When the giant wall drops between the stage and the seats, alarm lights flashing, just two minutes before the doors to the auditorium are to open for her conference, E. Gwynn Breckenridge, CMP, has no idea what is happening...

There's something about the desert that really appeals to people," says Karen Schmitt. A planner with Houston-based International Meeting Managers, Schmitt brought 450 members of The Society of Pediatric Radiology to Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in...

Sick of sorting through stacks of hotel brochures? Tired of trying to keep your burgeoning filing cabinets up to date with all of the promotional materials you receive? There is relief, and it is spelled "World Wide Web." ...

Most good meeting professionals know how much their meetings cost. But do they know how much their meeting contracts cost? Do they know that there are many hidden expenses buried in "standard clauses" just waiting to break the budget? While...

ACCME guidelines for accreditation of CME providers have recently undergone significant revision. However, the ACCME's position regarding eligibility for accreditation has remained unchanged...

The International Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus must embrace "stability, a simple concept with which the association has experienced great difficulty," said Edward Nielsen, president and CEO, in his president's report at the...

Meeting Professionals International is committed to strengthening its educational offerings. That was the message conveyed by MPI's new president, Bob Moore (vice president of sales at the Los Angeles Convention & Visitors Bureau) during his...

The debate has been simmering for years: Should for-profit medical education organizations be eligible for accreditation as long as they comply with the ACCME Essentials & Standards? That's been the rule, but now, academic CME directors have...

CME NOTES What's on the minds of young physicians? Younger docs in California are disappointed with their relationships with managed care organizations (MCOs) and their paychecks, according to a study of 884 physicians aged 35 to 40 appearing in...

"Ernest Hemingway called 'retirement' the ugliest word in the English language, and I agree with him," declared R. William Taylor, CAE, during the opening general session of ASAE Nashville 1998, held August 15 to 18 at the Opryland Hotel. Taylor...