One of the bedrock economic indicators for the convention industry over the years has been average delegate/exhibitor expenditures—data compiled by the International Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus in its Convention Income Survey...
The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) bill, introduced by Sen. Paul Sarbanes, D-Md., and Rep. Michael Oxley, R-Ohio, was enacted in 2002 to increase corporate responsibility and to curtail accounting scandals. But the impact of the legislation is not limited...
I wouldn t normally think of an the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting as being of interest to medical meeting providers, but in this case, I think it s relevant. ...
I read recently that the AMA got $1 million grant for online course from The U.S. Department of Homeland Security to put its disaster and terrorist attack preparedness course online. ...
According to Medical News Today, the National Institutes of Health "on Friday proposed a major policy change that would make available at no cost to the public the results of all NIH-funded research six months after the work is published in a...
If you are planning to attend the 2005 Alliance for CME Annual Conference, scheduled for January 26-29, 2005 at the San Francisco Marriott, be sure to take advantage of the early-bird rate by registering before December 3. ...
Looking for a reason to plan a meeting in London? How about the allure of scientific oddities, on view to the public for the first time at London s Science Museum. ...
Since I just pulled together this list of links to articles about the PhRMA Code and related regs for someone on the MIMlist, a meeting planner listserv, I thought I'd post it here as well, in case anyone wants a refresher course or a quick...