For more than 30 years, Virginia Lofft has broken new ground in the meetings industry, first as a journalist and then as a publisher. Her area of particular expertise became the international meetings market, and over the years she created many...

For an industry already in a slump, the economic fallout of the horrific events of September 11, and the subsequent declaration of war against terrorism by the U.S. government, has dealt a traumatic blow, at least in the short-term, to the...

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While an estimated 75 percent of meetings, conventions, and trade shows scheduled for September were either cancelled or postponed, there is plenty of good news on the horizon...

The Washington Convention Center Authority has announced that two of its largest events of the year— the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) 2001 Annual Legislative Conference and Natural Products East—will take place as scheduled on...

While an estimated 75 percent of meetings, conventions, and trade shows scheduled for September were either cancelled or postponed, there is plenty of good news on the horizon...

The Compass Group, a global management consulting firm, is offering associations disaster response consulting services on a pro bono basis due to the postponements and cancellations of events immediately following the September 11 tragedy. The...

Exhibition association leaders IAEM, CEIR, and SISO outlined their position on the importance of pulling together after the September 11 tragedy in a joint letter...

The board of directors of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) decided to support New York City’s recovery efforts by moving its November meeting from Buenos Aires to the Big Apple. The 37-member board will meet November 16 to 19...

The board of directors of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) decided to support New York City’s recovery efforts by moving its November meeting from Buenos Aires to the Big Apple. The 37-member board will meet November 16 to 19...