It’s safe to say that most women at this year’s Convening Leaders conference spent a few minutes with Montreal Business Events’ sponsorship activation.
One association set up a multi-pronged program to help session presenters be focused, engaging, and interactive. The result: More satisfied attendees and more potential speakers for next year’s event.
Though it’s intended to educate meeting and hospitality suppliers, ESPA’s new guide can also help association planners to properly accommodate all convention participants on site and around the host destination.
Connected to the convention center, the Hilton Shreveport in northwest Louisiana has undergone significant renovation to guest rooms, public spaces, and restaurants.
While a conversation with Hillary and Bill Clinton was the highlight session, Convening Leaders had so much more in store for the 4,200 meeting planners and suppliers who came to San Diego in early January.
The L.A. City Council has approved a convention-center expansion and renovation. But there’s debate about whether to finish it before or after the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Service-fee hikes, changing sourcing patterns, the inflation squeeze, and who can forget when an attendee at a medical conference slapped a panelist? Many of year’s most-read stories help meeting pros navigate their biggest challenges, but they...
Net-Zero Carbon Events has published seven new best-practice documents for organizations working to reduce the environmental impact of their meetings and events.
Three longtime event pros led a venting session at IMEX America on issues that are challenging association planners right now. At the top: How robust should the virtual version of the annual meeting be?