DALLAS, Texas, and ALEXANDRIA, Va.MPI and the GBTA Foundation presented the Certificate in Meeting Management (CMM) to 22 more meeting and travel

SAN FRANCISCOJay Spurr is the new director of sales & marketing for the 1,500-room San

SYRACUSE, N.Y.The Marriott Syracuse Downtown—formerly the Hotel

BUFFALO, N.Y.Millennium Hotels and Resorts North America announced the completion of upgrades to

Ingredients4 ounces linguine pasta 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning 2 tablespoons butter 1 red

Chef: Maria GarciaIngredients 3 cups Maseca (flour) 3 tsp. Salt (kosher) 2 jars Dona Maria mole paste

Chef: Nancy NachmanIngredients 28 oz. can diced tomatoes 1 onion 4 garlic cloves 1 cup clam juice

Chef: Lori BrennanIngredientsFor the Salmon Bowl: 1/2 cup green onions, thinly sliced 1 English cucumber, peeled, seeded and

Calotte de BoeufIngredients 2 pieces beef rib cap 6 large shallots—peeled, stem removed, thinly sliced 24 sprigs

Waffles Ingredients 2 eggs 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 3/4 cups milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil

I am a voracious reader. I think it’s genetic—both my parents were, too. The library was my source of learning

Arielle Galimidi, CMP has joined the dynami group as manager, event marketing. The dynami group is a full-service production company, specializing in

Meeting Sites Resource (MSR) announced the promotion of Robyn Mietkiewicz, CMP, CMM, to Senior Director, Global Meeting Management. She has been with

Rachel Linder is the newest addition to the Attendee Management, Inc. team as Senior Manager, Conferences & Events. She’s building her

Like many who have taken a fairly circuitous route before landing in the meetings and events business, Oakland, Calif.’s Mike McAllen entered

The Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB)announced changes in leadership. Dale Lockett

The momentum of the marijuana legalization movement has created huge opportunities for entrepreneurs such as George Jage, president and publisher of

DES MOINES, IowaDes Moines’ planned convention hotel has secured funding after Polk County committed nearly $30 million in additional financing

Min Kim is the new meetings and events coordinator with Americans for the Arts in Washington, D.C., the nation’s leading nonprofit for

Working in the City of Denver’s Office of Marijuana Policy, Dan Rowland recently planned the Mile High City’s first-ever Marijuana