Jan 03, 2007

Last week Gerard J. “Jordy” Tollett announced that he is resigning his post as president and CEO of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau to “pursue other ventures.” The GHCVB executive committee accepted his offer to serve as a cons...

So long, Capsules

Jan 02, 2007

With my new position as editor of Association Meetings, I no longer will be able to maintain this lovely Capsules blog. Fortunately, there are others out there covering CME and pharma topics better than I. Some of my favorites are...

Paying It Forward

Jan 01, 2007

As you may have heard, I am leaving Medical Meetings to take on a new position as editor of our sister magazine, Association Meetings. While it's a terrific opportunity, the decision to take the job was one of the most difficult I've had to make...

Good News for the New Year

Jan 01, 2007

Optimism is Not my strong suit, but in putting together this issue I couldn't help but notice that there's a lot of good news for the CME and medical meetings community. Here are the highlights...

Correction Noted

Jan 01, 2007

The Professional Meeting Planners Network was mistakenly omitted from the sidebar “Finding Travel Directors,” in the article “On Site, On Call,” which appeared in the December 2006 issue. Based in Durham, N.C., PMPN has provided meeting logistics...

Targeting Decision-Makers

Jan 01, 2007

Many of Us think that direct marketing means mailing thousands of brochures or creating a blast e-mail that must be coordinated through a large database to be sent out — strategies that can be time-consuming and very expensive. While mail...