North Carolina-based The Special Event Company has hired the veteran event specialist to head up both its academic conference area as well as its annual event for academic event professionals.

A provocative post on LinkedIn charges widespread instances of inappropriate sexual advances at a recent meeting. Here’s the response from the organizer plus important resources for planners developing and enforcing a conference code of conduct.

U.K.-based DRPG invests in North American expansion, and says more deals are on the way.

Leisure-travel agency InteleTravel hopes to create new business opportunities by integrating both business-travel and event-planning companies into its portfolio.

As an Israel-focused conference opens in Denver, its organizers are facing protestors trying to cripple the event. Business-event planners should pay close attention because the protest groups in their industry may be watching, too.

IAEE selects Marsha Flanagan as its next president and CEO, while U.S. Travel Association taps Ishma Haider to be vice president, group travel.

Recent meeting cancellations in the U.S. connected with tensions in the Middle East raise important questions: Who is responsible for enhanced event security? And does a force-majeure clause cover a security-related cancellation?