Mike Olson, former American Society of Association Executives president and CEO, will join association management company SmithBucklin, effective January 12, as executive vice president. He will be based in Washington, D.C., and he will have...
After years of development and testing, Data on Meetings & Events (DOME) is ready to roll out its event measurement system in January, according to Gary Grimmer, DOME chairman and chief executive officer of the Melbourne Convention &...
The Convention Industry Council is closing the year with two big announcements. First, it approved accepted practices for two key areas of its APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) initiative: terminology and history/post event reports. Later this...
Thomas J. Carrier, a former senior government meeting manager, crafted four “myths and realities” of negotiating a small meeting at a typical hotel property — from a planner's perspective. We asked a hotelier, Keith Biumi, brand marketing director...
Beginning January 1, 2004, the 15 percent value-added tax for people attending meetings and conventions in Mexico will be eliminated. The following will now be exempt from VAT: lodging; transportation to and from the airport, or any seaport, to...
Many technologies originate as a way to do things cheaper, faster, or better. Others — such as conference archiving — break open a whole new space. While archive services can indeed replace the audiocassettes and conference handouts, the new...
“Why spend the energy, money, and effort to be a participating member of RCMA?” a denominational event planner once asked me. “We already know what works for our events.” ...
The world's largest cruise line and RCMA joined to conduct the first “education at sea” seminar for religious meeting planners...
Passkey is on a roll. In less than two weeks in October, the Quincy, Mass.-based online housing management provider announced contracts with both Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Chicago, and Marriott International, Washington, D.C. Both chains plan to...