A certification exclusively for healthcare exhibit marketing professionals, Certified Manager of Exhibits—Healthcare, has been created by the Trade Show Exhibitors Association in conjunction with the Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors...
In response to the United States Senate Finance Committee report on CME, many CME professionals are calling on the Accreditation Council for CME to strengthen its system for monitoring providers. In its report, accompanying press release, and a...
The Discover America Partnership is touting a new study that shows significant benefits to implementing a $10 visa waiver fee for visitors to the U.S. coming from England, France, Germany, and the 24 other “visa waiver countries.” The money from...
Following on the heels of a decision by the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security to temporarily suspend new passport requirements for U.S. citizens traveling by air within the Western Hemisphere, Congress is pushing to delay...
How far should meeting industry associations go toward accommodating their members’ religious and cultural practices and traditions when scheduling meetings and conferences...
This year, more than 3,700 meeting professionals will gather in Montréal, Canada, for Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference à la Montréal. The annual event will convene July 28-31, offering 125 educational sessions; MPI...
To better serve its growing clientele in Las Vegas, independent meeting planning company Experient is opening an operations center in the convention boomtown...
If you didn’t make it to every session you wanted to at the Professional Convention Management Association annual meeting in January—or you didn’t make it to the meeting at all—the education now has a home online. PCMA has a new Web portal called...
Is new hotel construction finally slowing the seller’s market,? And if it is, what will it mean when booking your meetings? Is it possible that hotels aren’t making any more money than they did in 2000? Find answers to those questions and more at...