The National Conference Center, Lansdowne, Va., has completed a $29 million renovation. The property includes 950 upgraded guest accommodations, 250 meeting rooms, test labs, and a conference hall. All guest rooms, including 78 new Executive Club...
EIBTM 2002, to be held May 21 to 23 at the Palexpo Exhibition Center in Geneva, Switzerland, will hold a brand-new education program covering topics such how to create a request for proposal and issues surrounding the VAT (value-added tax). For...
Insurance associations and insurers are beginning to use the Internet as a learning tool. For the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, it's a way to get more people to take its ACSR course(Accredited Customer Service Program), which leads to a...
Need to put together a meeting in a hurry? Dolce International, a Montvale, N.J.-based conference center management company, launched a program in October that promises a response to meeting planners' inquiries within 30 minutes and a proposal...
Ever wish you could clone parts of your assistant and your human-resources director — just the best qualities of both? You can — well, sort of...
The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990 to ensure that, regardless of their capabilities, everyone — including meeting attendees — would be treated fairly and equally. What under the ADA is specifically required of planners? And...
Hyatt Hotels Corp.'s online group booking service for small meetings, E-mmediate Meetings, launched its Web site early this year, allowing meeting planners to look for space, dates, and rates in real time. Guest room availability is live, and the...