A team of higher-education professionals from Rutgers University created a conference from the ground up, turning the traditional into the radical in terms of format and design. Here's how they broke the mold and grew it from a state meeting to national one.
You might be able to get free Wi-Fi for your event. But do you want it? Maybe you should leave "free" in the lobby and get yourself some dedicated bandwidth....More
The International Congress and Convention Association launched the ICCA Association Portal—a one-stop meeting planning resource for association meeting professionals who plan international events....More
Alex Zapple was walking back to her hotel from dinner when she heard sirens blaring and saw multiple police cars racing past, headed toward the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge where an officer had just been shot....More
No surprises at the top of the International Congress & Convention Association city and country rankings for association meetings held in 2012. The U.S. remains the top country; Vienna is still the top city. Elsewhere in the lists, Copenhagen moves up and China slips....More
RCMA supplier member Angelina Nunez recently became the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau’s convention sales manager. Her full-time job is now working with the faith-based market in anticipation of the Religious Conference Management Association’s bringing its annual Emerge meeting to Sacramento in January of 2014....More
