Cisco Systems, the San Jose, Calif.–based technology giant, has agreed to buy WebEx, a leading provider of webconferencing and online meeting technology, for about $3.2 billion...
Hilton Hotels Corp. on March 15 relaunched its online booking tool for small meetings. In addition to a live inventory of room blocks, e-Events now allows planners to book meeting space, food and beverage, and audiovisual equipment at 2,300 North...
Ambassadors International Inc., Newport Beach, Calif., will acquire Windstar Cruises from Holland America Line, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc. Windstar Cruises is a luxury cruise line featuring three small ships: the 312-passenger Wind...
The Dermatology Nurses’ Association, which enjoyed near-record attendance at its 25th annual convention, used the anniversary as a springboard to market the meeting...
Officials at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority are grappling with the timeline for the multi-million dollar renovation of the city’s convention center...
The Meetings Community, an industry educational listserv commonly known as MeCo, has announced that it will soon have a home in Second Life, a booming online world where participants move around and chat as avatars...
Maritz Inc., Fenton, Mo., has a new study out that analyzes employees based on the way they like to be recognized. After talking to 1,003 adults employed full time, researches arrived at six categories—Freedom Yearners, Nesters, Award Seekers...