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Understanding Procurement – Fighting Back

Fabian Stockton — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:48:40 +0000

Purchasing, Buying, Sourcing, Supply Management, Procurement – all mean the same – all mean buying at the best price.

It is not the purchasing of raw materials that provide the greatest scope for the rise of the procurement manager, it...

EEAA Leaders Forum Set To Revitalise Industry Outlook

Fabian Stockton — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:41:46 +0000

As the exhibitions and events industry emerges from what has been a challenging year, renewed optimism and confidence will be the focus of the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia’s (EEAA ) 2010 Leaders Forum, 10 May 2010 to...

Visit Chester & Cheshire To Target Europe At IMEX

Fabian Stockton — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:35:48 +0000

Visit Chester & Cheshire will target the European meetings, incentive and associations market by exhibiting at IMEX in Germany in May this year.

The destination will exhibit as part of England’s Heritage Cities (EHC), who will be showcasing the UK’s most celebrated...

Scott Bernard Named National Sales Manager At Vail Cascade Resort & Spa

Fabian Stockton — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:18:45 +0000

Vail Cascade Resort & Spa , along with Rob Henderson, Regional Director of Sales & Marketing, announced that Scott Bernard has joined the team as National Sales Manager.

Bernard has demonstrated the ability to achieve new levels of profitability in a world-wide market, including...

Another Major Environmental Win For Melbourne Convention Centre

Fabian Stockton — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:07:05 +0000

Following on from winning the prestigious state Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) Environmental Excellence Award in December, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC ) has gone on to win the UDIA 2010 National Awards for Excellence.

The UDIA...

South African Convention Bureau Struck Gold AIME

Fabian Stockton — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:50:03 +0000

For the team from the Cape Town and Western Cape Convention Bureau the Asia-Pacific Incentive and Meetings Expo (AIME ), held in Melbourne, Australia, earlier this month yielded a rich harvest of new business.

Led by Calvyn Gilfellan, CEO of...

IAEE Launches Social Media Task Force

Fabian Stockton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:32:39 +0000

Chris Meyer, CEM, CMP, chairman of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE ) board of directors announced that, “Because of the explosive growth of social media networks and because IAEE works hard to remain its members’ principal...

MICE Professionals Gather At Moscow International MICE Forum

Fabian Stockton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:19:09 +0000

A total of 85 companies representing 43 countries have registered to participate at the 6th Moscow International MICE Forum on March 16th.

Registrations from Russian MICE specialists and corporate buyers are higher than last year and all signals indicate that this will...

2010 Conference Packages Now Available At Outrigger Hawaii

Fabian Stockton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:00:13 +0000

Business meets pleasure at Outrigger Reef on the Beach and Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach, with their new hotel conference packages designed for corporate meetings and social occasions.

Now through December 21, 2010, patrons can enjoy modern conference facilities at...

Cititravel DMC Spain Sets Up Cruise Division

Fabian Stockton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:41:38 +0000

In recognition of the rapid and extensive growth of the cruise market, Cititravel DMC Spain , one of the Spain’s leading specialist Destination Management Companies, has established a dedicated Cruise Division within its Head Office in Malaga to assist cruise lines...

Saskatoon Sited “City of the Year” By Meeting and Event Professionals

Fabian Stockton — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:13:54 +0000

Saskatoon is a “Hero of Industry”, according to a recent announcement in “The Planner”, a publication for meeting and event planners.

The new Tower Awards are designed to recognize excellence in the meeting and event industry.

This month’s Planner features a...

Tanya Brown Named National Business Development Manager At Staging Connections

Fabian Stockton — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:56:49 +0000

Staging Connections has announced the appointment of Tanya Brown to the newly created role of National Business Development Manager.

In her new role Tanya will be responsible for leading, driving and delivering new business development opportunities across Staging Connections national...

IMEX 2010 Signals Global Growth And Strong Business Outlook

Fabian Stockton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:34:06 +0000

The eighth IMEX will open on May 25th at Messe Frankfurt with its largest ever hosted buyer programme in place and buyer, exhibitor and trade visitor targets all on course for year-on-year growth.

"We have spent the last 12...

New Orleans Wins 6 Events With 66.000 Delegates

Fabian Stockton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:27:53 +0000

The New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau , in partnership with the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center , have secured six conventions which will bring 66,000 attendees and $77.6 million to the local economy between 2012 and 2014.

These convention bookings reaffirm New Orleans ' status as a top...

Puerto Rico To Host Latin American Meetings Industry

Fabian Stockton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:11:51 +0000

Puerto Rico will host the annual congress of the Federación de Organizadores de Congresos y Afines de América Latina.

Better known by, COCAL, this non-profit organization promotes the development of the meetings marketing in Latin America and the Caribbean.

