Blind-Offer, Short-Term Meeting Tool to Launch
A new booking engine for short-term meetings, Zentila, launches July 23....
ACOM Aims for Bigger National Celebrate Services Day
The Association for Convention Operations Management is expanding its annual National Celebrate Services Day....
FRESH Conference Announced by Meeting Support Institute
The Meeting Support Institute is organizing the new FRESH Conference, January 15–17, 2012, in Copenhagen....
Convention Center Expansion Projects in the Works
Is it a sign of an improving convention economy? Several destinations have announced convention center expansion or renovation projects in recent months, including San Jose, Calif.; New Orleans, and Cleveland...
What the Right Lighting Can Do for Your Event
The latest installment of our insider's guide to entertainment with expert Bill Hopkins...
8 Technical Tips for Dipping Your Toe into Live-Streaming
When one meetings industry association decided to live-stream a conference session to a virtual audience, having an experienced partner and checking in regularly with viewers were two keys to its success. We've got six more....
New Twists at ASAE Annual Meeting 2011 in St. Louis
Politics, innovation, music, and some new educational programming are highlights of the 2011 ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition, August 6–9 in St. Louis. ...
Leaders Launch Exhibition Industry Summit
With the goal of establishing a set of guiding principles and best practices for the exhibition industry, leaders of four event industry associations have developed a new event, the All-Exhibition Industry Summit...
Redesigned MPI WEC Expands Hosted-Buyer Program, Other Twists
Meeting Professionals International is off to a strong start with its new appointment-based approach to supplier–planner interaction at its World Education Congress, July 23-26 in Orlando....
AIBTM Attracts About 1,500 Buyers
Reed Travel Exhibitions has released the unaudited registration numbers from the inaugural AIBTM, the Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition....
Judge Rules Against McCormick Place Labor Reforms
U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Guzman issued a permanent injunction on June 22, prohibiting McCormick Place officials from operating under new labor reforms....
Freeman Buys Champion Exposition Services
Freeman Cos., one of the country’s largest trade show general services contractors, has acquired the third-largest general services contractor, Champion Exposition Services, and its parent company, Wheelhouse Solutions. ...
U.S. to Add Staff to Visa Offices in China and Brazil
In an effort to reduce visa wait times in China and Brazil, U.S. officials are planning to bulk up staffing in those countries to better handle the skyrocketing demand....
Commentary: Meetings Gamification Goes Beyond Fun and Games
I found myself in the middle of a small whirlwind earlier this month when the Green Meeting Industry Council released its case study on meetings gamification. ...
Sustainable Meetings Standards Nearly Complete
The Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) and the U.S. standard-setting body ASTM International have been at work designing environmental standards in nine industry sectors—and their work is almost complete....
Not Getting 20 Percent New Attendees at Your Conference? Check Your Promotion.
Many associations don't spend enough time or money on conference marketing and promotion....
Sorting Out the Stars in Global Hotel Rankings
When is a four-star property not a four-star property? It depends who is doing the ranking. Clear up the international hotel ranking confusion....
Meeting Planning College Curriculum is Growing
A new resource has been released—the Meeting and Business Events Competency Standards—helping academics and industry professionals find core competencies...
Your Mobile Meeting App Questions, Answered
Our webinar panelist field 10 questions about developing mobile apps for meetings....
ASAE Drops Elements of Annual Meeting for 2011; Adopts On Demand Approach
After creating a hybrid annual meeting in 2010, the American Society of Association Executives will not have a live streaming component for its 2011 meeting....
CIC Revises, Globalizes CMP Blueprint, Adds Computer Testing
The Convention Industry Council has revised the standards document that guides the Certified Meeting Professional exam. ...
ICCA Ranks a Record Number of Events; China and Madrid Keep Gaining Popularity
The United States and Vienna kept their first-place positions in ICCA's annual list of the top convention countries and cities. Check out the big movers....
Innovation and the Future of Exhibitions at ECEF
Innovation was the prevailing theme at the Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum on June 1 in Washington, D.C., as conference keynoters said new ideas will fuel the event industry, both now and in the future. ...
America Meetings Week and AIBTM to Launch on June 21
With just two weeks until the launch of the inaugural Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition, or AIBTM, which takes over Baltimore June 21-23, organizer Reed Travel Exhibitions reports that more than 1,000 hosted buyers have been qualified and registered so far. ...
Commentary: Hockey Tale Reminds Meeting Pros to Keep Their Sticks on the Ice
Think of your meeting attendees as Winnipeg hockey fans and the meetings industry as the NHL... ...
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