The International Association of Conference Centers has updated its minimum technology requirements for member facilities. The association’s Technology Task Force published a new reference document, “Design for Great Technology,” which outlines...
Gaylord Entertainment has canceled its plans to develop a $1 billion resort and convention hotel in the bayfront area of Chula Vista, Calif., just south of San Diego. The company cites “prolonged approval processes, complicated regulatory and...
All the major indicators measuring the health of the meetings industry were down in the third quarter, according to the CEIR Index, published by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, Dallas...
The Association for Green Meetings & Events, which launched last spring and in July reported having 236 paying members and 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, has yet to provide most of its promised member benefits and has failed to incorporate under...
The Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange program, also known as APEX, recently received a Web makeover and added two new commissioners to its roster. On the human side of the APEX update are Teri Tonioli, CMP, a 20-plus-year...
The $1.1 billion Indianapolis International Airport Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal opened November 12. The terminal has 40 gates, including international gates, and will be able to handle up to 12 million passengers per year...
The Convention Industry Council recently announced the dates and locations for its summer and winter 2010 Certified Meeting Professional examinations. The winter exam is scheduled for January 9, 2010. One of the 2010 winter exam sites will be in...
