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Meeting guidelines defined by industry

February 23, 2009 by Ashley Brazzel Leave a Comment

Days after the U.S. Department of the Treasury made it a requirement for companies receiving assets from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to define and make public a company-wide policy on expenditures (including entertainment, holiday parties, conferences and events), a coalition of meeting, event and incentive travel organizations released a set of guidelines for […]

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