The Southwest and Southern California region of the U.S. continues to experience phenomenal growth, fueled by business, entertainment, recreation, and convention investments. Topping the list, of course, is Las Vegas, which has successfully...

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"Yeah, right." That was Robin Kriegel's first response when a site selection exec said he could save her money on her next meeting...

Your annual meeting came off without a hitch. Attendance was lower than expected, but all in all, the meeting was a success. Shortly after the event, a letter arrives from the hotel claiming your group owes room attrition damages. However, your...

HEALTH CARE Jo Ann Mayer, PhD, has been appointed director of medical education at Impact Unlimited, a supplier of integrated marketing co mmunications solutions based in Dayton, N.J. Mayer will build a sales and management organization that will...

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Medical organizations are creating Web sites in record numbers, and meeting planners are using them for everything from internal communications to event bookings to marketing. But the quality of these Web sites varies tremendously...

BRAND NEW Two new hotels are online for Indianapolis, part of the expansion of the Indiana Convention Center and RCA Dome. A 600-room Marriott is planned across the street from the center's main entrance. The $90 million hotel will include...

Labor Accord CHICAGO WINS BACK RSNA Ater meeting regularly in Chicago since 1915, the Radiological Society of North America shook up the Windy City recently by announcing it was taking its Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting to Orlando in 2002...

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