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TROY, N.Y.The Empire State Society of Association Executives (ESSAE) announced the appointment of

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PCMA Clarifies Uncertainty About CEO Position

News that PCMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat, a Canadian citizen, has yet to

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ABTA Releases 2017 Travel Trends Report

The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) released its annual travel trends report in which it

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Roosevelt Hotel Launches Meeting Planner Contest

The Roosevelt Hotel is challenging meeting planners to coordinate a hypothetical meeting, competing for a grand prize and the title of Meeting

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Strategic Negotiating in the Post-Shutdown World

The only thing constant in our industry is change! This webinar will arm you with tactical strategies that will help you negotiate and defend your

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Highlights from Tourism Australia’s Incentive Showcase and a Gold Coast Tour

It was a tale of two cities. A combo of country and gold.Tourism Australia presented the 2024 version of its signature incentive showcase, Australia

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Checking In - Old Reliable

Welcome to the June/July issue. We’ve got plenty of great content to help you kick off your summer planning season, with destination stories

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BREAKING NEWS: IMEX Frankfurt Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

IMEX Group cancelled its IMEX Frankfurt exhibition, which was scheduled for May 12-14 in Frankfurt, Germany, due to German federal and state

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Baltimore Convention Hotel Gets Jump Start

Construction of a new 18,500-seat arena and 500-room hotel in downtown Baltimore could get under way before work to expand the Baltimore Convention

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New Bill Curtails Federal Meetings Spend

WASHINGTON, D.C.The U.S. House of Representatives green-lighted the H.R. 313 bill curtailing spending on meetings conducted by federal agencies,

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Philadelphia CVB Chief Julie Coker Leaving Bureau for San Diego Tourism Authority

Philadelphia CVB President & CEO Julie Coker is departing the bureau

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Great Wolf Lodge Debuts in SoCal

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.Great Wolf Lodge Southern California/Garden Grove

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Sacramento: Where Meeting Planning Is a Breeze

Want to give your attendees a unique West Coast meeting experience without all the hassle?

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Interior of SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento, California

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Museums & AttractionsThe Indianapolis Museum of Art is presenting Material World through

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Texas Convention Center Delayed Due to Slumping Economy

The long-awaited convention center and hotel project here is over budget and behind schedule, and its developer says he needs an additional $5

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NBTA Predicts Business Travel Slowdown

Business travelers can expect increases in travel costs and slower than usual growth for the travel industry in 2009, according to the National

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The 3 “Rs”

The economy drones on, meetings budgets keep getting slashed, and planners face continuing pressure from stakeholders to prove value--of their

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Exciting New Meetings Technology: How the Latest Tech Tools Can Create Efficiencies and WOW Attendees

Presenter: Corbin Ball From new methods for running virtual and hybrid meetings to extended reality and beyond, discover

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