Exhibit space, exhibitors, attendance, and revenues: Each of these key indicators of the exhibition industry’s health dropped in 2008, resulting in the first overall decline for this market since 2002, according to the Center for Exhibition...
Hard hit by an epidemic of meeting cancellations, Hawaii is turning to favorite son President Barack Obama for some needed relief...
The Iowa State Senate approved a healthcare reform bill on March 19 that includes a ban on gifts to physicians and other healthcare practitioners. The bill, which must be approved by the Iowa House of Representatives before it’s adopted, comes on...
The Pay for Performance Act of 2009 passed the House of Representatives last Wednesday, giving the Treasury Department the power to define what constitutes “unreasonable and excessive” compensation at companies that have received federal bailout...
The mission of the Meeting Industry Ladies Organization—or MILO, as it’s known in the biz—has always been golf and networking. Now, the only “for women only” national organization in our industry is adding another element to its annual golf event...
About 200 association professionals met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week to voice their opinions on issues of importance to associations, including meetings and conventions...
Despite a troubled economy and tight travel budgets, more than 700 attendees came together to address industry challenges, discuss top trends, network, and share best practices at the Fifth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum, held...
