What do you get when you combine high-quality content with low registration fees, and add savvy marketing strategies? Pri-Med--a healthy, growing trade show for primary care physicians...

HEALTH CARE CONGRESS CATCHES GOP WAVE The Greater Philadelphia Health Care Congress (GPHCC) hopes to ride the wave of success of the Republican National Convention held in the city this past summer. And keeping the momentum going was Karen...

Numbers Tell All What's hot in the medical conference industry Some lure physicians with celebrity autograph signings, some with CME, but however they do it, most pharmaceutical firms are spending more money than ever on meetings and events...

IACVB LAUNCHES MAJOR FOR-PROFIT WEB INITIATIVE Members of the International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus turned out in large numbers at its annual meeting this summer, where CVB execs learned about the umbrella organization's new...

Nurses' associations say that education on the show floor can be kept clean--free from product promotion, that is. And, they say, the benefits outweigh the risks...

Radiological Society of North America officials say their first meeting in Chicago since the city resolved its much-publicized labor problems was an unqualified success. They are so pleased that they have agreed to return to the Windy City through...

Take Out the Trade Names Q: Why do you think the use of trade names in scientific sessions is increasing so dramatically...

On Location Hotel Guanahani Once you weather the short, white-knuckle flight from St. Maarten to St. Barthelemy--the small, chartered plane slipping through a narrow gap between two mountains to ease itself onto the runway, then stopping just...

Copyright 101 From the photos in your brochures to the contracts you have with speakers, copyright laws come into play in just about every phase of the event planning process. Here are a half dozen key copyright concerns...

MIMLISTERS GO FACE-TO-FACE Q: What has 800 brains, 25,000 years of meeting management experience, and a big mouth...