The Iowa State Senate approved a healthcare reform bill on March 19 that includes a ban on gifts to physicians and other healthcare practitioners. The bill, which must be approved by the Iowa House of Representatives before it’s adopted, comes on...
The Pay for Performance Act of 2009 passed the House of Representatives last Wednesday, giving the Treasury Department the power to define what constitutes “unreasonable and excessive” compensation at companies that have received federal bailout...
The mission of the Meeting Industry Ladies Organization—or MILO, as it’s known in the biz—has always been golf and networking. Now, the only “for women only” national organization in our industry is adding another element to its annual golf event...
About 200 association professionals met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week to voice their opinions on issues of importance to associations, including meetings and conventions...
Despite a troubled economy and tight travel budgets, more than 700 attendees came together to address industry challenges, discuss top trends, network, and share best practices at the Fifth Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum, held...
About 150,000 members of the hotel workers’ union UNITE HERE split off to form a new union, Workers United. The new union met last weekend for the first time in Philadelphia, and at that meeting voted to affiliate with the Service Employees...
A battle is brewing between Dallas city officials and a taxpayer watchdog group over construction of a $550 million Omni hotel adjacent to the Dallas Convention Center. Ultimately, voters will decide its fate...
The Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau has released an online Frequently Asked Questions document about The Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct...
Michael Dominguez, vice president, global sales, Loews Hotels, knows something about canceled meetings. In February 2008, hotel industry research firm PKF Consulting projected a 3 percent increase in revenue per available guest room (RevPAR) for...