"The verb "resolve" could be the most challenging new requirement in the Standards," comment CME veterans Lewis A. Miller, MS, and Dennis K. Wentz, MD, in an e-mail statement. Their observation strikes at the core of the discussion surrounding the...
In Mexico's Riviera Maya, the strip of fast-developing coastline south of Cancun and north of the Mayan ruins at Tulum, the 446-room Iberostar Paraiso Lindo opened last November followed by the December opening of an adjacent convention center...
One of the most critical mistakes CME leaders can make is to think that they can implement change by themselves — you need a qualified team empowered to take action...
As you all know, new and forthcoming regulations are fueling dramatic changes in pharmaceutical companies’ procedures for funding CME and planning meetings. We’ve heard from you that these changes are confusing and frustrating, especially since...
As you all know, new and forthcoming regulations are fueling dramatic changes in pharmaceutical companies’ procedures for funding CME and planning meetings. We’ve heard from you that these changes are confusing and frustrating, especially since...
In order to find the best vendors to handle the 1,300 meetings it holds each year, Schering-Plough Corp. now uses online reverse auctions. These are fixed-duration online bidding events in which multiple suppliers compete for a buyer’s business...
In a unanimous vote last week, the Accreditation Council for CME Board of Directors voiced its approval for the new revision of the Standards for Commercial Support (available at www.accme.org)...
As one of the designers for W2W, an invitation-only pilot program for 32 women in the meetings industry, held in March, I had never really worked with a conference center before, so I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect. And this was a toughie: a...
The Accreditation Council for CME’s policy is to share the list of accredited providers achieving exemplary compliance and the areas in which the highest achievement was received, provided the accredited organization has agreed to share their best...