U.S. corporations expect to spend 9 percent of their marketing budgets on events in 2006, down from 16 percent in 2005, according to the Blackfriars Marketing Index, developed by Blackfriars Communications Inc., Maynard, Mass. Carl Howe, principal...
Winners of the Webby Awards, which honor outstanding Web sites in almost 70 categories, were recently announced. The sites are a showcase of ideas worthy of a visit if you have any input on your organization's meeting Web sites. At www.webbyawards...
This new resort on Mexico's Riviera Maya was scheduled to open last fall, but Hurricane Wilma had other plans. The property suffered substantial damage to its trees and foliage, but even more devastating was the fact that the resort's furnishings...
From 1996 until the beginning of this year, Barry R. Goldsmith served as NASD's top enforcement official. During his tenure as executive vice president for enforcement, NASD more than doubled the size of its enforcement staff and dramatically...
Located in Orlando adjacent to the Orange County Convention Center, the Rosen Centre Hotel makes an ideal headquarters for meetings and conferences. The hotel's outstanding facilities, highly respected staff, and newly redecorated accommodations...
Created 20 years ago as the research arm of the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives, the SITE Foundation announced May 26 that it was breaking away from SITE and relaunching as an independent research foundation. The move sparked a wounded...
To streamline small meetings purchasing, OnVantage has released a new product called EasyBook, aimed at tracking small meeting spend and simplifying the planning process...