TWO MEETING PLANNING groups combined shows to gain several advantages — getting better deals with venues, marketing to exhibitors more efficiently, and even attracting attendees who might not otherwise be there...

“HOW DO YOU distinguish between being politically correct and professionally competent?” asked one person I interviewed for the article about New Jersey's new mandate on cultural-competency training (see page 12). “There is more than one type of...

TALK ABOUT A room with a view...

THE CME DOLLAR is regularly stretched to support activity planning, development, and implementation. On occasion, components of an event are compromised or eliminated because the funding is inadequate. When that's the case, do we behave as...

PLANNING THE FIRST annual anything involves a little optimism and a lot of work, as any medical meeting planner knows. Given the overwhelming response to the First Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum, held March 31 to April 1 at the...