A marketing initiative by the Hawaii Convention Center to help association clients build international attendance resulted in a 10 percent increase in foreign visitors at Hawaii meetings last year...
Record oil prices are pushing costs up, an economic downturn is sending demand down, and the memory of the demise of two all-business-class trans-Atlantic carriers—Eos and Maxjet--is still fresh, but a new premium airline is set to begin selling...
The National Commission for Certification of CME Professionals has announced the launch of its long-awaited certification exam for CME professionals...
The Association of American Medical Colleges Task Force on Industry Funding of Medical Education has issued a report recommending that academic medical centers strengthen their policies regarding relationships with pharmaceutical, medical device...
The Green Meeting Industry Council’s search for a new executive director has ended. The Portland, Ore.–based organization has appointed Tamara Kennedy Hill to the role, effective May 15. Hill comes to the GMIC from Travel Portland, the city’s con...
The three buildings of the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta have officially reopened after 42 days of construction after a tornado that severely damaged the facility March 14. While the 1.4 million-square-foot center continued to host...
There’s less than two weeks to go before new Federal regulations increase significantly the compensation for airline passengers who get bumped involuntarily...
At a landmark summit put on by the American Society of Association Executives and The Center for Association Leadership, approximately 861 people met virtually and in 20 locations around the world, to discuss ways that associations can effect...
