RPT-FEATURE-Downturn hits U.S. corporate meetings
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec 2 (Reuters) - The storm buffeting the U.S. economy threatens to swamp the $175 billion corporate meetings industry as companies seek to cut back on expenditure by reducing the number of conferences they hold.

Ins and outs of a China courtship
Among United States-led like-minded alliances, a nascent China policy position has been formulated based on the idea of "international socialization" [1]. The idea is to enmesh states in a compound network structured by international organizations, conventions and norms.

Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those...

WE GIVE THANKS
IN a time when lay-offs and foreclosures dominate conversations all over the country, there seems to be a scarcity of things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. How can we be thankful if we lost our jobs or left without a home?

Terror fallout: City events put off
The City is on the radar of terrorist groups. Two days ago, the State Government got a dossier from the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Delhi, asking to be on high alert, especially at the Bengaluru International Airport...

Council takes a cut of Convention and Visitors Bureau's surplus
Worthington City Council has decided to dip into the Convention and Visitors Bureau "rainy day" fund.

Tourism head hits gifts law
Convention center and tourism officials are warning about the potentially "disastrous" impact of a new law aimed at cracking down on free gifts, meals and other...

Visitors Bureau looks toward future
BENTONVILLE ? In preparation for the opening of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the tourism it will generate each year, the city?s Convention and Visitors Bureau wants to accommodate additional tourism and plan for bigger events. (Benton County Daily Record)

Re-invigorating the Strand (Thursday, December 04, 2008)
After 90 years as an anchor in Brandon?s downtown, a facelift and re-design will be infusing new life into the Strand Theatre. Landmark Cinema has donated The Strand theatre so it could be transform

Nigeria: Inclusive Education - Way of the Future
Lagos ? Once every four years, the International Bureau of Education (IBE) organises the International Conference on Education (ICE), a forum for dialogue between Education Ministers, in Geneva, Switzerland.

FDA details year's progress on food protection plan
Dec 2, 2008 (CIDRAP News) ? The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report yesterday detailing the first year of accomplishments in implementing its Food Protection Plan, a road map the agency presented in November 2007 in response to a spate of contamination incidents involving domestic and imported food.

JSA club members attend convention in state?s capital
Members of the Junior State of America (JSA) club at San Marcos High School attended a statewide political convention at the Texas Capital, last weekend.

When the Ax Falls Twice
"B oth of us?" I sputtered. It was all I could say when the publisher of the Missoulian , the daily newspaper in Missoula, Montana, quietly told my husband and me that we were both being laid off, effective immediately.

Part IV: Customer Service Symposium
At the recent customer service symposium Betty Stanton, spoke to the audience. She has a lot of experience in building a community. She is from Moab. She was a grant specialist with roots in the Moab area and she moved back ...

DAVID LAVOIE: The rising tide of narrow fundamentalism
RECENT events in Mumbai make it stunningly clear; the man we all need to fear is the armed fundamentalist of whatever ilk.

CVB on record pace
The Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau is on pace to set a record for advance bookings.

City sells self as convention destination
Statesville tourism representatives plan to attend the Association Executives of North Carolina annual trade show in December to promote the area as a destination spot for conventions and meetings.

Business calendar
#9830;The Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the Athena Award, presented to an individual in the community who has attained and embodies the highest level of professional excellence in her or his business or profession, has devoted time and energy to improving the quality of life for others, and actively...

Joelle Leandre: Basse continue
2008 was a good year for French bass master Joelle Leandre: a biographical book A voix basse , assembling her talks with journalist and producer Frank Medioni; excellent discs, with bass comrade Barre Phillips? A l'improviste (Kadima Collective), with reed player Akosh S.?

Preparations in full swing to host Dubai Drink Technology Expo 2008
Preparations are in full swing to host the first Drink expo ever specialized in Beverage technology, liquid food and mineral water in the Middle East and North Africa Region, The Dubai Drink Technology Expo is scheduled on 14 - 16 December 2008, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Zaabeel Hall.