With all the issues that confront the healthcare convention industry — attendees' time and budgetary pressures, the increasing proliferation of regulations, and the continued consolidation of exhibiting companies — how can you...

Several new twists are in store at Meeting Professionals International’s Professional Education Conference/North America, starting with the date...

Buoyed by an influx of first-time attendees, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events drew its largest crowd since 2001 at Expo! Expo!--IAEE’s annual meeting and exposition...

The American Dental Association’s Annual Session is among 36 U.S. exhibitions selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Buyer Program, an initiative designed to stimulate U.S. exports by promoting exhibitions to...

In good news for continuing medical education providers, more than one-third of physicians (38 percent) responding to Medical Meetings’ annual survey said that CME activities are "extremely effective" in meeting their needs, while none said that...

Med device and pharmaceutical meeting planners got a healthy dose of reality regarding the regulatory environment when they gathered together for the inaugural West Coast Medical Device and Bio/Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum. Co-organized...

The Convention Industry Council’s 2007 Hall of Leaders Gala, held last week at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, “was among the best awards ceremonies I’ve ever been to,” says Terri Breining, CMP, CMM, president, Concepts...

Drawing nearly 200 attendees, the first annual West Coast Medical Device and Bio/Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum—which took place December 10 to11 at the Hilton Orange County in Costa Mesa, Calif.—brought meeting planners and suppliers...

In another step along the way to the full implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, as of January 31, 2008, adult travelers entering the United States through land and sea ports will have to present proof of identity and...

Bucking tradition, organizers of this year’s European Incentive, Business Travel, and Motivation conference and exhibition, which took place November 27-29 in Barcelona, Spain, presented Terri Breining with the inaugural EIBTM International...