Mar 19, 2014

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education has posted an archive and transcript of a recent webinar explaining the changes to its accreditation process. In the webinar, ACCME Chief Executive Murray Kopelow, MD, outlines the change...

3 Planners and 8 Suppliers Join MPI Executive Committee and Board of Directors

Mar 07, 2014

Meeting Professionals International has announced the slate of new and returning members for its 2014-2015 International Board of Directors and Executive Committee...

Pharma Speaker Payments on the Decline

Mar 05, 2014

Journalist watchdog group ProPublica's most recent analysis takes a look at the amount of money pharmaceutical companies are spending on payments to physicians for promotional speaking fees. Guess what? They're on the decline.

Are the Techies Out to Take Your Job?

Mar 03, 2014

In the current edition of its new quarterly Meetings Outlook report, Meeting Professionals International asked members how they are managing rapid tech innovation...

CIC Announces First Crop of CMP-HC Certificants

Feb 26, 2014

The wait is over: After a long period of development and refinement of the course materials and exam questions that culminated in an exam held last November and December, the Convention Industry Council has announced the names of those who have p...

ACCME Adopts Much-Heralded Simplification Process

Feb 26, 2014

When the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education announced plans to simplify its accreditation process last summer, the reaction was overwhelmingly positive. So it’s not too surprising that the ACCME’s board of directors has adopt...

Global Meeting Leaders Join Maritz Travel

Feb 26, 2014

To help Maritz Travel Co. expand its presence around the world, three well-known industry figures have signed on as global general managers. Their task: to build a Maritz Travel Co. Global Meetings Network in Latin America, Mexico, Europe, the...

A CMM Speaks Out: From Gold Standard to Lowest Common Denominator

Feb 20, 2014

Up to now, Meeting Professionals International’s CMM program has been the gold standard of education in the meetings industry. When I went through the course, I had about 12 years of hospitality industry experience and was fairly new to the...

Quality, Integrity, and Satellite Symposia

Feb 20, 2014

Since it was created in 2009, the Industry Alliance for Continuing Education and Medical Specialty Society Collaborative Workgroup of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Healthcare Professions was created to improve communications between...

Pods and Popcorn: Engaging Meeting Attendees

Feb 20, 2014

At a session at the 2013 Pharma Forum, life sciences meetings managers explored how planners can add value by creating more meaningful experiences, gaining a better understanding how their attendees learn, and encouraging more attendee engagement...