As experienced planners of international meetings know, there is less room to negotiate rates and services when it comes to events held outside the U.S. But today's market conditions have changed that situation in many countries...
Pittsburgh's new David L. Lawrence Convention Center is not one of the centers opening across the country with little business booked. Although the grand opening gala is scheduled for September, the center has been hosting groups since March, even...
Food and beverage is a hot topic for conference centers, according to a panel of International Association of Conference Centers' member facility executives who met in New York City last fall to discuss trends in the conference center industry...
There's a lot to learn about how to behave in another country simply through observation, “and then doing what others around you are doing,” says Leigh Wintz, executive director of Soroptimist International of the Americas, based in Philadelphia...
Are independent audits the key to keeping exhibitor interest in a tough marketplace for show organizers? That's the belief of the Computer Event Marketing Association (CEMA), which helped finance the audit of the National Association of...
Every year, the RCMA Board of Directors selects a theme for the next RCMA World Conference and Exposition. Likewise, most religious meeting planners choose themes for the various meetings that they work on. Banners, buttons, badges, programs, Web...