its sales force was unenthusiastic about the company’s fall 2008 decision to upset its 20-year tradition of face-to-face sales conferences and instead hold a large-scale virtual event in 2009...