What medical and pharmaceutical/bioscience/medical device meeting planners and continuing medical education professionals need to know to plan meetings and CME activities for healthcare professionals.
ASTM International and the Environmental Protection Agency have taken a major step toward creating universal standards for green meetings. On February 14, about 25 stakeholders, including representatives from the Convention Industry Council and...
It may not be a news flash to frequent air travelers, but fewer flights were on time and more baggage was mishandled in 2007 than in 2006, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report, issued last week...
All travelers entering Europe—including American travelers—will be required to submit biometric data before being allowed to cross Europe’s borders if a European Union proposal comes to fruition.
The Hawaii Convention Center rolled out a new promotion last month –The 10th Anniversary Destination Package--worth $175,000 in promotional and destination programs to organizations that book the HCC for meetings of 2,500 or more delegates in 2011...
Medical Meetings and the Center for Business Intelligence have partnered with Leverage Software to create Pharma Planners Connect, an online social networking site, for participants in the Fourth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Planners Forum March...
Whether you’re planning high-end incentives or huge conventions, there is news for your niche in the expansion projects under way at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. Also, one of the theme park’s most popular convention hotels has been ...
Are changes to meeting budgets creating havoc for you? If so, you’re not alone. “Changing budgets” is the No. 1 in-house trend for all categories of respondents to FutureWatch, the recently released annual membership survey from Meeting...
