BRAND NEW February saw the grand opening of Covington, Ky.'s 204,000-square-foot Northern Kentucky Convention Center, with its 47,000-square-foot exhibition hall, divisible into two spaces; a 23,000-square-foot ballroom, and ten meeting rooms...

Consider the following case: Your continuing professional education program, in conjunction with an array of stakeholders (sponsoring department, course director, CPE committee, commercial supporter, parent organization), decides to launch a new...

Long-time adult-learning advocate and researcher Henry B. Slotnick, PhD, PhD, professor of neuroscience, University of North Dakota, won the 1999 William Campbell Felch/Wyeth-Ayerst Award for Research in CME for his project on self-directed...

The Southwest and Southern California region of the U.S. continues to experience phenomenal growth, fueled by business, entertainment, recreation, and convention investments. Topping the list, of course, is Las Vegas, which has successfully...

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"Yeah, right." That was Robin Kriegel's first response when a site selection exec said he could save her money on her next meeting...

Your annual meeting came off without a hitch. Attendance was lower than expected, but all in all, the meeting was a success. Shortly after the event, a letter arrives from the hotel claiming your group owes room attrition damages. However, your...

HEALTH CARE Jo Ann Mayer, PhD, has been appointed director of medical education at Impact Unlimited, a supplier of integrated marketing co mmunications solutions based in Dayton, N.J. Mayer will build a sales and management organization that will...

DISCLOSURE ON YOUR MIND: The Pedicle Screw Case Aftermath "The pedicle screw litigation [marks] the end of innocence for CME." ...

Medical organizations are creating Web sites in record numbers, and meeting planners are using them for everything from internal communications to event bookings to marketing. But the quality of these Web sites varies tremendously...