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NV Lawmakers: Lift Agency Resort, Casino Meeting Bans

Associations Now

After an embarrassing scandal in 2010, many federal agencies imposed bans on holding conferences at resorts and casinos. Meetings and conferences hosted by federal agencies could make a Las Vegas comeback if legislation introduced by a group of House members from Nevada passes. Irresponsible federal workers are.”.

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The Xperience your membership-based organization won’t want to miss

Aptify

Read on to learn about highlights from the Xperience 2023 customer conference and what to expect from the event in 2024. Take the Xperience customer conference, for example. Xperience highlights This year, Xperience took place on August 29 – 30 in Washington, D.C., Save the date for Xperience 2024!

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Carolyn Clark joins DAHLIA+ Agency

Event Industry News

DAHLIA+ Agency has been in the digital marketing forefront for event tech consulting, and activations such as tech bars, social media labs, and tech education as sponsorship opportunities for more than 50 conferences and events annually. Clark will be based in Las Vegas, NV and her first day with the agency is October 24.

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EIA delivers open letter to PM and Chancellor

Event Industry News

Abraxys Ltd ACC Liverpool ADD Enterprise Agility Logistics Ltd Aim Exhibitions Ltd Alfa Display And Design Ltd Aluvision NV AMI AMP Events Anti Copying in Design Ltd (Acid) Apex.co.uk CC: Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

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Summer Update

Moving through the Association World

Also in April was my client’s Annual Forum, which serves as our major conference of the year. Atlanta was a great host and the conference was top-notch. In September I am looking forward to attending the ASAE NextGen Summit in Reno, NV. The event had great numbers and the program was well received.

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Panel: Time for Associations to Get Proactive on Feds’ Meeting Attendance

Associations Now

Tom Coburn’s (R-OK) Conference Accountability Act has advanced to the full chamber, Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has shown little interest in advancing the bill. That led to a 50 percent decrease in federal conference spending and a 27 percent drop in travel spending. Though Sen.

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Sen. Schumer: DOJ Investigation Should Include Airlines’ Blocking of Travel Data

Associations Now

Harry Reid (D-NV) as minority leader, is urging the Justice Department to investigate airlines’ practice of withholding price and flight information from price-comparison sites like Expedia, CheapoAir, Hipmunk, and Priceline. Now a leading senator has taken an interest in the issue.

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