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A Win in the Fight Against Conference Scammers

MeetingsNet

The new Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses will give the FTC sharper teeth in the fight against these cons, allowing it to directly file federal court cases aimed at forcing scammers who impersonate businesses or government agencies to return the money they made from the scams.

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The Fight Against Conference Scammers Has New Teeth

MeetingsNet

The new Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses will give the FTC sharper teeth in the fight against these cons, allowing it to directly file federal court cases aimed at forcing scammers who impersonate businesses or government agencies to return the money they made from the scams.

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Episode 57: Mastering Zoom for Business and Association Events with Sheila Fox from Event In Site

Techsytalk

Professional Affiliations NAWBO Columbus, the National Association of Women Business Owners WELD, Women for Economic and Leadership Development OSAE, the Ohio Society of Association Executives OWIG, Ohio Women in Government Website: [link] Socials: LinkedIn Profile: [link] com/in/sheilamccombsfox/ Instagram: [link] instagram.com/eventinsite/

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7 Smart Moves—at Mahekal Beach Resort, Kimpton & More

Smart Meetings

Maria Tuttocuore Monaco Government Tourist Office’s (MGTO) senior executive of sales and marketing Tuttocuore has been named to the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association’s (IGLTA) 2018-2019 Board of Directors. She and her four fellow board members will work with LGBTQ affiliated groups and allies to promote global tourism.

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Canadian-based Company Launches Melon for SMEs

Business Traveler USA

Program admins can also track employees’ whereabouts in real-time, while Melon’s robust health and safety capabilities provides prompt alerts on risk-related events impacting travel such as country entry requirements, latest government and supplier COVID restrictions, adverse weather, crime and more.

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Digging Deeper: Inside EAA’s Conference on Archaeology and History

Convene by PCMA

It made it all more special because it was the 25th anniversary of the Belfast Good Friday Agreement,” an agreement between the British and Irish governments on how Northern Ireland would be governed. “We were happy enough to move to 2023,” Murphy, who also served as the head of the event’s scientific committee, told Convene. “It

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How UFI’s Kai Hattendorf Helped Launch the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge

Convene by PCMA

At the time, Hattendorf was chair of the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC), an advocacy organization made up of major international trade associations affiliated with the business events industry. Binit Bharadia/UK Government). Those efforts, Warden told Hattendorf, were going nowhere. Kai Hattendorf (center) speaks Nov.