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APEX OKs Housing Registration Best Practices
McLean, Va. ¿ The Convention Industry Council has adopted best practices for event housing and registration as part of its Accepted Practices Exchange initiative, better known as APEX.
Convention Center Rates Rise Yet Deals Are Aplenty
Over the past couple of years convention centers have been offering a barrage of deals to entice groups ¿ and yet, somewhat illogically, it would seem, rental rates have climbed noticeably during the...
New NBTA Procurement Study Acknowledges Planner Importance
Respect and reassurance are keys to winning support from corporate meeting planners for a company-wide, or strategic, meetings management program.
Planner Under Scrutiny For Huge Billings In Post-9/11 Project
San Diego ¿ Sunnye L. Sims could be the richest meeting planner ever. But now a government inquiry will determine if her newfound riches were acquired appropriately.
MPI Creates Career Road Maps
Shrinking meeting departments and ongoing cost-cutting measures being taken by both corporations and associations can make it tough for meeting planners to focus on the long term and see where they're...
No Labor Pains
Everything you ever wanted to know about dealing with trade unions at convention centers
Personal Success: Have Pets, Will Travel
There are times when it makes more sense to bring a pet along on a trip than to find a reputable pet-sitter or boarding facility.
Adoption of APEX Best Practices in Sight
The first tangible product to result from the Convention Industry Council's Accepted Practices Exchange Initiative, better known as APEX, promises to create the industry-wide adoption of best practices...
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