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Corporate Travel Show Talks Meeting Planners' Language
New York -- Corporate Travel World, the annual conference and trade show produced by Business Travel News, kicked-off today with a number of interesting sessions and many corporate travel buyers milling...
CVB Survey: Convention Center Expansion Slowing
Chicago -- The number of convention center expansion projects in the United States and Canada are decreasing, according to a new survey of convention bureaus.
McCormick Place Receives Cardiac Emergency-Response Certification
Chicago -- The nation's largest convention center, McCormick Place, has received certification of its emergency-response program aimed at people suffering heart attacks.
Poll: Joining a Meetings-Industry Association a Popular Idea
In the latest MiMegasite.com poll, 78 percent of respondents said that they would consider joining an association related to the meeting-planning industry, such as Dallas-based Meeting Professionals...
Cincinnati Convention Bureau Names New Chief Executive
Cincinnati -- Daniel Lincoln, a current consultant and former employee of the convention bureau here, has been named the bureau's new president and chief executive, effective April 17.
MPI Members Question Interim CEO Choice
Following Meeting Professionals International's announcement that chairman-elect Mark Andrew, general manager of the Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina in Vancouver, would serve as interim acting CEO after...
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PCMA Shakes Up Staff
Chicago -- The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) has hired several new staff members and promoted others in a staff shake-up.
Tracking Employee Travel Key to Bird Flu Preparedness Plans
Philadelphia -- Tracking employee travel is the most prevalent aspect of plans by large companies to deal with a widespread outbreak of avian flu, according to a new survey.
Charlotte, N.C., Wins NASCAR Hall of Fame
Charlotte, N.C. -- In what will surely boost this city's chances to win more meetings business, the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be built downtown here adjacent to the convention center.
MPI's Rorrie Stepping Down
Just as he appeared to be surfing a wave of success, Colin Rorrie, president and CEO of Meeting Professionals International, announced today that he is resigning.
VNU Board Agrees to Buyout Offer
Haarlem, The Netherlands -- The board of VNU NV, one of the world's largest trade show producers, today announced it has agreed to an $8.9-billion buyout offer from a group of private equity firms.
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