In a development that surprised many CME professionals, the Accreditation Council for CME issued an FAQ document prohibiting providers from asking commercial supporters to suggest topics or speakers for educational activities, or to review content...

Stephen M. Lewis, MA, has joined the Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education in Philadelphia as president. Formerly, he was president/CEO of the Medical Education Collaborative in Golden, Colo...

This week, the American Academy of Ophthalmology brought an estimated 23,000 attendees to New Orleans for the association’s annual meeting, becoming the latest in a string of medical associations that have booked major meetings in the Crescent...

Three travel industry organizations, including the Travel Industry Association, are merging into a single, not yet named, new entity...

While many airlines have discontinued or reduced their meetings products, JetBlue is expanding its program, CompanyBlue Meetings, launched earlier this year...

The Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is getting closer to securing a headquarters hotel, something the convention center has been missing since 1989. On November 1, a panel of 10, including eight county commissioners...

You’ve heard of the three R’s: reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic. Well, the meetings industry has some fundamentals, too, and you can learn about them at a virtual classroom for the industry’s accepted practices exchange initiative, or APEX. On...

In the face of increasing government, public, and media scrutiny, continuing medical education professionals must demonstrate competence in developing effective and independent programs for physicians. That was one strong theme that emerged from...

November 15, meeting professionals of all political stripes will come together in Denver to discuss the opportunities and challenges of next summer’s Democratic National Convention, which is expected to draw 35,000 delegates, politicians, members...

All key exhibition industry metrics rose in the second quarter, including the biggest gainers, revenue and attendance, according to the Center for Exhibition Industry Research’s CEIR Index...