The Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange initiative has launched APEX Powershop, a hosted software application designed to help meeting planners submit RFPs more efficiently...

With tens of millions of active, loyal users and an unprecedented ability to differentiate users based on their interests and affiliations, social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace offer a rich opportunity for events to...

Tracey Wilt, manager, global travel, meetings, and conference solutions, Xerox: “Virtual collaboration is a huge initiative.” ...

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While the corporate world has, until now, taken the lead on the movement, I think the time has come to take the “C” out of the “Corporate Social Responsibility” buzz-phrase and let associations show just how far-reaching...

How associations can use Twitter tweets, Facebook friending, and other social network tools to market their meetings

If you've ever looked for an excuse to try out the 3-D online environment called Second Life, here's a good one: Virtualis, an eye-popping event island complete with convention center, exhibition spaces, and The Joan Eisenstodt Learning and...

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