The St. Regis Changsha opened as the hotel brand’s eighth property in China.

Washington, D.C., is logging into the technology sector with a push to draw more tech meetings to the nation’s capital.

The Courtyard by Marriott New Haven at Yale University completed renovations of its accommodations and public areas.

Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort announced the appointment of Michael Jokovich as area vice president and general manager. He will oversee the day-to-day operations of the 15-acre beachfront resort.

Oklahoma City is a step closer to its new downtown convention center. 

DoubleTree by Hilton Evansville debuted on the city’s waterfront.

Grass Roots Meetings & Events US appointed Howard Givner as new Managing Director and Head of Americas for the Meetings & Events Division.

Law students and a real judge debate the rights of superpowered mutants

After working for Visit Orlando in senior sales positions for more than 11 years, and plying her trade in the Orlando hospitality community before that, Tammi Runzler made a change for the better—the betterment of humankind, that is.

In yet another circuitous career path that found its way winding through the meetings industry, meet KiKi L’Italien, who turned her training in journalism into a job in the marketing department of a small Joplin, Mo.-based association, then on to a larger, Washington, D.C.-based association, and who now is a thought-leader in the association segment and beyond.