When a conference features speakers with different research results or different perspectives, a panel discussion is a great way to increase both the educational value and attendee engagement. This format brings together four to eight people for a...

Carol Krugman, CMP, CMM, president/CEO, Krugman Group International Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla., was incorrectly identified as Carol Krug on p. 14 of the June issue...

Norman Shostak, director of management & fiscal affairs at Harvard Medical School — CME, was one of eight meeting niche specialists who came to a half-day educational forum in June put on by MM publisher Primedia Business Meetings Group and...

Often, when a person is brought into the hospital, many complex and challenging decisions must be made rapidly. Unfortunately, some of those decisions must be made with financial limitations in mind. Medications, tests and services are often...

“This is serious. Everyone has to comply. It's coming from the top down.” That was the refrain I heard over and over while researching the cover story about the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's new ethical guidelines on...

Last fall, you couldn't go to a meeting and not share your feelings, experiences, stories, and tears about the September 11 terrorist attacks. But now, so many months later, 9/11-related meeting topics are more likely to be along the lines of...

Callaway Gardens, a sprawling resort and garden complex an hour's drive from Atlanta International Airport, will mark its 50th anniversary with the September opening of The Southern Pine. This 54,000-square-foot facility will have 22,000 square...

The Professional Convention Management Association in Chicago returned to its medical meeting planner roots when its board of directors announced in June that David Kushner, CMP, will take on the mantle of PCMA president and CEO...

If you're a U.S. meeting professional with a salary just north of $60,000, consider yourself normal. According to the 2002 Salary Survey conducted by Dallas-based Meeting Professionals International, the average U.S. planner will earn $60,714 this...