INDUSTRY NEWS

Nielsen Cements Long-range Support of OIA 
Nielsen Business Media and the Outdoor Industry Assn. have signed a 15-year agreement that makes Nielsen the biggest financial contributor to OIA.

Orange County CC Gets New Caterer 
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners has approved a 10-year contract with Centerplate to be the new caterer for Orlando's Orange County Convention Center.

HCEA Debuts List of Bellwether Events 
The Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Assn. has inaugurated its HCEA 100, a list of health care events that it calls the most significant in the industry.

New Orleans' Image Still Suffers 
Images on television news from a melee that occurred recently when protestors tried to get into a New Orleans City Hall hearing on the fate of a number of public housing.

Plastics Group Sponsors Plastimagen Mexico 
The Society of the Plastics Industry will be an official sponsor of Plastimagen Mexico 2008, to be held April 8-11 at Centro Banamex in Mexico City.

AIME Launches Environmental Initiatives 
The Asia Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo, scheduled Feb. 19-20 at the Melbourne (Australia) Exhibition Centre, will include a number of programs intended to set a new benchmark for exhibitions in Australia.