ST. LOUIS, MO – The Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, a community of Catholic women religious and associates, has donated a $100,000 matching gift to support the ongoing development of TraffickCam, the free anti-trafficking smartphone app that has taken social media, the traveling public and the tech world by storm. Donations will support the ongoing development of the…
ST. LOUIS, MO – Travelers can help in the fight against sex trafficking by using a new, free mobile app called TraffickCam to anonymously photograph hotel rooms and upload data to a national database used by law enforcement and investigators to locate victims and their pimps. TraffickCam was developed by the social action organization Exchange Initiative and researchers at Washington…
Maplewood-based Nix Conference & Meeting Management was recognized as a 2014 Top Member by the Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct for exceptional work to integrate child protection practices into its business. St. Louis Post-Dispatch ©July 2014
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Nix Conference & Meeting Management has been honored as a 2014 Top Member by the internationally recognized Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct (The Code) for their “exceptional work to integrate child protection practices into their business.” Nix is one of just 13 U.S. companies and 43 worldwide to receive the honor. “Nix and the other Top…
Corporate event planning has become enhanced and energized by the use of new technology, allowing for, among other things, use of online registration systems, photobooths and promotional tools. Local planners are focused on getting lots of feedback and using new technology to keep meetings fresh. Here’s what you can expect at your next meeting. Jane Quinn, principal with Nix Conference…
How Do Commissions and Discounts Impact Your Bottom Line? How much is your third-party meeting planner costing you? And how would you know? The independent conference and meeting planning industry offers a smorgasbord of pricing options – “no cost” site selection, hourly rates, fixed fees and percentage fees based on the total bill. Plus there are hotel commissions, negotiated discounts…
A national conference on human trafficking is bringing together activists, law enforcement and business leaders in St. Louis this week. Ignite: Sparking Action Against Sex Trafficking began Sunday night and continues through Tuesday. Featured speakers include Republican Congresswoman Ann Wagner of St. Louis County and Rep. Ted Poe of Texas. Both are sponsors of proposed federal legislation to enhance services…
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Influential legislators U.S. Congresswoman Ann Wagner and U.S. Congressman Ted Poe will speak at “IGNITE: Sparking Action Against Sex Trafficking” from March 2 – 4 at the St. Louis Union Station DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. IGNITE, sponsored by the new social action organization Exchange Initiative, is the first national conference to address the sex trafficking issue…
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – It’s happening every day across the United States and around the world, at fine hotels as well as seedy motels. Millions of children are being exploited in the global child sex trade. At least 300,000 American children and 1.2 million children worldwide are prostituted each year according to UNICEF, and the average age when they first…
With the world’s sporting spotlight set to shine brightly on New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on February 2, the 82,500-seat gladiatorial cauldron will slowly fill with fans drawn from coast to coast for Super Bowl XLVIII. Shaping up to be the greatest NFL spectacle yet, some well-drilled traffic management will need to be deployed to ensure the armies of travelling Denver…
