THIS YEAR'S HEALTHCARE Convention & Exhibitors Association Annual Meeting, held June 4 to 7 in New Orleans, boasted a whopping 70 increase in educational sessions, focusing on the latest developments in exhibit management. Since it's important...
Imagine if doctors could find and eliminate cancer cells before a tumor develops, implant a pump the size of a molecule to deliver medication exactly where it is needed in a patient's body, or remove the broken part of a cell and replace it with a...
The contentious dispute between hotel management and union labor has become more controversial over what some industry groups, including the Convention Industry Council, say are the union's “unfair and illegal tactics” to influence meeting...
THE PUSH BY procurement to oversee travel and meeting sourcing is still relatively new at most U.S. companies. But in Europe, procurement has been involved with meetings and events for several years, with its influence ratcheting up over the past...
The typical approach to controlling meeting costs in pharmaceutical companies is to do so externally — that is, to manage expenses through relationships with suppliers and by negotiating. But Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has taken an unusual and...