What gift could be tter meet an exec's needs than a reliable watch? Priscilla Majewski, executive director, American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons, in Rosemont, Ill.,scored big when she booked her meetings at Inter-Continental Hotels and...
Right now there is more branding going on than during the glory days of cattle herding. If the trend continues, sometime in the 21st century there will be no more products and services, only brands. There are at least three factors driving this...
Mid-March found Steven Hacker buttonholing congressmen, senators, and aides in Washington, D.C. The top concern for the executive director for the International Association of Exposition Management? Air travel safety at the turn of the millennium...
Any resort worth its salt is accustomed to handling special requests. Vegetarian meals? No sweat. Staff members dressed up as penguins? You've got it. Requests to accommodate the special needs of certain nonhuman attendees? No problem. (See how...
"To be involved with ASAE at this stage is a phenomenal opportunity," said Michael S. Olson, CAE, during a press conference where it was announced that he was the new president and CEO of the American Society of Association Executives in...
When more than 18,000 cancer specialists from around the world gathered in Los Angeles for the 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), held May 16 to 19, the media was there to greet them with microphones bristling...
Association Notes Nancy W. Dickey, MD, is the new president of the American Medical Association, elected at the AMA's 147th annual meeting on June 17 in Chicago. She is the first woman to be elected president of the AMA. In her acceptance speech...
Court Denies Medical Societies' Petition in Pedicle Screw Case The medical societies that are defendants in the pedicle screw case have scored their first major victory. Four of the cases have been thrown out by federal judges for lack of evidence...