Starwood Accuses Hilton of Corporate Espionage
Apr 17, 2009
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has filed a lawsuit accusing Hilton Hotels Corp. of “aiding and abetting” two Hilton executives in illegally obtaining information that would hasten the development and launch of Hilton’s new Denizen ...
Javits to Be Expanded and Renovated
Apr 16, 2009
The long and winding road to expand the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City is nearing an end. Plans were approved last month to renovate the facility and enlarge it by 100,000 square feet...
JAMA Calls on Medical Associations to Cut Drug Industry Ties
Apr 15, 2009
In a special communication published in the April 1, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, physician leaders called on professional medical associations to sever most of their ties with drug with and device companies...
Medical Groups Toughen Continuing Medical Education Policies
Apr 15, 2009
In the current landscape of stricter pharmaceutical industry guidelines and intense scrutiny, continuing medical education providers are changing the way they conduct meetings and CME. In the past few weeks, a handful of providers have announced...
Healthcare Exhibitions Grow Slightly in 2008
Apr 15, 2009
In a dreary time for the exhibitions industry, medical meetings provided one of the few bright spots in 2008...
ACCME Maintains Commercial Support
Apr 15, 2009
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education has announced it will not be taking any action to ban commercial support at this time. That decision and other news are outlined in an executive summary of the March 2009 ACCME board of...
What’s (Re)Negotiable?
Apr 14, 2009
Hotels are making unprecedented concessions these days, including no-attrition guarantees. But what if you negotiated your contract before the market turned to the buyer’s favor? If you’re facing attrition now, is it too late to get in on a deal...
Meeting Pros Reach Out to Massachusetts Lawmakers
Meeting Pros Reach Out to Massachusetts Lawmakers
Apr 09, 2009
A small group of politicians and event industry leaders gathered for a breakfast meeting on the final day of NEMICE, the annual meeting of the New England Chapter of Meeting Professionals International, to discuss how meetings and events can be p...
Exhibition Industry Declines 3.1 Percent in 2008
Apr 09, 2009
Exhibit space, exhibitors, attendance, and revenues: Each of these key indicators of the exhibition industry’s health dropped in 2008, resulting in the first overall decline for this market since 2002, according to the Center for Exhibition...
Hawaii Looks to Obama for Help
Apr 07, 2009
Hard hit by an epidemic of meeting cancellations, Hawaii is turning to favorite son President Barack Obama for some needed relief...
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