The recession has not been kind to the meetings industry, particularly in Las Vegas, but it’s not all doom and gloom. There are some bright spots. Take the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, which held one of its best-attended meetings ever...
By a vote of 10 to 0, the Massachusetts Public Health Council adopted The Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct on March 11. The regulations, which are the toughest pharmaceutical marketing rules in the country, have far...
One of the biggest risk factors for meetings professionals is inaccurately gauging attendance and, as a result, having to pay attrition damages for not filling the contracted room block. In today’s economic climate, the risk is heightened as...
Five new plaques will be added to the Hall of Leaders Recognition Pavilion in the Washington Convention Center and in McCormick Place in Chicago. The newest recipients of the Convention Industry Council’s high honor, given to individuals who have...
Las Vegas’ drastic drop in meetings and conventions business over the last several months has forced the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to suspend a plan to expand and renovate the Las Vegas Convention Center...
Today’s slow economy is putting constraints on medical associations and societies. To offset possible losses in revenue due to flagging sponsorships, fewer exhibitors, or decreased attendance, planners are looking at ways to rein in costs without...
The Green Meeting Industry Council, an association dedicated to sustainability for meetings and events, has a challenge for the industry: Divert, recycle, or compost a million tons of trash between Earth Day, April 22, and the end of 2009...
Landry & Kling is launching a new service called SeaSite, an online portal that will allow meeting planners to source and plan cruise ship–based meetings...
An interview with Kari Kesler, NBTA board member, co-founder of NBTA’s Groups and Meetings Committee, and former global manager, Honeywell Meeting Solutions, who is leading the effort toward a new certification, the SMMC
Some destinations are fighting back against the negative perception of meetings and incentives, including Minnesota, where Gov. Tim Pawlenty introduced a new meetings marketing campaign; and Spokane, Wash., where industry supporters took to the...
