The American Society of Association Executives has sent a letter to Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) asking him to reconsider the bill he introduced to Congress earlier this week—TARP Taxpayer Protection and Corporate Responsibility Act (S. 463)...
Ten top hotel companies and the U.S. Travel Association banded together to buy advertising space on two prominent news Web sites read by U.S. legislators in an attempt to get their message out about the repercussions of negative rhetoric for the...
Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) wants to prevent companies that have received funds from the government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program from hosting, sponsoring, or paying for conferences, holiday parties, and entertainment events during the year in...
ASAE and The Center’s new economic impact study on how 8,500 members of 97 associations are reacting to today’s economy came up with some expected results—past attendance is the best predictor of future plans, for example—but there also were some...
Included in the U.S. Government’s huge stimulus package, known as The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, are rules on executive compensation and “luxury expenditures”—including meetings—for companies that receive government bailout money...
Destination Marketing Association International and U.S. Travel Association have merged their foundations. The new institution is called the Destination & Travel Foundation and will focus on the needs of destination marketing professionals and...
The high-profile launch of Reed Travel Exhibitions’ first U.S. conference—the Americas Incentive Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition—will be delayed at least a year, according to RTE Meetings and Incentive Events Group Exhibition Director...
While continuing medical education providers must implement mechanisms to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest under the Accreditation Council for CME’s Standards for Commercial Support, it's up to providers to develop their own...
What should medical meeting planners do if one of their attendees reports that an exhibit or sponsor has violated the new Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals? That issue was a...
Despite the recession, professional attendance at healthcare meetings grew 1 percent in 2008 over the previous year, according to the Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association’s 2009 State of the Industry Report and Market Trend Watch...