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Hanley Wood Chooses Experient for Annual Events
Hanley Wood, a Washington, D.C.-based publisher of BtoB magazines in the housing and construction industry, has signed a five-year contract with leading event services company Experient.
ASAE Receives $300,000 Grant for New Leadership Academy
The American Society of Association Executives & The Center for Association Leadership have received a $300,000 grant from American Express that will be used to train young professionals for careers in...
TIA Launches First-Ever Web Site Promoting U.S. Travel Abroad
The Travel Industry Association has launched what it says is the United States' first-ever official travel and tourism Web site, DiscoverAmerica.com.
Affordable Green Day
Once again, Affordable Meetings show goes off swimmingly in Long Beach, Calif.
Cedar Rapids: 'Half Our Visitors Guide Is Obsolete'
Midwest flooding washes away Heartland venues
HCEA Names Karen Prieto President
The Atlanta-based Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association has named Karen Prieto, director of convention marketing and meeting services for New York-based Forest Laboratories, its new board...
Airline Bag Fees Could Add Up to Big Mess for Meetings
The recent fees imposed on checked baggage by revenue-starved airlines could push already strained meeting budgets past the brink.
Denver Readies for Convention with Large-Scale Hospitality Training
In preparation for the Democratic National Convention, which takes place in Denver Aug. 25 through 28, the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau has created what it says is the largest hospitality...
Atlanta Works to Recruit More Short-Term Bookings
The Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau recently staged a two-day sales blitz at the Georgia World Congress Center involving sales representatives from the city's meeting hotels and targeting the...
HCEA Celebrates 2008 Annual Meeting
The Atlanta-based Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA) recently held its 2008 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, where 752 participants, including a record 208 first-time attendees,...
StarCite Names Gregory J. Dukat CEO
StarCite Inc., a Philadelphia-based provider of Web-based solutions for corporate meeting and event planners, has announced Gregory J. Dukat as its new chief excutive officer, effective July 15, 2008.
CEIR Report Identifies 'Key Attendees'
So-called "key attendees" are critical within the exhibition industry, according to the Dallas-based Center for Exhibition Industry Research, which has released a new white paper designed to help trade...
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