On June 12, FLO Corp., a Registered Traveler enrollment provider, announced a new a distribution agreement with Advantage Performance Network, a meetings, incentives, and corporate travel company headquartered in Savage, Minn. Six days later, FLO...
The International Association of Exhibitions and Events is considering expelling one of its members for allegedly soliciting members to book hotel rooms for IAEE Expo! Expo! without being the official housing bureau...
The Meeting Professionals International 2008-2009 Board of Directors assumed their new roles on July 1. The volunteer board, led by chairman Larry Luteran, vice president of group sales and industry relations for Hilton Hotels Corp., will serve a...
The newly formed Association for Green Meetings & Events has developed the first certification for planners and suppliers interested in greening their meetings: The Certification in Green Meetings and Events. The 25-hour certification process...
In a move certain to spark great controversy in the continuing medical education community, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced on July 2 that it will no longer award grants to medical education companies. "We are eliminating support for commer...
Ideas for jumpstarting eco-friendly CME practices
