Meetings News

According to the American Express Meetings & Events 2013 Global Meetings Forecast, the sluggish global economy will continue to hamper many meeting budgets next year. While the survey predicts that the number of meetings in North America will remain even, respondents believe that overall meeting spend will decline by one full percentage point in the States.

As planners deal with unpredictable attendance numbers and rapidly shifting technologies, many organizations are confronting the need to reevaluate their face-to-face meetings. At the PCMA Medical Meetings Think Tank, held November 13 - 14 in Detroit, participants heard a success story of looking for outside help in the planning process.

Detroit is putting itself back on the map with it's new downtown convention center, the Cobo Center.

Whether you were in favor of the Affordable Care Act or against it, President Obama's reelection assured that recent healthcare reform is here to stay. At PCMA's Medical Meetings Think Tank, held November 13 – 14 at the MGM Grand in Detroit, Obamacare took center-stage as medical meeting planners worked to understand the potential implications for their attendees.