The Green Meeting Industry Council, an association dedicated to sustainability for meetings and events, has a challenge for the industry: Divert, recycle, or compost a million tons of trash between Earth Day, April 22, and the end of 2009...
People interested in the standards being created for greening meetings and events will have an opportunity to comment on them starting the week of March 16, when the first phase of city discussion groups (CDGs) rolls out, according to an...
It's not a glamorous process. And it doesn't happen overnight. In fact, rolling out a strategic meetings management program is a pretty labor-intensive job that's often met with some tough resistance.
Just ask Tom J. Tolvé, CMP. As Novo Nordisk'...
One frequently overlooked provision of a meeting contract is the clause dealing with dispute resolution — the procedure to be followed when one of the parties breaches its obligations...
Saving money is important, but without quality, excitement, networking, and a memorable impact,you might not enjoy a successful food event! So what are the elements of a successful event...
When it comes to meetings with multinational attendees — whether held in the U.S. or elsewhere — logistics are everything. Foreign currencies, visas, contract clauses: There's a lot of ground to cover...
The Green Meeting Industry Council, a national 501(c)(6) organization that serves as the voice of the green meetings movement in the U.S., has its first two chapters under development and has announced plans for its 2009 annual meeting...
