Will the vote by Congress affect you? Conworld.net reports that government travel spending to be capped at 80% of the 2010 level through 2016. Recent spending scandals have resulted in a public outcry for more government oversight. Read more.
Take Action to Keep Meetings Alive!
Joan Eisenstodt wrote on the MeetingsFocus Blog, “While the stated intent of the [amendment] language would be to prevent wasteful spending on government sponsored conferences, the actual language would prevent many federal employees from attending and participating in private conferences.
The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) is collecting signatures for an open letter to Congress to ask them to amend the language. Take action by signing the letter! (Deadline is Friday, May 4, 2012).
