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Paul Kennedy to Step Down
Reed Travel Exhibitions announced yesterday that Paul Kennedy, its group exhibition director who oversees the company's meeting and incentive events, will step down from his position in mid August 2009.
CES Is North America's Largest Trade Show, Audit Confirms
An independent audit has officially verified the International Consumer Electronic Show's status as North America's largest trade show of any kind.
NBTA: Convention Registration Up Despite Economy
Registration for the National Business Travel Association's 2009 NBTA International Convention & Exposition is up this year over last, despite the recession.
2009 Business Travel Survey: Year Of Change Ushers In Uncertainty
A survey from Business Travel News, Successful Meetings' and MeetingNews' sister publication, forecasts the state of business travel in 2009.
Asian CVBs Unite in Pursuit of Meetings Business
Eight Asian convention and visitors bureaus have teamed up in order to increase the continent's market share in the global events industry by re-launching the Asian Association of Convention and Visitor...
gMeetings Inc. Recruits Industry Experts, Launches Training Service
Meetings management company gMeetings Inc. has launched Train2Meet, a collaborative of industry experts offering meetings industry training and consulting.
Amex, Maritz Working To Develop Meetings Solution
American Express and Maritz Travel today announced an alliance through which the companies will share resources to jointly develop and market a single strategic meetings management solution.
IAPCO: Members Report Growth in 2008, Expect in Decline in 2009
Members of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers held more meetings, hired more staff and generated more economic impact in 2008 than in 2007, although they forecast a...
New Maritz Partnership Targets Incentive Guidelines
Maritz Travel and American Express Business Travel have announced a major new partnership.
Freeman White Paper: Events Equal 'En[gauge]ment'
Event management company Freeman has released a new white paper in which it explains its process for helping customers design face-to-face events that are both measurable and in line with marketplace...
IACC Members Commit to Sustainability
The International Association of Conference Centers has introduced a code of sustainability including environmentally friendly policies to which many of its member conference centers have committed.
CIC Endorses PCMA's CMP Online Prep Course
The Convention Industry Council has endorsed the Professional Convention Management Association's Certified Meeting Professional Online Prep Course as the only official online course for the CMP...
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