With the...

Prime Events Re-brands To Lincoln West Exhibition Consultancy

Fabian Stockton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:57:54 +0000

Exhibition and Project Management Company Prime Events has announced today its re-launch to Lincoln West Exhibition Consultancy .

The expanding business has now brought its complete services portfolio under one fresh new brand.

The company has already built up a strong portfolio of clients...

TBA Global Announces New Social Media Whitepaper

Fabian Stockton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:45:21 +0000

TBA Global , an award-winning engagement marketing, events and communications agency, today announced the release of a new Social Media whitepaper created to help brands understand how to utilize the social media channel.

“While all media may be social media, brands...

East Midlands Conference Centre Staff Ditches Cars For 'Go Greener Week'

Fabian Stockton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:36:01 +0000

Sales Executives Daniel Smith and Sam Wallace from the East Midlands Conference Centre swapped their cars for bikes for their daily commute into work, as part of a ‘Go Greener Week’ (8th-16th March) organised by the University of Nottingham.

The ‘Go Greener...

Australia's Meetings Industry Slipping

Fabian Stockton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:32:31 +0000

Australia's lucrative business events industry has reached a fork in the road in its bid for broad-based recognition and needs a new direction to regain the global standing it enjoyed earlier this decade, the Business Events Council of Australia...

Congrex Platinum Sponsor Convention 2020

Fabian Stockton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:22:10 +0000

Congrex announced they are one of the official platinum sponsors of Convention 2020.

Convention 2020 is a 'strategic foresight' study and is designed to help all members of the meetings industry prepare for the decade ahead and ensure they stay...

BTC 2010 To Be Held At Fiera di Rimini Expo Centre

Fabian Stockton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:49 +0000

BTC 2010 will be held on 1 and 2 July at Fiera di Rimini, rather than at the new Palacongressi conference and exhibition centre aspreviously announced.

“Rimini’s Palacongressi will be a state-of-the-art facility, which will therefore require absolute levels of...

MPI 2010-2011 Leadership Board Announced

Fabian Stockton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:32:55 +0000

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has announced the slate of candidates for its 2010-2011 International Board of Directors.

All MPI members will receive official notice of the slate later today via the website.

“As our industry recovers, essential skills and competencies are...

ASAE & The Center Announces Future Annual Meeting Host Cities

Fabian Stockton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:23:55 +0000

ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership announced that the cities of Atlanta, Nashville, Detroit, Salt Lake and Toronto have been selected to host the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Annual Meetings & Expositions, respectively.

Known as the “Super Bowl of Conventions,” ASAE &...

Weissmann Reports Launches Destination Information Service For Meeting Planners

Fabian Stockton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:19:14 +0000

Weissmann Reports, the leading provider of professional destination information for the travel industry, announced the launch of a service for meeting and event planners.

Weissmann Reports, part of Northstar Travel Media and a sister service to Successful Meetings and MeetingNews,...

AIME Awards 2010 Winners Announced

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:57:36 +0000

The inaugural AIME awards recognising the outstanding contributions of two meetings and incentives industry figures were presented at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, along with four awards for exhibitor stands.

Two awards were presented to individuals in recognition of...

Northstar Travel Media Buys Nielsen Travel Publishing Brands

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:49:57 +0000

Northstar Travel Media, "the world’s largest business-to-business media company serving the travel and meetings industries", has acquired five media brands from The Nielsen Company’s Business Media Travel Group.

The Nielsen Business Media Travel Group includes leading media brands Successful Meetings,...

NBTA Creates New Staffing Positions And Welcomes New Talent

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:16:30 +0000

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA ) this week welcomed three executive-level staff members in newly created positions to bring fresh energy and expertise to the association and the NBTA Foundation .

Edward Silver will serve as the Chief Technology Officer...

European Cities Focus On Sustainability

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:10:20 +0000

From 24th to 27th February 2010, European Cities Marketing (ECM ), the leading European association of City Tourism Offices and Convention Bureaux, was hosted by the city of Turku (Finland) on the occasion of the ECM Spring Meeting.

Delegates had...

Platinum And Gold Shines For Exhibition and Events Association of Australasia

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:46:31 +0000

The Exhibition and Events Association of Australasia (EEAA ) has seen Diversified Exhibitions and Reed Exhibitions upgrade their association membership to platinum, whilst Exhibitions & Trade Fairs has been welcomed as a new gold partner.

“The extended support from organisations such as...

Tourism Ireland Joins Meetings Industry Association

Fabian Stockton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:35:24 +0000

Tourism Ireland will continue its drive to engage UK buyers by signing up with the Meetings Industry Association (MIA ), the largest association for the meetings industry in the UK and Ireland.

The membership forms part of Tourism Ireland's strategy to...