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.
In the 1980s, people were impressed by having the best," says Chris Dullea, senior director of catering and convention services, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando. "These days, extravagance is not as well-perceived as it used to be." ...
NOTABLE MEETINGS Sign of the times: The American Academy of Otolaryngology­p;Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) will feature 25 practice management courses at its 100th annual meeting, to be held from September 29 to October 2 at the...
Business Meetings What is the IRS definition of a business meeting? A: The IRS says a business meeting is an event where "the taxpayer [whether it be the sponsor or attendee] is benefiting or advancing the interest of his trade or business."...
From Santa Barbara to the Silicon Valley, Lake Tahoe to Los Angeles, California offers medical meeting planners diversity, idyllic weather, and a host of convention facilities. Groups may have to pay a bit more to meet in the Golden State, but...
It was back to school for the 300 registrants at the Second Annual Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Summer Conference, held in Cincinnati, June 20 to 22. Registration was down slightly over last year's inaugural conference in...
Just Opened An old rice mill in New Orleans's historic Warehouse District has a new calling. The turn-of-the-century building opened in May as the new Wyndham Riverfront Hotel. Just a block from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, the property...
A medical association with a good network of volunteers can depend on them to team up with meeting planners to produce educational sessions at which timely topics are presented by competent speakers. In a perfect world, volunteers come away from...
Hotel News The Halifax Nova Scotian Hotel (formerly Hilton International) has been purchased for $4.5 million by New Castle Hotels, a hotel ownership and management company based in Shelton, CT. The property will be franchised by Westin Hotels ...
The ninth annual European Incentive & Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition (EIBTM), held May 21 to 23 at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, was the largest show yet, according to Ray Bloom, chairman of EIBTM Holdings, Ltd., the show...
