* The province of Manitoba capitalizes on its natural splendor in a new 20-page brochure called Manitoba: Your Natural Incentive. The publication describes possible itineraries combining the best of the capital city of Winnipeg with trophy fishing...
A new music licensing agreement has been reached between the music and meeting industries, simplifying the reporting process and reducing costs for associations. Industry organizations--Meeting Professionals International (MPI), American Society...
As meeting planning has gotten more complex, so have the ethical issues facing the industry. Just ask Dobby Wall, director of meeting services for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in Alexandria, VA. As a former ethics committee...
Promote Trade Shows. For an example of all-stops-out promotion on the Web, visit www.super-comm.com, site of Supercomm, a conference and trade show jointly owned and sponsored by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the United...
At the 1997 New England Meetings Industry Conference & Exposition (NEMICE), which drew a record 1,200 attendees to the World Trade Center Boston in April, the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) announced the June launch of...
The Trend Toward Daily Service Fees Prepare your attendees for a new charge on their folios at some resorts: a daily service fee. While it may sound like one more aspect of the seller's market squeeze, resort staffers say they instituted the fees...
Design Center Linz is distinguished on the outside by a sleek, curving roof of steel and glass. On the inside, this ultra-modern convention center in Linz, Austria, offers a versatile, high-tech space. Equipped with ISDN telephone lines and fiber...
The newly formed Alliance for Meeting Management Consultants (AMMC) wasn't planning to solicit membership until this summer, but the interest has been so great, membership information is being sent out right away, reports Toni Sylvester, CMP, AMMC...
As part of a new corporate partnership with Shaw Communications, the Edmonton Convention Centre has been renamed the Shaw Conference Centre. The renaming is part of a $7.7 million package, including a one-time contribution of C$500,000 ($358,000)...
"Embracing Change," the theme of the International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus' (IACVB) upcoming annual convention scheduled for July 19 to 23, is particularly appropriate, say organizers, as the conference will be the first...