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.
Passkey International has a new tool, RoomList Express, that it says improves the efficiency and security of passing rooming lists between meeting planners and hotels...
An innovative sales strategy for convention bureaus is taking root. The approach is based on the hotel model, in which national sales offices encourage groups to sign multiyear contracts at properties located around the country, often with an...
Enhanced drivers’ licenses will be an acceptable form of identification when the land and sea phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative goes into effect next year...
It’s not Iraq, immigration, or healthcare, but travel and tourism is a serious issue to presidential primary voters, according to a new survey, and one that voters would like to see the 2008 presidential candidates address on the campaign trail...
As part of a $13 million renovation, the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis has added 10,000 square feet of meeting space, including a new ballroom, a restaurant, and a lounge, and made major improvements and modernizations to its lobby...
Billed as the “largest Marriott on Earth,” the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center now boasts the largest pillar-free resort ballroom in the U.S...
In a development that surprised many CME professionals, the Accreditation Council for CME issued an FAQ document prohibiting providers from asking commercial supporters to suggest topics or speakers for educational activities, or to review content...
Stephen M. Lewis, MA, has joined the Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education in Philadelphia as president. Formerly, he was president/CEO of the Medical Education Collaborative in Golden, Colo...
This week, the American Academy of Ophthalmology brought an estimated 23,000 attendees to New Orleans for the association’s annual meeting, becoming the latest in a string of medical associations that have booked major meetings in the Crescent...
