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Smoking Bans Pass in Nevada, Arizona, Ohio
New York -- Voters in three states -- Nevada, Arizona, and Ohio -- yesterday approved smoking bans in public buildings, bringing to 17 the number of states in which meeting attendees must step outside...
Events and Politics A Perfect Fit: On the Record with Jenna Linnekens, Account Executive, Extraordinary Events
Extraordinary Events' Jenna Linnekens talks planning and politics
By Rayna Katz
Ray of Hope: IMEX Chairman Ray Bloom expects more U.S. companies to begin hosting international meetings
An interview on the state of international meetings
By Vincent Alonzo
APEX to Get New Chair
Theresa Breining to succeed Mickey Schaefer at commissioning body for meeting and event best-practices.
By Kinley Levack
Stricter Corporate Travel Policies Expected in 2007
New York -- Companies will likely subject their meetings programs to closer scrutiny next year as they tighten travel policies in response to rising transportation and lodging prices, American Express...
5,000 Teenagers Show Off their Job Skills at the SkillsUSA Meeting
Profile of Gary Diehl, organizer of the SkillsUSA Championships at the Kansas City Convention Center
By Sara J. Welch, Successful Meetings
Storm Story: A Planner's Brush with Disaster at her Event
SM's own event planner chronicles her most recent meeting--which was hit by Tropical Storm Ernesto, forcing her into crisis mode to finish the meeting agenda and get attendees home
By Jennie Pepper, Senior Brand Marketing Manager
France to Ban Smoking in Most Public Places
Paris -- France will ban smoking in most public places over the next 15 months, including hotels, restaurants, and bars, the French government announced yesterday.
Canadian Government to End GST Visitor Rebate Program
Last week, the Canadian government voted to discontinue the GST Visitor Rebate Program, which refunds the value-added tax visitors to the country pay on most goods and services.
By Vincent Alonzo
Congress Delays Passport Requirement
Washington, DC -- Congress has extended by 17 months the requirement that all travelers entering the United States from the Western Hemisphere present a passport or other secure travel document to...
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